8:1 Making Request

Examples

• REMEMBER TONIGHT US-TWO PLAN LEAVE-FOR EAT. (SHAKE HEAD).

MY BOSS TELL-ME MUST WORK fs-OT 3-HOUR.

“well”NOT-MIND YOU PHONE-TO restaurant RESTAURANT POSTPONE TOMORROW NIGHT “well”

TRUE/SURE, FINE+++, BUT FIRST-THUMB ME [MUST-right]

COPY-paper “right” FINISH “right”, ME PHONE-TO restaurant RESTAURANT “well”

• RECENT BUY NEW, COMPUTER, PRINTER, SCANNER. BUT ME MUST MYSELF CONNECT++ “well” ME BE-MIND STUPID. NOT-MIND YOU COME-TO here MY HOUSE HELP CONNECT++, NOT-MIND

#OK, FINE++ BUT FIRST-THUMB MYSELF READ “right”

UNDERSTAND, ME GO-TO-house me-SHOW-you “well”

• MY fs-CELL+PHONE, CAN’T FIND. ME THINK LOST. PHONE IX “phone” HAVE PICTURE, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER ALL-INCLUSIVE. ME MUST FIND. ME THINK MAYBE LEAVE-ALONE YOUR CAR. NOT-MIND YOU YOU GO-TO-car CHECK

FINE++, #OK “but” FIRST-THUMB ME GO-TO “right” MEETING. FINISH “right”, ME GO-TO-car CHECK “well”

8:2 Fingerspelling Months

8:3 Agreement Verbs

8:4 Agreeing with Condition

After you explain the Situation and Make a request the following is the order of how you will agree:

1. express willingness (nod)
2. give condition (raise head and brows, shift to side)
3. tell what you will do (“when” clause, nod)
4. check if person agrees (raise brows, lean head forward, hold sign)

1. express willingness (nod)

_____________nodding

TRUE/SURE, FINE++

______nodding

#OK,FINE++

___________nodding

FINNE++, #OK

2. Give condition (raise head and brows, shift side to side)

_______________cond

BUT FIRST-THUMB

_______________cond

“but”FIRST-THUMB

3. Tell what you will do

when

FINISH “right” (raise eyebrows for when clause)

4. Check if person understands (hold the sign)

____Q

“Well”

Example

(Explain Situation )RECENT BUY NEW COMPUTER PRINTER SCANNER BUY NEW, COMPUTER, PRINTER,SCANNER BUT ME MUST MYSELF CONNECT++ “well” BE-MIND-STUPID

(Make Request) NOT-MIND YOU COME-TO-here MY HOUSE HELP CONNECT++ NOT-MIND.

(Agreeing) #OK-FINE++

(What must happen First) BUT FIRSTS-THUMB MYSELF READ “right”

(What is expected) UNDERSTAND, ME GO-TO-house me-SHOW-you

(Conditional Behavior) “well”

8:5 Negations 1

Vocabulary words

1. NOT-- Definition: used to express negation, denial, or refusal

2. NONE--Definition: to lack something; not present or doesn't exist.

3. "wave no"-- Definition: (gesture) to warn or advise against doing something

4. NOT-YET-- Definition: not yet completed or accomplished

Translating Negative Sentences

• establish time if specified (raise brows)
• establish location if specified (raise brows)
• name the topic (raise brows)
• end with a negation (shake head)

Be mindful that there may be exceptions.

8:6 Giving Phone Numbers

Lesson 8:7 Asking for Advice 1

Lesson 8:8 Asking for A Sign

Strategies to ask for a sign:

1. list things in the category
2. use opposites
3. describe or act out
4. give definition

Lesson 8:9 Agreement Verbs 2

Vocabulary

BRAWL-OUT-TO

BOTHER-TO

TEASE-TO

BORROW-FROM

IGNORE-TO

Lesson 8:10 Asking for Advice 2

Lesson 8:11 Negations 2

Vocabulary

CANCEL

TOUCH

KNOW+THAT

TAKE-UP

SEMESTER

SOMEONE

LIST

MEAT

MONEY

HAWAII

TEST

Lesson 8:12 The Candy Bar

Lesson 8:13 Culture Minimizing Interruptions

Key Behaviors:

• For arriving late
  • wait for an appropriate break in the presentation
  • get the teachers attention
  • briefly apologize and explain the tardiness
  • get teachers permission before taking a seat
• For leaving during class
  • get up at the right time and move to the door
  • get the teachers attention
  • briefly excuse self and explain why
  • get teachers permission before leaving the classroom

Lesson 8:14 Culture: Name Signs

Name Signs in the Deaf Community: A Unique Identifier That Reflects How Deaf People Perceive You

By Jamie Berke

One aspect of Deaf culture is the use of unique, personal "name signs" as a way to identify someone without fully spelling out their name using American Sign Language (ASL). These names often reflect the person's character and are usually devised by someone within the Deaf community.

Types of Name Signs

Just as your name was carefully chosen by your parents, so is your name sign, also called your ASL name. It can take days to months for a deaf person (or community) to assign you your special ASL name.

Name signs are generally chosen based on a unique characteristic, such as a personality trait or favorite hobby, and are known as descriptive name signs. For instance, if you have a great sense of humor or a bubbly temperament, your name sign may be "Giggle" or "Sunshine."

Likewise, your name sign may signify an interest of yours or your occupation, like "Dance" or "Writer," or it may be characteristic of a physical feature, like "Curly hair" or "Beard." There really is no limit or boundaries when it comes to receiving an ASL name.

That said, while many name signs provide a window into a person's personality or interests, others are more simple. For example, some people's name sign is the first letter of their name, like "C" for Caitlin or "J" for Jamie, and are called initialized name signs

Some people have a combination of initialized and descriptive name signs, like the first letter of their name that is swirling like a fish for someone who is a swimmer.

Or, if you love a specific animal, like cats, your name sign may be using the first letter of your birth name to then sign "cat's whiskers" on your cheek. If you enjoy birds, your name sign could be the first letter of your birth name combined with the sign for bird.

Unique Naming Situations

Not everyone with an affiliation to the Deaf community has a name sign, even people who have lived within it their entire lives, as it is not a requirement and some people just prefer to use their given name. This is especially true for people who have short first names, like "Pat" or "Mike."

Deaf children tend to come up with sign names fairly quickly, so don't be taken aback if your kid-derived name sign is humor-based, like something they found particularly funny about your appearance or personality. Try not to get offended, as choosing your name is all in good fun, and a true "sign" you are accepted by their community.

Introducing Your Sign Name

Whenever you introduce yourself to someone new, you should always fingerspell your actual name first. Then, it's customary within Deaf culture to explain your background (especially how you came to be involved with the Deaf community), as well as detailing your schooling, family, and friends. Typically people will learn your name sign through a third party and begin using it.

It is not uncommon for your name sign to change as you move between social and work groups since your personality and how you are perceived is likely different in these situations. Your name sign may even change if you meet a new group of friends, either because they see you differently or someone else already has that name sign.

A Word From Very well

If you have a name sign, you have been welcomed into the Deaf community. So accept your ASL name and enjoy this lovely honor.