Classes and School Routines
School-Related Activities
Health and Fitness
ASL 2 > Student Life
Classes and School Routines
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about classes and school routines.
- Give and understand basic instructions on class and school procedures.
- Exchange information about past, present and future school plans.
Understanding Signed Language
- Understand announcements related to the school day and schedule.
- Understand procedures for using the computer.
Producing Signed Language
- Produce signed presentations about classes and school routines.
- Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material, such as role-plays, skits, plays, and short narratives about classes and school routines.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss educational settings for Deaf students, such as residential schools, mainstreamed classes, and self-contained classrooms.
- Discuss types of educational programs for Deaf students (e.g. oral schools, cued speech schools, and TC programs).
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Identify educational and vocational options for Deaf students.
- Discuss schools and subjects studied in Deaf schools.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast school routines of Deaf students in various educational settings with those of hearing students.
Communication Across Communities
- Describe school routines of Deaf teenagers.
- Discuss local Deaf schools, such as the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
- Research ASL offerings and policies in colleges, including courses available and acceptance of high school ASL courses as foreign language credits.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Multi-meaning signs
- Role-shifting
- Spatial relationships between individuals
- Computer terminology
ASL 2 > Student Life
School-Related Activities
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about school-related activities.
- Exchange information about past school-related activities compared to current school-related activities.
- Exchange complaints, suggestions and request related to school activities.
Understanding Signed Language
- Comprehend information about school-related activities.
Producing Signed Language
- Produce presentations about school-related activities.
- Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material about school-related activities such as role-plays, skits, poems, plays and short narratives.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss assistive devices used in school settings (e.g. hearing dogs, smoke alarms, etc.).
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Identify after-school activities and extracurricular sports available for Deaf students.
Communication Across Communities
- Identify Deaf activities offered in the community, such as Deaf clubs and the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC).
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for school-related activities and sports
ASL 2 > Student Life
Health and Fitness
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about fitness and exercise.
- Ask and answer questions about a nutritional diet.
- Exchange information about maintaining good health.
Understanding Signed Language
- Understand a fitness or diet plan based on signed information.
- Comprehend information advocating a healthy lifestyle.
- Identify body parts based on signed information.
Producing Signed Language
- Produce presentations about health and fitness.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss adaptations for deaf players in team sports (drums instead of whistles in football, etc.).
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss health and fitness issues as presented in P. E. class.
- Express height and weight using medical charts.
- Discuss medical information related to deafness.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare expressions of time pertaining to health in English and ASL (i.e. recurring and continuous time signs).
- Compare ways to express pain and injury in ASL and English.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for giving advice for good health
- Commands
- Continuous and recurring time signs
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