Where are you from/Background signs

• American Sign Language
• 9th Grade

Unit 3

*Expand ASL skills and topics

*Understand topic-comment structure

*Incorporate numbers into conversations

*Talk about favorites

*Possessive signs

Happy New Year

Where are you from? YOU FROM WHERE?

YOU from/born WHERE?

Partner time

Turn to your partner and sign:

YOU FROM WHERE?

*Fingerspell where you are from 

*Write where your partner is from on your desk

Whole group practice

I'll pull numbers

Teacher: Your partner from where 

Student: HE/SHE from ____________

Practice the following vocab

Practice the following vocabulary. No talking, I will pull sticks and ask you to show us one of the vocabulary words.

No- talking 

Practice on your own.

Vocab

1. a lot of

2. beautiful, pretty

3. to do, action, activity

4. during 

5. family

6. fun

7. you and me

 8. vacation

9. to be born 

10. to be from

11. to grow up

12. here

13. live

a lot of

to be beautiful

to do, action, activity

during

family

you and me

vacation

born

to be from

to grow up

here

live

Vocab

1. a lot of

2. beautiful, pretty

3. to do, action, activity

4. during 

5. family

6. fun

7. you and me

 8. vacation

9. to be born 

10. to be from

11. to grow up

12. here

13. live

Practice/Activities

Conversation: Partner time practice the following conversations with a partner.

Partner Conversation

1. YOU BORN WHERE? 

I BORN _______ (SWITCH)

2. YOU GREW UP WHERE?

I GREW UP _______ (SWITCH)

3. YOU LIVE HERE (Rocklin)?

YES/NO I LIVE ________ (FINGERSPELL WHERE YOU LIVE) (SWITCH)

Write your partner's answers on your desk.

Use the following dialogue to help you.

1. Practice with partner

2. Write it in ASL notebook

Kelly

Sean

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