ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ASL] ASL3 (9-12) 3 :

3) Present information on familiar topics to an audience of viewers in American Sign Language.

a. Analyze and explain the meaning of selected classifiers.

b. Create simple, brief recorded messages about familiar topics.

c. Present selected poems, anecdotes and ASL stories.

[ASL] ASL3 (9-12) 6 :

6) Connect with other disciplines while using American Sign Language in a variety of time frames.

a. Expand knowledge of common numbering systems used in science, mathematics and other fields.

b. Talk about topics from other school subjects using ASL.

c. Describe the importance of influential figures from the Deaf culture, past and present.

[ASL] ASL3 (9-12) 8 :

8) Compare characteristics of the American Sign Language and their own in a variety of time frames.

a. Compare idiomatic expressions of ASL and their own.

b. Compare formal and informal registers of language.

c. Compare the use of different time frames in ASL and Deaf culture.

In this intermediate low to intermediate mid ASL activity, students will review ASL idioms and use them in context to create a story to share in American Sign Language. A Google slide presentation is included for teachers to use as they guide students through the activity. They will first watch a short video about idioms and how to sign some of the most common phrases. Students will then create a story using one of the idioms along with a defined character, setting, and plot.