🤫ASL Level 2, Activity 6-Two Truths and a Lie (Face-to-Face)
Description
Students will be challenged on their knowledge and see how quick they are when it comes to a variety of vocabulary words. They will also be tested based on their ability to communicate and respond to a variety of situations and determine possible lies.
Products: Questions, personal information
Practices: Interpreting fingerspelling and sharing personal facts
Perspectives: What does the average day of a Deaf person look like?
Standards
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations and correspondence in American Sign Language to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2 Students comprehend and interpret live and recorded American Sign Language on a variety of topics.
- Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of American Deaf culture.
- Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of culture through comparisons of American Deaf culture and their own.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1 Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
- COMM 2.1 Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- COMM 3.1 Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.
- CLTR 1.1 Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.
- CLTR 1.2 Explain the relationship between cultural practices/behaviors and the perspectives that represent the target culture’s view of the world.
- CONN 2.3 Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences in authentic materials
- COMP 1.1 Observe formal and informal forms of language.
Can-Do Statements
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can understand various vocab words
- I can ask questions about my peers
- I can sign basic statements about myself
Materials Needed
- Google Slides
- Master Word Sheet
- Vocabulary Cards
- Average Deaf Day Video
- Flyswatters
- Stopwatch
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Warm-up
Materials Needed for Warm-up
Part One: Name Quiz
Fingerspell 5 different names to help students practice.
“NOW DAY NAME TEST START. ME FINGERSPELL 5 NAMES YOU WATCH WRITE”
- Emma
- Liam
- Noah
- Olivia
- William
Once finished, ask students what names were hard and what names were easy
“NAMES HARD WHICH EASY WHICH”
Part Two: Then go ahead and start the Intro video on a representation of the average Deaf day.
“NOW VIDEO WATCH. DAY DEAF PERSON LIFE”
Follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmCHXZkTGWarm-up
Discuss differences in an average hearing person’s day vs an average Deaf person’s day
Part Three: Flyswatter!
Make sure to cover the entire list of words first to make sure they know all the signs, and do the signs that are similar right after each other. The goal of this activity is to get them to pay careful attention to signs!
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- The lab students will be evenly divided into teams of two or individuals.
- “NOW GAME PLAY TEAMS”
- The lab assistant will spread the cards out in front of the students (tape them to the desk so they don’t go flying.)
- The lab assistant will sign a random word from the list.
- “ME PICK SIGN WORD FROM LIST”
- The students will then use the flyswatter to hit the card that they believe is being signed.
- “YOU SIGN KNOW HIT CORRECT CARD WITH fs-FLYSWATTER”
- If they hit the correct card, that team will get a point. If not, then they won’t get a point.
- “IF CORRECT TEAM POINT IF WRONG POINTS NONE”
- The two students will pass the flyswatters on to the next pair of students, and the game will go on.
- The lab students will be evenly divided into teams of two or individuals.
Main Activity
Materials Needed for Main Activity
- White Boards/Markers
Two Truths and a Lie
The rules are as follows:
- Everyone brainstorms two truths and one lie
- “ALL BRAINSTORM 2 TRUE ONE LIE”
- Then, have one student write their 3 statements on the whiteboards, then stand up and share their truths and lie.
- “THINK FINISH WRITE 2 TRUE ONE LIE rhq-WHERE? WHITE BOARD”
- The class will then guess which of the three was the lie, after that have them explain/talk about their two truths for a little more conversation.
- “ALL THINK LIE WHICH? WHY? DISCUSS”
- Then it’s the next student’s turn to share their truths and lie!
- “TAKE TURNS CONTINUE”
Wrap-up
- What did we struggle with?
- “YOU HARD THINK WHAT?
- What went well?
- YOU GOOD DO-DO WHAT?
- Did you like this activity?
- “NOW DAY YOU fs-LAB LIKE?”
Deaf Culture Notes
As the video shows, hearing communities are not well accommodating to Deaf individuals. In some instances, disabled groups are viewed as an inconvenience or rude, when in reality they are misunderstood. Despite daily challenges, Deaf individuals creatively adapt to their environment all the while embedding their unique culture.
End of Lab:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence
- (Use thumbs up/ thumbs down or have them rate 1-5 on how they feel after the activity)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!
Can-Do Statements
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can understand various vocab words
- I can ask questions about my peers
- I can sign basic statements about myself
