ASL 3 Honors

Course Overview

Syllabus:

American Sign Language 3 Honors - Syllabus

Teacher: Sarah J. Bannon Room:  161   Email: sbannon@eanesisd.net

COURSE DESCRIPTION:     

 This course is a level 3 Honors course  which means you must  have a strong  foundation in ASL 1 & 2  and will be expected to expand intermediate skills in developing production and comprehension skills in American Sign Language (ASL).  Students will continue to build ASL vocabulary, structure, and grammar as well as the manual alphabet and numbers. Students will further refine their conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behaviors, and learn about the culture and history of Deaf communities.               

REQUIRED TEXTS/MATERIALS:

1. TRUE+WAY ASL: Units 9-11e-Workbook. 3rd Edition. (2022)

2. Socrative   

3. Deaf culture-related textbook(s) - digital

4. EDpuzzle

5. Other apps/websites as needed                                                           

COURSE RATIONALE / OBJECTIVES:   

The purpose of this course is designed to help you develop the study skills you need to learn a language and to review and practice what you are learning in your language class. This may include lectures, small group activities, use of electronic media, going to ASL Lab, and Deaf events. You will be encouraged to practice your receptive and expressive skills so that you can have a positive experience with your language course. Students are expected to come to class well prepared to participate in daily discussions. The grammatical explanations will be kept to a minimum and students will be required to work in pairs and small groups. Active participation in group work is required for the success of the class.

Assignments in class are due by the end of class on the day the assignments are given.  Extended time according to the individual’s 504/SPED accommodations is always given as long as you are working on my assignments during the duration of my class and that you communicate with me.  

ASL ZONE:                                                                                                                                 

This classroom is an ASL Zone.  It means voicing or English mouthing during class time will be prohibited.  Once you are in the classroom, please silence yourself and sign with your class peers and ASL teachers.  Talking without signing in the presence of a Deaf teacher or any Deaf person is considered rude in Deaf culture. Not only is it a classroom policy, it is also a socio-cultural norm and custom in the Deaf world. Source: Handspeak   Otherwise SIGN!  This ASL ZONE / NO VOICE rule will be enforced from day 1 and throughout the school year.  Disruptive students will be asked to leave the class.

MAKE-UP POLICY:

Make-up work will follow procedures as outlined in the Student Handbook.  Make-up work is the responsibility of the student, not the teacher.  If a student is absent, they are required to follow up with the teacher to make up any assignment(s), quiz, test, or exam.  The students have two school days to complete any make-up work.  Make up quizzes, tests, and exams are scheduled based on the teacher’s availability.  From the day you were absent you have one week to make up and submit.  You must notify me that you have completed the assignment(s).  Example:  You were absent on Monday, you have until next Monday to make up the work.  Late submissions will not be accepted.

COURSE GRADING SYSTEM:

Your comprehension and production skills will be evaluated regularly. You will also be evaluated on your preparation for class activities and your assignments outside of the class.

1.    DAILY:  30% 

• TRUE+WAY ASL (TWA) e-Workbook assignments: This workbook is designed to retain and reinforce what is learned in the classroom. Complete the assigned workbook assignments by assigned due dates announced in the class. Late assignments will not be accepted.

• Dialogue Drills

2.    QUIZZES:  20%

• Quizzes: Some quizzes will be announced in class and some will be “pop” quizzes. The quizzes will be based mainly on the ability to comprehend ASL and cultural information and sometimes fingerspelling. Questions may also be drawn from the reading/viewing of the TRUE+WAY ASL e-workbook/video, video assignments, vocabulary, and class discussions.

3. MAJOR:  50%

• Unit Tests (Comprehension & Production): Unit tests will cover all material learned at the end of each unit. They will include information from quizzes, TRUE+WAY ASL, class notes, handouts, lectures, vocabulary videos, as well as your comprehension and production skills.

• TWA “SOAR” video assignments: The Self-Observation Assessment Review (SOAR) videos at the end of each unit in TRUE+WAY ASL e-Workbook website.  You will sign a number of sentences (determined by the instructor) during test days.

• Presentations: presentations will be conducted in ASL expressively (required)

• Projects (1 project each quarter)

4.    FINAL EXAM:  20%

•  Final Exam: Further information will be given at a later date. 

ASSIGNMENT POLICY:  

• Where do you find what you need to do??? ANSWER:  GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  

• You must complete your assignments during the class period.  Should you choose to go off subject and work on another class or not work on the assigned work for that day, you will receive a zero.  

TESTS/QUIZZES POLICY:  

• If you miss a test or quiz, you have up to one week to take it. (Example:  You missed a test on Tuesday, you have up to the following Tuesday to take it.)  After that, it is a zero. 

• YOU MUST contact me and arrange a day and time to take it.  

ACCOMMODATIONS/504 POLICY:

Students who have accommodations or a 504 plan, accommodations will be modified according to your individualized plan.  .  

EMAIL POLICY: 

When school is in session, I frequently check my email during school hours.. If you email me anytime after 4:30 p.m, you will hear from me the next school day. .  When you email me, please type in the subject which period you are in.  In addition, be sure to use your school email when emailing me. No personal emails! 

TARDIES POLICY: 

If you are not in class when the class bell (3rd)  rings, you are considered late. You will be counted as tardy. If you are more than 10 minutes late, it will be counted as an absence. 

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