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ASL 1110 Fall 2015 Tentative Schedule

SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE!

Date

Classwork

Homework

Due Dates

8/25

T

 

Syllabus, CAB

Register at www.dcmp.org

Get textbook – ASL at Work

8/25

8/27

R

U. 1 Introducing Ourselves

Numbers, fingerspelling, names, greetings, visual activities

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, read pgs. 6-8, answer questions pg. 18, preview and practice dialogue and prompts

8/27

9/1

T

 

Homework check

U. 1

group activity, visual activities

U 1 dialogue, expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, read pg. 25, view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 14-16

9/1

9/3

R

 

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 2 Learning ASL

Pronouns, plurals pronouns, fingerspelling, visual activities

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, read pgs. 34-41, 44-45, answer questions pg. 52, preview and practice dialogue and prompts

9/3

9/8

T

Homework check

U. 2

Questions, fingerspelling,

U 2 dialogue, expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 48-50, practice the dialogues

9/8

9/10

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 3 People at Work

Numbers, people, pronouns, places, fingerspelling, group activity, visual activities

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, read pgs. 662-71, 74-76, answer questions pgs. 84-85, preview and practice dialogue and prompts, review Units 1 & 2 signs and information

9/10

9/15

T

Homework check

U. 1 & 2 Test

U. 3

People, places, expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers,

view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 78-81,

9/15

9/22

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U 3 dialogue

U. 4 Making Appointments

Time, calendar, numbers, situations, visual activities

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, read pgs. 100-103, 106-110, answer questions pg. 118, preview and practice dialogue and prompts

9/22

9/22

T

Homework check

U. 4

Situations, classifiers, expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, practice situations, view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 112-115, preview and practice the dialogue and prompts

9/22

9/24

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 4

Group activity, situations, visual activities U 4 dialogue

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, review Units 3 &4 signs and information,

 

9/24

9/29

T

Homework check

U. 3 & 4 Test

U. 5 Work Duties

Fingerspelling, gestures, duties, colors

Practice signs, fingerspelling & numbers, read pgs. 134-139, 142-143, answer questions pg. 153, DCMP paper – Laurent Clerc biography

9/29

10/1

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 5

Opinion, topic/comment, survey activity, objects

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers, preview and practice dialogue and prompts

10/1

10/5

T

Homework check

U. 5

Fingerspelling, expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers, preview and practice dialogue and prompts, DCMP paper - Deaf President Now (Deaf Mosaic)

10/5

10/8

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 5

group activities, visual activities, U 5 dialogue

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers

view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 146-151

10/8

10/13

T

Homework check

U. 6

Fingerspelling, age, numbers, number incorporation

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers, DCMP paper – For a Deaf Son

 

10/13

10/15

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 6 Sharing Personal Information

relationships, compound signs, family, listing,

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers

Read pgs. 166-170, 172-177, answer questions pg. 185 preview and practice dialogue and prompts

10/15

10/20

T

Homework check

U. 6

Survey, group activity

U 6 Dialogue, expressive prompts

See What I Mean (SWIM)

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers, DCMP paper – Peter Cook – From a Gator Ride to the Dentist’s Office

 

10/20

10/22

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 6

Present family story

See What I Mean CD (SWIM)

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers

Create family story, view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 180-183, review Units 5 & 6 signs and information

10/22

10/26

T

Homework check

U. 5 & 6 Test

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers, SWIM paper

10/26

10/29

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 7 Where People Live

Math, fingerspelling, housing, cities

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers

Read pgs. 196-200, 202-206, answer questions pg. 214, preview dialogue and prompts

10/29

11/3

T

 

Homework check

U. 7

Locations, transportation, classifiers, survey, U 7 dialogue, expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers

view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 208-211,practice the dialogues

11/3

11/5

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 8 Time and Activities

Calendar, time, fingerspelling, dates, activities

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts

Read pgs. 226-2311, 234-236, answer questions pg. 245, prepare schedule worksheet,

preview and practice dialogue and prompts

11/5

11/10

T

Homework check

U. 8

Schedule activity, seasons, weekend activities, U 8 dialogue

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts

view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 238-242, create a weekend activities story, preview and practice dialogue & prompts

11/10

11/12

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 8

Survey, expressive prompts , U 9 fingerspelling

Present weekend activities story

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts, Deaf Space paper (articles and links below)

11/12

11/16

T

Homework check

U. 7 & 8 Test

U. 9 Asking for Assistance

Noun/verb pairs, classifiers, requests

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts

Read pgs. 258-261, 264-267, answer questions pg. 277, preview and practice dialogue and prompts, create seasons story

11/16

11/19

R

Homework check

Review Quiz

U. 9

Present season story

Verbs, classifiers, numbers,

expressive prompts

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts

view video dialogues and answer questions pgs. 270-274, preview and practice dialogue and prompts

11/19

11/24

T

 

Homework check

U. 9

Fingerspelling, requests, verbs, U 9 dialogue

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts, create final story

 

11/24

11/26

R

Homework check

U. 9 Test

Final Story presentations

Practice signs, fingerspelling, numbers, dialogues, prompts

Review Units 1 – 9

11/26

12/1

T

Units 1 – 9 activities

Final Story presentations

See you in ASL 1120!

PAH!

 

Culturally Appropriate Behaviors (CAB) Rules for daily participation and signing

EYE CONTACT – always watch the signer(s) in any location or media, remember to watch the face and use the signing space/frame

SILENCE – always have voice/English off in the classroom, at silent meals, around Deaf signers, try not to mouth either

SIGNING – always sign in the classroom, at silent meals, around Deaf signers

Demonstrate respect for diversity in the classroom for people of different backgrounds, learning styles and pace.

Be aware of “Deaf-friendly” practices.

Dress for easy viewing – solid contrasting color covered tops, less “loud” jewelry, nails, hair off face, etc. especially for presentations

Deaf Space articles and videos – due 11/26

http://www.gallaudet.edu/communications_and_public_relations/gallaudet_today_magazine/deaf_space_spring_2007.html article

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihFt4tCUgKs ASL and English with captions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MJjVDqhOqkw English with captions

http://www.hbhmarchitecture.com/index.php?/ongoing/deaf-space-design-guide/ design models

 

Grading – Points system

Assignment

Points

Due Date

Daily participation (2 pts. each)

60

Every class

18 Workbook completions (4 pts. each)

72

Every class

10 Review Rec. Quizzes (5 pts. each)

50

In classes

5 Unit Tests (20 pts. each)

100

End of 2 Units

9 Exp. Dialogues (5 pts. each)

45

End of all Units

3 Expressive stories (20 pts. each)

60

End of Units 6,8,9

5 hours of Deaf events (10 pts. each)

50

Varied times

7 hours of Silent Meals (10 pts. each)

70

Varied times

DCMP reaction paper-Clerc

10

9/17

DCMP reaction paper-DPN

10

9/22

DCMP reaction paper-Deaf Son

10

10/1

DCMP reaction paper-Cook

10

10/8

See What I Mean reaction paper

10

10/15

Deaf Space reaction paper

10

11/12

Final Story presentation

30

12/3

Total points

597

 

 

A combination of extra credits can be earned for extra hours in silent meals, Deaf community events, or volunteer hours for a maximum of 20 points – a total of 4 hours, each activity is a maximum of 5 points. Extra hours can be used to make up for excused missed quizzes.

One volunteer hour is equal to .5 Deaf community hour. One ASL movie hour is equal to .5 Deaf community hour. Signing Gator sponsored events such as ASL Idol or guest speakers count for regular hours.

A reaction paper must be attached for each Deaf community or volunteer event (at least one typed doubled-spaced full page per hour).

At least two (2) Silent Meal hours must be completed each month (Jan - April) to be counted. Language Lab has period scheduling but plan on staying a full hour each time.

There will be assignment directions and rubrics posted and/or explained before they are due.

 

ASL 1130 – Fall 2015

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE!

Week 1 (Aug 26) syllabus, ASLW vocabulary review, Unit – food, quiz

Week 2 (Sept 1, 3) theme - food, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit , quiz

Week 3 (Sept 8, 10) theme - food, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit-ABC, quiz, ASL song practice, ASL Song video due 1/23 midnight

Week 4 (Sept 15, 17) theme test, theme presentations, national anthem, ASL Lit, guest speaker

Week 5 (Sept 22, 24) theme - personality, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit, quiz

Week 6 (Sept 29, Oct 1) theme - appearance, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit, quiz

Week 7 (Oct 6, 8) theme - clothes, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit, quiz, ABC story practice, ABC story video due 10/8 midnight

Week 8 (Oct 13, 15) theme test, theme presentations, alma mater, ASL Lit

Week 9 (Oct 20, 22) theme - travel, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, quiz

Week 10 (Nov 3, 5) theme - family, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit, quiz,

Week 11 (Nov 10, 12) theme - money, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, ASL Lit, quiz, other ASL Lit story practice, ASL Lit story video due Nov 12 midnight

Week 12 (Nov 17, 19) theme test, theme presentations, UF songs, ASL Lit

Week 13 (Nov 24, 26) ASL Lit, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, quiz

Week 14 (Dec 2, 4) ASL Lit, grammar, videos, fingerspelling & numbers, selected ASL Lit presentations in class, quiz

Week 15 (Dec 8) test makeups day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sign Performance Projects

Song project – due 9/17 – retell song perfomed by a Deaf performer, preferably from www.d-pan.org upload video to Canvas, must be suitable to use for ASL Idol, strongly encouraged to sign up by 09/3!

2 ASL Literature stories – create own original versions - ABC, 123, Single Handshape, Personification, Classifier story, Rhythm/ASL Song, or Name/Word Story – projects videos are to be to uploaded to Canvas, selected stories for class presentations – ABC story due 10/15, other 2 ASL Lit stories due 11/12

Culturally Appropriate Behaviors (CAB) Rules for daily participation and signing

EYE CONTACT – always watch the signer(s) in any location or media, remember to watch the face and use the signing space/frame

SILENCE – always have voice/English off in the classroom, at silent hour activities, around Deaf signers, try not to mouth either

SIGNING – always sign silently in the classroom, at silent hour activities, around Deaf signers.

Demonstrate respect for diversity in the classroom for people of different backgrounds, learning styles, and pace.

Be aware of “Deaf-friendly” practices.

Dress for easy viewing – solid contrasting color covered tops, less “loud” jewelry & nails, hair off face, etc. especially for presentations and videos

Assignment

Points

Due Date

Daily participation (2 pts. each)

60

Every class

10 Review Rec. Quizzes (5 pts. each)

50

In classes

3 Rec. theme tests (25 pts. each)

75

monthly

3 Exp. theme presentations (25 pts. each)

75

monthly

7 silent hours (10 pts. each)

70

2+ each month

5 hours Deaf events (10 pts. each)

50

Varied times

3 project videos (35 pts. ea.)

105

9/17, 10/15, 11/19

Total points

485

 

 

A combination of extra credits can be earned for extra hours in silent meals, Deaf community events, or volunteer hours for a maximum of 20 points – a total of 4 hours, each activity is a maximum of 5 points. Extra hours can be used to make up for excused missed quizzes.

One volunteer hour is equal to .5 Deaf community hour. One ASL movie hour is equal to .5 Deaf community hour. Signing Gators sponsored events such as ASL Idol and guest speakers count for regular hours.A reaction paper must be attached for each Deaf community or volunteer event (at least one typed doubled-spaced full page per hour).

At least two (2) Silent Meal hours must be completed each month (Aug- Dec) to be counted. Language Lab has period scheduling but plan on staying a full hour each time.

There will be assignment directions and rubrics posted and/or explained before they are due.

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