💭ASL Level 3, Activity 5-Construct a Story (Online)
Description:
Students will review ASL idioms and use them in context. Students will take pieces of information (setting, time, activity, item) and create a story to share in American Sign Language.
Products: Identifying and using idioms
Practices: Learning about idioms and applying them in sentences
Perspectives: Idioms are a great example of signs that aren’t usually taught but are commonly used among the Deaf community so ASL students should be familiar with them in order to communicate with Deaf people
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 1.3 – Students present information, concepts, and ideas in American Sign Language to an audience of viewers on a variety of topics
- Standard 4.1 – Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of American Sign Language and their own languages.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1: Interact with others in the target language and gain meaning from interactions in the target language
- COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
Can-Do Statements
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can learn/review idioms in American Sign Language.
- I can use correct ASL grammar.
- I can use the information provided to me to create and share a story in the target language.
Materials Needed
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Warm-Up
Materials Needed for Warm-Up
- Ask students to type ID # for attendance
- Start with 5-minute conversations in breakout rooms
- “START BREAKOUT ROOMS TIME 5 MINUTE CONVERSATION DISCUSS WHATEVER”
- Review idioms!
- Watch THIS VIDEO that provides a description of idioms in ASL. As a group discuss what their thoughts were on the video and practice a few or all of the idioms (Refer to google doc)
EX:
- STOP-IT/”FISH” – If a mother is at the grocery store and her child is running around, being loud, and playing too close to people, she might use STOP-IT/”FISH”
- EYE-CATCHING – All day you’d be waiting on the 4th of July for the fireworks by hanging out with family and BBQing. Finally, you’re able to see the fireworks. At that point, you would use the term EYE-CATCHING
Main Activity
Materials Needed for Main Activity
Create a story!
- Students will be privately sent a card from each “pile” (Idiom, Setting, Time, and Misc) by the lab instructor
- Review sentence structure in ASL.
- “TIME-TOPIC-COMMENT OR TIME-SETTING-MISC” with an idiom thrown in to spice it up!
- The lab instructor will provide an example first.
- Students will then create a cohesive story with those cards and take turns sharing them.
- “TAKE TURNS STORY CREATE WITH CARDS AND fs-IDIOM SHARE WITH GROUP”
- Continue until cards are expended.
***This activity is to mainly practice idioms and hone in on grammar. Be very nit-picky about this. Having the cards separated like this is a good way to identify correct grammar***
Wrap-Up Questions
- What challenges are you having with ASL sentence structure?
- “ASL SENTENCE ORDER FEEL HOW?”
- What do you like about ASL idioms?
- “ASL fs-IDIOMS LIKE WHAT”
Culture Notes
Idioms are a fantastic example of slang within Deaf culture. They carry weight and meaning that no other sign or phrase could accurately equivocate as well as create a deeper sense of connection and community between signers.
End of Lab:
- Sign or show 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 learn/review idioms in American Sign Language.
- I can use correct ASL grammar.
- I can use the information provided to me to create and share a story in the target language.
