🎨ASL Level 5, Activity 10-Deaf Art (Face-to-Face)

De'via Art (world and "related" (sign) hands all around it)Picture from Pittsburgh Deaf Connection

Description:

Students will learn about a variety of different types of Deaf art. They will then discuss and try to make their own version of Deaf inspired art.

Semantic Topics: Art, Deaf, Artists, Music, Poetry, Painting, Dancing, Singing
Grammatical Structures: Vocabulary

Products: The arts, asking questions

Practices: Creating art inspired by American Sign Language
Perspectives: Does Deafness limit the creative abilities of Deaf individuals? Who are some famous Deaf artists?

Standards

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through American Sign Language and Deaf culture
  • Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of American Deaf culture

Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:

  • Objective: COMP 2.3 Compare and contrast authentic materials from the target culture with the learner’s culture.
  • Objective: COMM 3.2 Adapt presentation to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

Can-Do Statements

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can discuss the different types of Deaf art
  • I can explain the differences and similarities between hearing and Deaf art.
  • I can integrate ASL into my own art.

Materials Needed

Warm-up

Materials Needed for Warm-up

  1. Start with 5-7 minute conversations
    • “START TIME 5-7 MINUTE CONVERSATION DISCUSS WHATEVER”
  2. Review Vocabulary
    1. IRELAND 
      1. Dominant “clawed V” hand, palm down, moves in circular motion then lands onto top of non-dominant palm-down “S” or loose hand.
    2. TALENT
      1. Nondominant hand shaped A. Dominant hand shaped V. Move dominant hand in a circle above nondominant hand then place on top.
      2. Nondominant hand shaped flat and placed vertically in front of body. Dominant hand shaped bent, cupping around the far side of nondominat hand. Slide dominant hand off of nondominant hand away from body.
    3. DANCING
      1. Nondominant hand shaped flat positioned horizontally in front of body with palm facing upward. Dominant hand shaped V hovering above nondominant hand, palm facing downward. Move dominant hand left and right.
    4. CELEBRITY
      1. Left and right hand shapes X. Begin by touching both Xs to chin and spiraling outward direction away from face.
      2. Left and right hand shapes flat. Parallel in front of body, move in downward direction.
    5. ART
      1. Nondominant hand flat, horizontal to body with palm facing upward. Dominant hand shaped I hovers above nondominant hand and moves in a zigzag motion.
  3. Have a short discussion about hobbies
    1. How do you like to spend your free time?
      • “YOU FREE TIME DO-DO?
        • “ME FREE TIME DO _______.”
    2. Do you have any hidden talents?
      • “YOU SECRET TALENTS HAVE WHAT?”
        • “ME SECRET TALENT ________.”
    3. What are your favorite hobbies to do alone?
      • “YOU ALONE DO FAVORITE WHAT?”
        • “ME ALONE FAVORITE DO ________.”

Main Activity

Materials Needed for Main Activity

  1. Watch about a minute of each video to show the different types of Deaf art.
    • “NOW DAY VIDEOS WATCH TOPIC rhq-WHAT? DEAF ART” 
  2. After each video, have a quick chat about their thoughts. There will be question prompts for each video on the Google slides.
  3. After the discussion, ask students to take five minutes to create their own art that involves ASL.
    • This could be a signed poem, part of a signed song, a whiteboard De’via-inspired drawing, etc…
      • “VIDEOS FINISH NOW TIME 5 MINUTES YOU DEAF ART MAKE. POEM, SONG, ART, WHATEVER”
  4. After 5 minutes have students share what they came up with.
    • “ART FINISH SHARE WITH GROUP”

Wrap-up

  1. What do you think about Deaf art?
    • “YOU DEAF ART THINK WHAT?”
  2. How does Deaf art compare to cultural art?
    • “LIST 2-DEAF ART, CULTURE ART DIFFERENT SAME HOW?”

Deaf Culture

Sign language is a completely visual language, so it makes sense that visual art is prominent in the Deaf community. The main difference Deaf art has compared to other cultures is it incorporates the language; this is because Deaf culture is centered around communication and sign language.

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 discuss the different types of Deaf art
  • I can explain the differences and similarities between hearing and Deaf art.
  • I can integrate ASL into my own art.

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