Greetings, Intro, and Ending Conversations

• American Sign Language
• 9th Grade

Signing your name/Greetings 

Today:

• Practice signing first and last names
• Recognize your name being signed
• Greetings

Question of the day

YOUR NAME WHAT? 

Review

How to sign 

Slide

Tap

Arch

Tapping a letter means

1. slide the letter over to show a double letter
2. you draw a mini arch with your hand, similar to slide
3. when the letter makes contact with another finger you tap it twice
4. none of the above

True or false: When you arch a double letter you draw a mini arch with hand similar to slide

True

False

Fingerspelling First/Last name

• You don't need to sign my first name, my last name
  
• Don't drop your hand when going between your first and last name
  
• Simply take a brief pause (not too long) between the two 

Practice

• Practice fingerspelling your last name 
• Then practice fingerspelling your first and last name
• Don't forget the rules that we went over (fingerspell your name smoothly, brief pause between first and last name)
• Sign your full name to a partner 

Introductions in ASL

Hello

Hi

YOU NAME WHAT?

Make sure your eyebrows are down.

Practice

MY NAME

Ending the conversation: NICE TO MEET YOU

Partner time

Sign the following: 

Person 1: Hi

Person 2: Hi

Person 1: My name _____

Person 1: You name what

 Person 2: My name____

Person 1: Nice to meet you 

Person 2: Nice to meet  you

Switch Roles

How did you do with the mini dialogue?

100% I understand, no mistakes

90% Almost perfect, 1-2 mistakes

80% 3-4 mistakes

70% 4-5 mistakes

I need help

But first...let's get to know the people in your book

But first...let's get to know some of the people in your book.

More Greetings

What form of greeting do you think is formal, hello or hi

What form of greeting do you think is informal, hello or hi

Using the correct sign based on the situation/person you are talking to.

Hello

What's up

When talking to a teacher, which sign do you think would be appropriate?

1. 
2. 

When talking to a friend, which sign do you think would be appropriate?

1. 
2. 

When talking to a boss/supervisor, which sign do you think would be appropriate?

1. 
2. 

Greetings

Hello

Hi

Additional Greetings

Good

morning

afternoon

night

Introduction: MY NAME

Engaging in conversation

How are you?

What's up

Conversations Continued

Continuing the Conversation

Continuing the conversation.

BUSY

CONFUSED

I FINE

GOOD

NOT MUCH

TIRED

SO-SO

SLEEPY

Ending the conversation

Ending the Conversation

Nice to meet you

Bye

See you later

Greetings

Introduction

Continuing the Conversation

Continuing the conversation.

BUSY

CONFUSED

I FINE

GOOD

NOT MUCH

TIRED

SO-SO

SLEEPY

Ending the conversation

Mini dialogue 

This is a conversation between two people. 

Person 1: 

Person 2:

This is in your digital notebook

Your mini dialogue needs to have the following

1. Greeting (hi, hello)

2. Introduction (my name)

3. Conversation (how are you)

4. End the conversation 

When you are done, raise your hand so I can check it.

Your mini dialogue needs to have the following

1. Greeting (hi, hello)

Person 1 

Person 2

2. Introduction (my name)

3. Conversation (how are you)

4. End the conversation 

Your mini dialogue needs to have the following

1. Greeting (hi, hello)

Person 1:

Person 2:

2. Introduction (my name)

Person 1 :

Person 2:

3. Continue the Conversation (how are you)

Person 1:

Person 2:

4. End the conversation 

Peron 1:

Person 2: