COURSEWORK (SIGN THE CLASS)
My favorite class is English.
ENGLISH MY FAVORITE CLASS ME.
What are the 4 deaf education options?
Deaf school, oral school, mainstream school, one-in-a-mainstreamed
What year are you in school?
(HANDSHAPE 5) YEAR YOU WHAT? (eyebrows down)
What time is it now?
(eyebrows down)NOW TIME WHAT?
What can CL:1 be used for?
A person; a long, cylindrical object; etc..
My best friend wants to live here and work in journalism.
MY BEST FRIEND SHE LIVE HERE SHE WANT SHE (SS) JOURNALISM SHE WANT WORKS SHE.
We learn to read in elementary school.
WE LEARN READ (eyebrows up) WHERE? ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
or
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE LEARN READ WE.
My sister is a freshman. She enjoys acting.
MY SISTER SHE FRESHMAN SHE.
DRAMA/ACTING SHE ENJOY SHE.
Yesterday, I arrived home at midnight. My parents were mad.
YESTERDAY, MIDNIGHT HOME ME ARRIVE ME (SS) MY MOTHER+FATHER MAD.
What college for the Deaf is located in Washington, DC, and what is its sign name?
Gallaudet University
I enjoy learning about history and economics.
HISTORY (SS) ECONOMICS ME ENJOY LEARN ME.
I forgot the name of my parents' high school.
MY MOTHER+FATHER HIGH-SCHOOL, NAME ME FORGET ME
I'm a junior, taking ASL and psychology
ME JUNIOR ME, ASL (SS) PSYCHOLOGY ME TAKE-UP ME
Every day, I arrive to school late..
EVERY-DAY, SCHOOL ME ARRIVE LATE ME.
Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University?
Should I major in biology or chemistry?
BIOLOGY (SS) CHEMISTRY ME MAJOR SHOULD ME?
I think I want to go to a university near my home town.
UNIVERSITY ME WANT GO NEAR MY HOMETOWN ME THINK
My good friend is 20 years old. She is a sophomore in college majoring in Engineering.
MY GOOD-FRIEND OLD+20 SHE. SHE SOPHOMORE COLLEGE, MAJOR ENGINEERING SHE.
Tomorrow, I will practice ASL in the morning and study Biology in the afternoon.
TOMORROW MORNING ASL ME PRACTICE ME (SS) AFTERNOON BIOLOGY ME STUDY ME.
What is the "agent marker?" Sign two examples.
An agent marker signifies a person who does that thing, e.g. teacher (teach-person), student(learn-person)
Football players are interested in studying health and trainer. They like going to the gym every day.
FOOTBALL PLAY+ER INTERESTED STUDY HEALTH (SS) TRAINER. EVERYDAY GYM THEY LIKE GO THEY.
Do you remember the name of your favorite teacher from High School?
YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER fs-H-S, (eyebrows up) HIS/HER NAME YOU REMEMBER YOU?
I'm a senior. I take English, Algebra 2, Government, and Chemistry because I want to graduate in June.
ME SENIOR ME, (list 4) ENGLISH, ALGEBRA 2, GOVERNMENT, CHEMISTRY ME TAKE-UP ME (eyebrows up) WHY? JUNE ME WANT GRADUATE ME.
I want to become a science and engineering teacher for college in future.
FUTURE ME GROWING UP SCIENCE (SS) ENGINEERING TEACHER ME WANT BECOME ME.
I am very good at trigonometry, but I am so bad at Honor Algebra.
TRIGONOMETRY ME SKILLED ME (SS) HONOR ALGEBRA ME BAD ME.