asl class 3/6/15. unit 6.15 – childhood stories “i wanna be different” nounsverbsreaction/co...

ASL Class 3/6/15

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Nouns Verbs Reaction/Comment

ROOSTER BATHE #HAHA

BED+ROOM

BIRD+fs-POX

Transition Signs Related to Talking

Other

FEW-DAYS-LATER SPEAK/TALK BUT

LATER-ON SAY

TELL-TO

CHAT

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Answer Key: I Wanna Be Different

Background

1. What phrase did Melinda use to open the story?(sign the phrase)

2. Summarize the information in this portion of the story.When Melinda was a young girl, she had a younger sister. Theylooked very much alike (same hair and eye color). Melinda’s mother always dressed them up alike and gave them similar haircuts. Thesister didn’t like to look like Melinda. She wanted to be different.

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Body

3. What transition did Melinda use to begin the Body ofthe story?(sign the phrase)

4. Summarize the information in this portion of the story.Melinda came home from school itching. Her dad checked her

tummy and found she had chicken pox. Her sister laughed at her. A few days later, the sister came home from school itchingand the dad found she also had chicken pox. But when he told her, she refused to believe she had chicken pox because shewanted to be different from Melinda and not have what shehad. So her dad came up with an idea and told her she had rooster pox instead!

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Conclusion

5. What transition is used to concludethe story?(sign the phrase)

6. Summarize the information in thisportion of the story.To this day, the signer’s sister stillinsists on being different.

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Strategy to Get the Meaning Across 1

As you develop your story, you may needsigns the class has not yet learned. This isone of two strategies you will learn to handle these hurdles:

Describe the concept

• If it’s an object, describe and show how it is used.

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Make up a short narrative using the object on your card

1. Describe object and show how it is used

2. Tell what happened (what you did with the object)

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”

Classwork

Please do the student workbook, pages 356-359

Unit 6.15 – Childhood Stories “I Wanna Be Different”