Shoulder Shifting and Spatial Organization

• American Sign Language
• 9th Grade

Today 

• We will start the class together learning and reviewing shoulder shifting. 
• Identify what shoulder shifting is 
• Practice shoulder shifting with the vocabulary you have learned previously
• Discuss and practice spatial organization
• Identify the difference between: shoulder shifting and spatial organization   

Shoulder Shifting

What do you think shoulder shifting is?

Watch Again

Poster Time

• Add additional stickies to the poster  
• What is shoulder shifting, when do you use it?

Practice

• Stand up
• Find a partner

Find your seats

Practice (with your team)

1. aunt and uncle

2. grandma and mom

3. grandpa and dad

4. sister and step-brother

Spatial Organization

After watching this video, how did Sean use spatial organization?

Why do you think spatial organization is important?

Poster Time

• Add additional stickies to the poster  
• What is shoulder shifting, when do you use it?

1. Write this dialogue in your ASL notebook

2. We will practice this together

3. You will sign this to a partner and give them feedback. Write the feedback in your notebook

ASL III practice the following two slides

Practice

Poster Time

• Add additional stickies to the poster  
• What is shoulder shifting, when do you use it?