History
Is ASL just a way to interpret English for the deaf community, or is it a bona-fide language?
William Stokoe determined that ASL was it's own bona-fide language in 1965.
Red
Bring your pointer finger to your lip and drag it straight down.
10
Thumb up, move up and down.
1 Day
Non dominate hand grabs dominate hands elbow.
Dominate hand holds a 1 pointing toward the ceiling and moves down to the non-dominate elbow.
Macoroni and Cheese
Using pointer fingers and thumbs, trace a elbow macaroni in front of you.
Make a c shape with your dominate hand, and place it on your flat non-dominate hand.
What year did Gallaudet and Clerc open the first of thier schools in Connecticut?
1817
Yellow
Make the y sign and move it in a circular motion.
Sign your age.
11 is the 1 sign turned sideways and moves up and down 2 times.
12 is the 2 sign turned sideways and moves up and down 2 times.
13 is the 3 sign turned sideways and moves up and down 2 times.
A long time ago
Open hands moving in an alternating circular motion toward your dominate hands shoulder
Love
Both hands form a fist and you cross your arms over your chest as and squeeze.
The first known book on sign lanuage was published in by ?
1620, Juan Pablo de Bonet
Purple
Make the sign for P and twist it
Sign 2023
20 sign, 20 sign, 3 sign.
2 Hours
Make a 2 with your dominate hand and hold it to a flat non-dominate had like a clock. Move hand slightly forward like one "tick".
Principal
Describe "Martha's Vineyard" and "Henniker". What was significant about these two communites?
Martha's Vineyard and Henniker were two full-fledged communities where deaf AND hearing residents of the island were communicating in a form of sign language.
Black
Which signs, 11-20, require you to tap the number 2x?
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 20.
Morning
Non-dominate hand is placed on dominate arm's elbow. The dominate arm is going to move toward the shoulder.
Friends
Both pointer fingers should "hook" together as if forming a chain.
The opposite of friends would be to form this "chain" and pull apart as if it was broken.
What is the name of the first college for the Deaf in the world?
Gallaudet University, founded in 1864.
Brown
Make the "B" symbol and drag it down the dominate side of your face.
Which signs, 11-20, require you to rotate your wrist left and right?
16, 17, 18, and 19
Next Week
Hold out non-dominate hand flat in front of you. Use your dominate hand and form a 1. Bring it to your non-domiate hand, move it from left to right, and then bring your finger in front of your non-dominate hand.
Classroom
Form a c with both hands and trace a donut in the air.