American Sign Language
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I: EXPERIENCE THIS! Experience new cultures and basic ways to greet one another, talk/sign and write about your day at school, your friends, family, communities, weather and food!
ASL1 - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
ASL is a visual/spatial language with its own grammar and syntax rules. It is used to communicate with Deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States and is a major part of their cultural heritage. This is a one-year, full-immersion course designed to introduce students to Deaf culture and ASL communication skills. The class is conducted fully in ASL, and students must be willing to sign daily. Students will study the language and grammar of ASL, as well as the culture and history of the Deaf. They will learn through watching videos, reading articles, and doing interactive activities. Students will be graded on their receptive and expressive skills as well as their knowledge of Deaf culture with quizzes, videos, projects, and midterm and final exams.
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II: GROW YOUR PROFICIENCY! Grow your proficiency with your new language, being able to talk/sign, read, and write
about the places you live, things around town, clothing, things you did in the past and things you enjoy now!
ASL2 - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
Prerequisite: B- average in ASL I
This is a one-year, full-immersion course designed to further develop expressive and receptive ASL skills and communication strategies. Students will learn more advanced ASL grammar and vocabulary, as well as continue to learn Deaf culture and history. Class activities will include participating in class dialogues, creating and watching videos, reading articles, and completing other interactive assignments. Students will be graded on their receptive and expressive skills as well as their knowledge of Deaf culture with quizzes, videos, projects, and midterm and final exams.
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III: CONNECT MORE DEEPLY! Connect all of what you learned previously with the new experiences and being able to
understand and express what you will, would, or might do in different situations.
ASL3 - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
Prerequisite: B- average minimum in ASL II
This is a one-year, full-immersion course designed to further improve receptive and expressive communication skills in ASL. Students will explore more complex models of the language and study deeper aspects of Deaf culture and history. Students will also compare different ways of interpreting concepts from English to ASL. Class activities will include participating in class dialogues, creating and watching videos, reading articles, and completing other interactive assignments. Students will be graded on their receptive and expressive skills as well as their knowledge of the language and Deaf Culture with quizzes, videos, projects, and midterm and final exams.
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IV: NEW HORIZONS - DEEPER THINKING Experience some literature in your new language, hold deeper conversations, and write in greater detail, connecting to other things important to global citizens.
A LEVEL
ASL4 - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
Prerequisite: B- average minimum in ASL III
This is a one-year, full-immersion course designed to continue to further improve receptive and expressive communication skills in ASL. Students will practice multiple complex language structures with each other and continue to explore different ways of interpreting concepts and stories from English to ASL. Students will study and discuss deaf culture, deaf history and literary works by deaf authors. Students will be graded on their receptive and expressive skills as well as their knowledge of the language and Deaf Culture with videos, projects, and midterm and final exams.
HONORS
ASLH - 1 Elective Credit - Full Year
Prerequisite: B- average minimum in ASL III
This is a one-year, full-immersion course designed for the student who is capable of comprehending ASL at an advanced level. The class is designed to advance their receptive and expressive communication skills in ASL using complex language structures. They will continue to explore different ways of interpreting concepts and stories from English to ASL. Students will study and discuss deaf culture, deaf history and literary works of deaf authors. In addition to class activities, students will work on independent projects and use their knowledge to assist other students. They will be graded on their receptive and expressive skills as well as their knowledge of the language and Deaf Culture with videos, projects, and midterm and final exams.