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Indoor and Outdoor Activities

Shopping

Special Events


ASL 2 > Leisure Time

Indoor and Outdoor Activities

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Ask and answer questions about indoor and outdoor leisure time activities.
  • Share opinions about indoor and outdoor leisure time activities.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Understand signed announcements about indoor and outdoor leisure time activities.
  • Comprehend narratives about indoor and outdoor leisure time activities.

Producing Signed Language

  • Present information about indoor and outdoor leisure time activities.
  • Describe when, where and how often one participates in indoor and outdoor leisure time activities.
  • Tell about indoor and outdoor leisure time activities that took place in the past.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss how and where Deaf young people spend their leisure time.
  • Discuss popular sports and sporting events within the Deaf community.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Discuss famous Deaf individuals studied in other classes (sports figures, musicians, artists, etc.).

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare indoor and outdoor activities of Deaf and hearing young people.

Communication Across Communities

  • Explore information about Deaf activities 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 locations of leisure time activities
  • Vocabulary for expressing opinions
  • Sequencing vocabulary
  • Formal and informal questions
  • Adjectives of description

Leisure Time

Shopping

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Ask and answer questions related to shopping.
  • Ask for and give a detailed description of an item being purchased.
  • Ask and answer questions regarding where items can be purchased and for how much.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Comprehend descriptions of items for sale.
  • Comprehend information about where specific items can purchased.

Producing Signed Language

  • Tell about the purchase and/or sale of an item.
  • Relate a shopping experience.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss the communication pattern of Deaf persons to be straightforward, including in buying and selling situations.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare the communication patterns of Deaf persons and hearing persons in buying and selling situations.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Expressions of quantity
  • Expressions of politeness
  • Descriptive adjectives
  • Affirmative and negative commands

Leisure Time

Special Events

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Ask and answer questions related to special events (e.g. holidays, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, etc.).
  • Ask for and give a detailed description of a special event.
  • Ask and answer questions regarding plans for a special event.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Comprehend descriptions of items needed for a special event.
  • Comprehend invitations and announcements for special events.

Producing Signed Language

  • Invite other to attend a special event.
  • Describe a past, present or future celebration.
  • Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material related to a special event, such as a skit, poem, play or short narrative.
  • Respond to an invitation.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Identify special events within the Deaf community, such as Deaf Awareness Week.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Communication Across Communities

  • Identify options for attending Deaf events or celebrations in the metropolitan area.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Vocabulary related to celebrations and special occasions (food, activities)
  • Extending, accepting and refusing invitations
  • Extending good wishes

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Last Updated
August 26, 2008


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