Parameters
Culture
Grammar
Handshapes & Signs
*Bonus Wild Card*
100

Parameters for DRIVE

Parameters for what sign?

Handshape: both hands in an S

Location: in front 

Palm Orientation: facing the signer

Movement: move both hands forward simultaneously 

NMS: None

100

"EXCUSE-ME" is used for this

What is a phrase used for interrupting people?

100

General to specific

What is the general sentence structure of ASL?
100

Parameters...

Handshape: flat O's to 5's

Location: forehead & in front of you

Palm Orientation: faces you

Movement: move hands forward, away from you

NMS: None

What are the parameters for INFORM?

100

Wave in their sightline, flicker the lights, tap their shoulder, stomp on the ground, tap on a surface in front of them

What are culturally appropriate ways to get a Deaf person's attention?

200

Parameters for POLITE

What is this sign?

Handshape: 5

Location: in front

Palm Orientation: facing the side

Movement: move slightly upwards while tapping the chest with the thumb ++

NMS: None

200

deaf with a lowercase "d"

How would someone with a pathological/medical perspective on deafness spell "deaf?"

200

At the end of a sentence

Where do negation signs typically go in a sentence?

200

Classifier for a person walking, a pencil on a desk, etc.

What is CL: 1?

200

The sign language that has heavily influenced ASL.

What is French Sign Language?

300

Parameters for FARM

What is this sign?

Handshape: 5

Location: mouth

Palm Orientation: facing the side

Movement: tap one side of mouth, then the other

NMS: None

300

Deaf with an uppercase "D"

How would someone with a cultural perspective on Deafness spell "deaf?"

300

Directional Verb

What kind of verb shows the subject and the object through movement?

300

Classifier for an animal or a chair

What is CL: Bent V?

300

Hearing American man, known for setting up the first Deaf school in the U.S.

Who is Thomas Gallaudet?
400

Parameters for MESSY

What is the sign?

Handshape: 5's

Location: in front

Palm Orientation: dominant hand is down, non-dominant hand is up

Movement: flip/reverse the palm orientation of both hands

NMS: None

400

Use ASL to the best of your ability and avoid using spoken language

How should you communicate in a Deaf/signing environment?

400

Eye gaze and shoulder shifting

Which NMS do you need to role shift?

400

Parameters: 

Handshape: ILY handshape OR 1, that changes to a Y.

Location: ear to in front 

Movement: tap ear and move down

Palm orientation: facing non-dominant side 

NMS: none

What are the parameters for CALIFORNIA?

400

90% of deaf children

What percentage of deaf children have hearing parents?

500

Parameters for SOME

What is this sign?

Handshape: Open B's / Flat Hands

Location: in front

Palm Orientation: non-dominant hand faces up, dominant hand faces the side 

Movement: slide dominant hand down non-dominant palm one time

NMS: None

500

It can change over time. The first one you are assigned isn't necessarily the one you have for life.

What is a name sign?

500

The movement of a sign repeats

How do you show tendency/habit/frequently?

500

Parameters: 

Handshape: dominant hand is an L, non-dominant hand is a flat hand

Location: in front of you 

Palm Orientation: palms face each other

Movement: tap dominant hand onto non dominant palm one time

NMS: None

What are the parameters for PROHIBIT?

500

Something Deaf people do, is a big part of Deaf culture, can be perceived by some hearing people as "oversharing"

What is "keeping each other informed?"