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Warm-Up

• Start with 5-minute conversations about whatever they want

“NOW DAY START TIME 5 MINUTE CONVERSATION DISCUSS TOPIC WHATEVER” 

• Go over Valentine’s Day vocabulary

“NOW VALENTINES DAY SIGN PRACTICE” 

1. 1. Sweetheart
      • Two “10” handshape hands together, both palms oriented toward the torso, on the chest, thumbs moving down and up twice.
   2. Valentines Day
      • VALENTINE: Two “open 8” handshapes, both palms oriented toward the torso. On either left or right side of the chest, outline a heart.
      • DAY: Dominant upright “1” handshape is held up in neutral space while the dominant elbow rests on the non-dominant palm-down hand. The dominant hand moves toward the non-dominant arm while the dominant elbow stays on the non-dominant hand.
   3. Chocolate
      • Dom hand “c’ hand shape and non-dom hand”flat”. With non-dom hand palm oriented toward the ground, rest the dom hand on the back side of the non-dom hand. Move the dom hand in a circular motion.
   4. Angel
      • Two-handed bent flat hands, palms down. Both hands in contact with the shoulders, move upward at the same time turn outward, and flap twice.
   5. Rose
      • Dom hand “R” inside the side of nose moves from there to the other side of the nose.
   6. Flowers
      • Dom hand “flat o” inside the side of nose moves from there to the other side of the nose.
   7. Kiss
      • Both hands “flat o” handshape with palms oriented towards each other. Gently tap fingertips together once.
   8. Break-Up
      • Both hands “S” handshape with palms oriented downward and fists touching at the thumbs. Break fists apart and change hand shapes to “U” then “P”.
   9. Single
      • Dom hand “1” handshape with palm oriented inward. Move arm in a small circle with wrist position locked in place.
   10. Relationship
       • Both hands “F” shaped. Interlock hands through the opening made between the first finger and thumb. With the sign positioned in front of the torso, shake the sign moving toward and away from the body twice.
   11. Engaged
       • Dom hand “E” shaped and non-hand “flat” shaped. Keep non-dom hand perpendicular to the body with palm facing down. With dom hand hovering above the non-dom hand, move it in a clockwise circle, landing on top of the fingers of the non-dom hand.
   12. Jewelry
       • Use “open 8” had shape as a classifier to describe what jewelry one is wearing.
   13. Stuffed Animal
       • STUFFED: Both hands “C” shaped with palms oriented outwards away from the body. Squish, or slightly close the handshape and release to the original shape. Repeat the motion two times.
       • ANIMAL: Both hands “bent B” handshape, placed on both sides of the chest near the armpit. Move handshapes downward, rotating at the wrist, two times.
   14. Sweet
       • Dom hand “B-thumb” with palms oriented inward. Fingertips brushing against chin once, becoming bent “B-thumb” or “15” handshape.
   15. Date
       • Both hands “D” hand shapes with palms oriented towards each other. Tap fingertips twice.
   16. Flirt
       • Both hands “5” hand shapes, palm down, thumbs in contact, fingers fluttering.

Main Activity

First Date Horror Stories!

• Students will be given Twitter excerpts of awful first dates.
• Students will then describe to the group what the Twitter excerpt says and say what they would do in that situation.

“TAKE TURNS DESCRIBE DATE. DESCRIBE FINISH HAPPEN YOU DO-DO?”

• Lab Assistant should join in after the student is done, to tell them what they would do to encourage a discussion about each situation.
  • It is also encouraged that students recount their own experiences, but we need to be aware of boundaries and the comfort level of students so do not require students to talk about their experiences.

“PAST HAPPEN YOU CLOSE TO SAME?”

WRAP-UP

• What was one of your worst dates?

“PAST BAD DATE HAPPEN WHAT?”

• How did you feel describing a situation you were unfamiliar with?

“YOU FEEL DESCRIBE HAPPEN DON’T KNOW HOW?”

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!