Essential Standards

ASL 1 S1 Essential Standard #1 

The student will be able to express and recognize a signed introductory greeting and exchange personal information in ASL. (Standard 1 & 2) 

ASL 1 S1 Essential Standard #2 

The student will be able to discuss family relations in ASL.  (Standard 5)

ASL 1 S1 Essential Standard #3 

The student will be able to ask and answer y/n and 'wh’ questions and express opinions. (Standards 6.02, 2.01, 7.03, 8.02, 9.01)

ASL 1 S1 Essential Standard #4 

The student will be able to discuss topics relating to school in ASL. (Standard 3)

Semester 2: 

ASL 1 S2 Essential Standard #1 

The student will be able to converse in ASL about jobs and work. (Standard 9)

ASL 1 S2 Essential Standard #2 

The student will be able to express, identify, and discuss time concepts and holiday signs in ASL. (Standard 10)

ASL 1 S2 Essential Standard #3 

The student will be able to express and identify physical desriptions of others. (Standard 8) 

ASL 1 S2 Essential Standard #4 

The student will be able to discuss activities, sports, and animals in conversation. (Standard 6)

Semester 1 Goals and Objectives by Unit: 

Unit 1 

·     Define American Sign Language

·     Correctly perform the 26 signs of the American Manual Alphabet

·     Count to 10 and greet someone in ASL

·     Politely get a Deaf person’s attention

·     Trace the origins of sign language in the United States

Unit 2 

·     Understand why many Deaf people prefer to be called Deaf or Hard of Hearing

·     Count to 20

·     Introduce your family members

·     Sign “please” and “thank you”

·     Recognize how to appropriately interact at a Deaf event

Unit 3 

·     Name the five elements of a sign in ASL

·     Identify marked and unmarked (natural) handshapes

·     Tell someone whether you are Deaf or hearing in ASL

·     Sign your emotions

·     Ask and answer yes/no and ‘wh-’ questions

Unit 4 

·     Identify the two sides of the “methods debate” in Deaf education

·     Describe how Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, played a very negative role in Deaf history

·     Turn just about any sentence into a question

·     Sign basic sentences about school

·     Appreciate the wide variety of people who are part of the Deaf community

Semester 2 topics: 

Unit 1 

·     Clearly sign “rocking” numbers like 78

·     Explain the function of the “person ending”

·     Converse in ASL about work and jobs

·     Relate Black Deaf history to wider cultural events and trends

·     Identify centers of Deaf culture in the United States

Unit 2 

·     Name the three laws that have dramatically changed Deaf education

·     Count to 1,000 in ASL

·     Schedule your holiday celebrations in ASL

·     Recognize the importance of Deaf social events for Deaf people

·     Practice respectful etiquette when you attend a Deaf event

Unit 3 

·     Trace the evolution of Deaf performances from Deaf clubs to network television

·     Sign ordinal numbers

·     Describe the weather—whether sunny, windy, or snowing!

·     Distinguish your hat from your shoes in ASL

·     Name the two types of De’VIA art

Unit 4 

·     Understand how technology can assist the Deaf to communicate

·     Communicate important numbers clearly in ASL

·     Sign the most popular sports and animals

·     Request food and drink in ASL

·     Chart a path to becoming a professional sign language interpreter