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ASL 3 > Rights and Responsibilities

Voting and Civic Responsibilities

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Express opinions and preferences about voting and civic responsibilities.
  • Participate in sustained exchanges relating to voting and civic responsibilities.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Comprehend information relating to voting and civic responsibilities.

Producing Signed Language

  • Communicate main ideas and supporting details about voting and political issues.
  • Produce and present situations, both spontaneous and rehearsed, which highlight community responsibilities.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss voting practices in the United States, particularly those relating to Deaf culture.
  • Discuss predominant political affiliations.
  • Discuss legislation relating to Deaf issues.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Identify contributions of political figures from the Deaf community.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare and contrast policies and practices regarding voting and civic responsibilities within the hearing and Deaf communities.

Communication Across Communities

  • Investigate legislation relating to Deaf issues.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Conditional
  • Commands
  • Vocabulary for expressing obligation
  • Vocabulary for expressing opinion and defending positions

ASL 3 > Rights and Responsibilities

Chores

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Ask and give a detailed description of household chores and responsibilities.
  • Participate in a sustained conversation about household chores and responsibilities.
  • Exchange information about chores in various time frames (past, present and future).
  • Exchange information about renovations and upkeep of a home.

Understanding Signed Language

  • Comprehend instructions related to household chores and responsibilities.

Producing Signed Language

  • Produce detailed presentations about the household chores and responsibilities of various family members.
  • Produce and present situations that highlight one's personal responsibilities.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss household chores and responsibilities of teenagers with a Deaf parent or sibling compared to those of teenagers in families without Deaf members.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Make connections with responsibilities in other classroom situations, such as cleaning up in art or cooking class and putting away equipment in science and physical education.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Discuss classifier usage for household problems.
  • Compare household and school responsibilities of American teenagers living at home compared to Deaf students living in residential schools.

Communication Across Communities

  • Discuss using a TTY and the Internet to contact realtors, contractors and other maintenance workers.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Vocabulary related to expressing feelings and opinions
  • Vocabulary related to making requests and complaints
  • "Do you mind?"
  • Classifier usage for household problems

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Last Updated
8/26/08


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