UNIT 8

Identifying Others

SENTENCES

PAST I MEDIUM-BODY, NOW I FATFAMILY MINE FROM IRELANDI BORN WHERE? PHILLIPINES. BROTHER MINE LIVE OVER-THERE JAPANRING I BOUGHT OVER-THERE ITALYYESTERDAY DATE I HAVE. POLKADOT

SHIRT I WEAR. HAIR DCL: “pony-tail”. SHOES BLACK.

BELL WORK

Describe your favorite halloween costume, or the coolest halloween costume you’ve ever seen. (write it down with words…in your notebooks)

REVIEW QUESTION

1. What sign do you begin with if you are describing someone who is PRESENT?

2. What sign do you begin with if you are describing someone who is NOT PRESENT?

3. What directions should your eyebrows be when describing someone?

4. Do your eyebrows need to remain the same way throughout the entire description?

5. What is the first feature/fact you should identify when describing someone?

6. What is the second feature you should identify when describing someone IF THERE ARE NO DISTINGUISHABLE CHARACTERISTICS?

1. When do you start describing distinguishable characteristics if the person you’re describing has something distinguishable?

2. What additional information must you add when describing someone who is NOT PRESENT?

3. What are 3 examples for the use of the classifier “5”?

4. What are 3 examples for the use of the classifier “F”?

5. What are 3 examples for the use of the classifier “G”?

Bell Work

Ms. Bartosch missed you!!!!!!!!In your notebook, select three different

classmates and describe them. You may describe their hair, accessories, hairstyle, face shape, clothing, etc. You should have 3 descriptors total (for each classmate)

Don’t show your partners! You’ll be playing “guess who” with these =D Example:

Ms. Bartosch Short Pony Tail Round face

Norms for identifying & describing people:

Point out the person & describe his/her most noticeable or distinguishing characteristics

Make sure you listener understands who you’re talking about—do NOT go on until you get confirmation that he knows who you mean.

Identifying people is an interactive process.Identifying people changes depending on

whether the person is present and within sight or not present.

If present and within sight:

Raise eyebrowsBegin with the sign “SEE”Point to the person and describe him/her,

keeping your eyebrows raised throughoutFollow this order:

1. Gender2. Height3. Body type4. Color of hair5. Hairstyle

Other characteristics…

Mention other characteristics right after gender if they distinguish the person from others in that situation. Race Distinctive facial features Eyeglasses Jewelry Clothing Sitting/standing/signing

Once confirmation is given, proceed with comments/questions about that person.

If the person is NOT present:

Begin with eyebrows raisedBegin with the sign “you know”Describe the person in the same general

orderAdd info about where the listener might have

seen the person

If the listener indicates he doesn’t know the person you’re describing, continue with:

Occupation Personal qualities Habits Persons relationship to other people the listener

might knowWhen the listener indicates that he

recognizes the person you identified, continue with your comments or question

Classifiers

A classifier is a handshape that is combined with location, orientation, movement, and nonmanual signals to form a predicate (verb).

Used to describe the action of a person or an object

Used to show how a person or object movedTo be able to explain and identify the noun,

verb, adjective, and other phrases

Types of Classifiers

Descriptive (DCL)Locative (LCL)Semantic (SCL)Body (BCL)Instrument (ICL)Body partPluralElement (ECL)

Descriptive Classifiers

Element Classifiers

Describe things that do not have specific shapes or sizes and are in constant motion Weather Water Air Fire Light

Element: Handshape 5 Rain Snow wind

PRACTICE

Use ECL’s to describe:Wind

A light breeze Winds in a bad storm A bull snorting Smoke from a recently extinguished candle

Lights Flashing red lights at a railroad crossing Flash from a camera Light from a lighthouse

Water Overflowing bathtub

Fire A forest fire A dragon breathing fire

Letter Handshapes

A- vase, can, bottle, statue, placment of items on a table

B/4- time marker, 4 people together, walls, floors, shelves, flat objects

Handshape Classifiers

C- cup, trash can, building, large pipe, shape of something F- coins, buttons, eyes moving back and forth, pearl necklace,

shape of cigar G- eyebrows, mouth, mustache, collar, bird beak

Handshape Classifiers

ILY- bird, airplane flyingL- show shape of objects- picture frame, clocks, lakes, or size

O- pipes, handlebars, hose

S- show a head- nodding, peaking through a door, animal stretching/turning head

U- people sitting or standing, thin objects- tongue, diving board, tie

Number handshapes

1- person, time marker2- two people3- vehicle, animal4- 4 people, hair style,

whiskers5- 5 people walking, leaves

falling, hair style

3 kinds of Classifiers

Stative- does not move/stationary

Process- movesContact- touches

Stative

Car parkedTime markerVase Person standing

Process

Car movingAnimal runningPerson walkingEyes moving

Contact

Vase on tableCar parkedCoins on a table

Which Handshapes are allowed for Classifers?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Comic Strip

Teacher demonstrateDivide into two groups

Tell comic strip using classifiers

Comic Strip Homework

Bring a comic strip to class

Tuesday 9-27-05Using classifiers tell comic strip story

Unit 8 Vocabulary

Hair

SHORT HAIR x2

LONG HAIR

STRAIGHT HAIR

CURLY HAIR

BALD x2

BANGS

BEARD

BRAIDS

GOATEE

MUSTACHE

SIDEBURNS

LONG FACE

ROUND FACE

BIG EYES

FRECKLES

TALL

SHORT

MEDIUM HEIGHT

THIN

OVERWEIGHT

AVERAGE WEIGHT

POTBELLY

PREGNANT

MUSCULAR

VISUALIZING CLASSIFIERSSIGN THE FOLLOWING:

A LINE OF PEOPLEROPEA CREW/BUZZ CUTCORNROWSPIGTAILSA LITTLE BIT OF WATER

BELT

BOW TIE

TIE

SOCKS

SHOES

CLOTHING

SHIRT

[SCOOP NECK]

[V-NECK]

SHORT SLEEVE

LONG SLEEVE

TURTLE NECK

POLKA DOTS

TANK TOP

SPEGHETTI STRAP

BLOUSE

BLOUSE

SWEATER

PANTS

SKIRT

SHORTS

HAT

JACKET

HAT

BASEBALL-CAP

WINTER+HAT

GLOVES

PLAID

POLKA DOTS

STRIPES

FLORAL PATTERN

ZIG ZAG

GLASSES

EARRINGS X2

NECKLACE

WATCH

BRACELET

RING

COUNTRIES

NATIVE AMERICAN

CAUCASIAN(WHITE-FACE)

MEXICAN

ASIA

ENGLAND

AFRICA

AMERICA

NORTHSOUTH

PANAMA

CUBA

EGYPT

RUSSIA

CHINA

JAPAN

ITALY

KOREA

FINLAND

CANADA

AUSTRALIA

IRELAND

GERMANY

GREECE

SWITZERLAND

SWEDEN

PHILLIPINES

IRAQ

IRAN

AFGHANISTAN

INDIA

PUERTO RICO