Indexing and making/continuing the conversation

• American Sign Language
• 9th Grade

Indexing and Making Conversation

Today 

• Review WH questions and Yes/No Questions
• Understand indexing and when to use it. Identify/pick out where we have already practiced this in this unit. Apply eye gaze to indexing
•  Continue to learn and use making conversation signs

Warm-up

Blooket

ASL Questions

On the following slides

Tell me what type of questions in ASL is being asked (Yes/No questions, WH-questions)

YOU LIKE PURPLE?

YES/NO QUESTION

WH QUESTION

FAVORITE COLOR WHAT?

YES/NOQUESTION

WH QUESTION

FAVORITE ANIMAL WHAT?

YES/NO QUESTION

WH QUESTION

YOU LIKE CATS?

YES/NO QUESTION

WH QUESTION

WHERE DOES THE WH WORD GO IN AN ASL QUESTION?

MIDDLE

END

Beginning

Did I write this question right or wrong?
WHAT YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?

CORRECT

WRONG

How should you write:
WHAT YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?

True or false:
You use WH-words for both Yes/No questions and WH Questions

True

False

ASL NOTEBOOK

• Write 3 WH-Questions and 3 Yes/No Questions 
• With a partner, look over each other's questions and give feedback:
• Are the question words at the end of the sentence?
• Are the sentences free of words like and, but, do, or, to, the, are?
• Are they true Yes/No questions and Wh-Questions?

Indexing

think of signs where we have used pointing

Culture Time

• Pointing is not considered rude in the ASL culture
• Why?  Pointing is a part of the grammar as well as many signs
• In other cultures, this may be considered rude, but it is a way of communication for the Deaf community

Cultural thought, is this similar or different to the hearing culture or your culture?

similar

different

Let's look at some signs that use pointing.

I, I am, me

she, he, it

they

we

you (plural) think of when we are in class

you

Practice

In your group practice the following sentences. I'll pull sticks, be ready to sign one.

1. THEY BUSY THEY

2. I CONFUSED I

4. WE TIRED WE

5. HE GOOD HE

6. I SLEEPY I

7. IT SO-SO IT

8. SHE FINE SHE

What do you notice about the beginning and end of the sentence?

Referencing/Pointing Back

• It's important to point back to the person 
• This clarifies who you are talking about  
• If the person is not in the room point to your dominant side
• If the person is in the room point to them

Eye gaze

Let's practice

• I'll sign a direction using eye gaze, look or point in the direction I am looking 

Continuing the Conversation

again

ASL

bathroom

to go

learn

no

please

sign

slow

thank you

yes

Complete the conversation below. Write it in ASL form.

Share 

What did you put for each sentence?

Exit Ticket

Write what you know in you ASL Notebook