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For my product, I learned how to sign the Lorax. I chose to sign this book because it's one of my all time favorite children's books.

In the first three videos you can see at multiple points that I have to think for a long time to remember how to sign correctly, and that there's a few seconds of pause at the end of each video. This is because I had to stop the video so I could remember how to sign what I wanted to properly, and this is also why the videos vary wildly in length. These three videos are from the same signing of The Lorax. I can't break them down individually for this reason.

In the second set of videos you can see that my signing has clearly improved and I no longer have to take extended breaks in order to be able to sign. With practice my signing has become signifiantly more fluent. These three videos are from the same signing of The Lorax. I can't break them down individually for this reason.

This was the script that I used when signing.

Since there are no ASL words for babaloot or truffula, someone would have to fingerspell to keep these words in the story, which is much more difficult than comparing them to their closest real world counterparts.

This is the ASL alphabet. It was one of the first things I learned, at the very beginning of the year

This was another resource I used to learn The Lorax. My mentor shared this video with me. It was helpful to see someone sign The Lorax to practice my signs. This comes from the channel CSD ASL Resources.

When I first started learning sign language, it was challenging. I thought I might not be able to complete The Lorax. Through hard work with me mentor, and long hours spent practicing, I was able to complete it. I'm very proud of having done so much work, especially when it's as difficult as signing an entire book.