Semantic
Sign a semantic classifier showing a pregnant woman waddling down the street.
What is "Sign STREET, Sign WOMAN PREGNANT, CL: Y (waddle down street)"
Show how you would hold and drink from a cup using a tool classifier
CL:C
Using a body classifier, show someone knocking on a door
BCL: knocking motion
Show three people standing in a line.
CL: 1 CL:1 CL:1 in a row OR CL:3 OR CL:W
Use size and shape classifiers to show the shape of a small, round object
CL: F or O or box-X (mouth morphemes help communicate size)
Sign CAR (CL:3 "show is turning to the left), Sign TELEPHONE fs-POLE (CL:1 "depict the pole)
Use a tool classifier to show brushing hair.
CL: 4 or CL:B brushing motion
Using a body part classifier, show someone jumping on a trampoline then accidentally jumping off.
fs-TRAMPOLINE (choose classifier for trampoline), Sign PERSON (CL:V show person jumping in air then falling off onto the ground)
Use locative classifiers to show a car parked on top of a building.
CL: 3 (car), CL: 5 (biulding) "show car on top of building"
Use a size and shape classifier to show a tall, thin object.
CL: 1 OR I OR G (1h or 2h) "tracing shape"
Use semantic classifiers to show a cat climbing up a tree.
Sign CAT (choose classifier for cat), Sign TREE (choose classifier for tree), show "cat climbing up tree"
Show how to hammer a nail using a tool classifier
CL: 5 "hammering" CL: F or box-X "holding nail"
Use a body classifier to show someone lifting something heavy.
BCL: engage arms and torso and show lifting motion
Using plural classifiers, show many people walking around a room
CL:5 (2h) "depict movement around"
Use size and shape classifiers to show a small billboard and a large billboard
CL: 1 (2h) "trace outline of small rectangle then outline of large rectangle" (mouth morphemes help explain size)
Use a semantic classifier to show two people approaching each other, talking, then walking away.
Sign TWO PEOPLE (choose individual classifiers for each person) "depict the two people approaching, talking, then walking away from one another."
Use a tool classifier to show turning a steering wheel then losing control of the car.
Two CL:S "rotating the gesturing out of control"
Use (both) a body and body part classifier to show someone's head being knocked backward (whiplash)
CL: S or A "show being knocked backward" at same time move head backward to mimic whiplash.
Use locative classifiers to show a banana on a plate and an apple next to the plate.
Sign PLATE (CL: open-B), Sign BANANA (CL: 1) "put banana on plate", Sign APPLE (CL: claw-5) "depict apple next to plate".
Use size and shape classifiers to show talking on a small cellphone vs a very large cellphone
Sign PHONE (CL: G "depict tiny phone"), Sign PHONE (CL: claw-5 "depict huge phone)
*Mouth morphemes help.
Create a short 3-step mini story using only semantic classifiers
(example: a person running, tripping, then falling over)
Show two different tools being used in one sequence
Example: cutting paper with scissors, then writing on the paper with a pen
Act out a short sequence using only body classifiers.
Example: sitting down, standing up, stretching OR washing face, brushing teeth, brushing hair
Use plural and locative classifiers to create a spatial map showing a street with multiple cars, a sidewalk, and a person walking, weaving in and out of the parked vehicles.
Sign STREET, Sign CAR CAR CAR (CL: 3 and move it down the street to show plurality of cars),Sign PERSON (CL:1 "show person weaving around the parked cars)
Example: a tree that is tall, thin and curved OR a person's hair being, curly, long and voluminous or a how witch's hands look: long slender fingers with bony joints and warts allover.