Apollo High School (AM) Technical High School (PM) Room 608 Room 264
320-253-1600 ext. 2608 320-252-2231 ext. 3264
Purpose of this Course:
Late homework policy is that all work must be completed within four school days of the assigned date. Tests are taken on the date a student returns to school after a scheduled test has been missed.
Extra credit is earned by student response papers, which will be written after participating in Deaf Community events and regarding student experience at those events. Events will be announced in class.
Teaching/Learning Tools Utilized: This course will consist of various teaching strategies such as:
Student expectations:
320-253-1600 ext. 2608 320-252-2231 ext. 3264
Purpose of this Course:
- American Sign Language is the predominant language used within Deaf Culture. The purpose of this course is to teach the language and the culture of the Deaf population in the United States, so that students will become comfortable when interacting within Deaf Community.
- Students will be able to use everyday language functions and conversational behaviors appropriate to ASL.
- Students will learn to appreciate Deaf Culture and gain respect for the Deaf people in our community.
- Students in American Sign Language will learn how to express themselves and understand others using ASL.
- Review first year skills
- Learn new skills, including
- Location classifiers
- Numbers above 100
- Inflecting verbs
- Signs for continents, countries, states and cities
- Tools for telling personal history
- Instrument Classifiers
- Temporal sequencing
- Durative time signs
- Element classifiers
- Feelings and opinions
- Weekend/seasonal activities
- Money
- Controlling pace of conversation
- The course textbook is Signing Naturally 2.
- Students are expected to come to class with a pencil and paper.
- Each student will need a folder to keep articles, which will be supplied to each student.
- With some units covered, the students will complete a videotext assignment in class. If a student misses that class day, he/she will have four days to complete it.
- Unit tests are given at the end of each unit. Test retakes are only allowed for those students who failed the test with a 50% or below. Low score retakes must be taken within four days of the original test date.
- Retakes for students absent, must take place the day the student returns to school.
- Tests include theory (a written component) and receptive skills (students write down in English what teacher signs).
- Expressive Tests are given periodically throughout the year (student must have conversation with teacher in ASL).
Late homework policy is that all work must be completed within four school days of the assigned date. Tests are taken on the date a student returns to school after a scheduled test has been missed.
Extra credit is earned by student response papers, which will be written after participating in Deaf Community events and regarding student experience at those events. Events will be announced in class.
Teaching/Learning Tools Utilized: This course will consist of various teaching strategies such as:
- Games
- Drills & Reviews
- Visual Discrimination exercises
- Readings on Deaf Culture
- Classroom discussion on Deaf Culture
- Videotext assignments
- Guest Speakers
- Videotapes of yourself signing stories or dialogues
- Regular attendance is important for successful completion of the course objectives.
- Outside practice of a minimum 1/2 hour daily (not during another class).
- Immediate application of skills in real communication is essential in acquiring signing fluency.
- Receptive and expressive skills are both emphasized from the beginning.
- Minimal voicing will be done as the class progresses into the semester.
Student expectations:
- Student must demonstrate respect at all times. Respect for the teacher, other students, ASL, Deaf Culture and themselves.
- Students need to be attentive when the teacher is “talking”. This means watching the teacher with their eyes and not relying on their ears for information.
- Students must ask permission before leaving for the bathroom.
- No food or beverages other than water are allowed in the ASL classroom without specific permission from the instructor.