Survival signsTopic.Comment ,and Object, Subject, Verb

Topic. Comment This is a statement.

It is structured: Topic, then a comment about that topic.

I have homework.In this example, what is the topic? Discuss with your group.

Topic: Homework.What is the comment about the topic?

I have

Example

English- I have homework. ASL- HOMEWORK I HAVE

You have my homework. Topic??

You have my homework.What is the topic? What is the comment about the topic?

Topic. Comment MY HOMEWORK YOU HAVE

Grammar of Topic. Comment

Topic: Eye brows up Comment: Head-nod or affirmation.

t. head nodMY HOMEWORK. YOU HAVE

You have my homework. Lets look at this example and identify

the:

Subject, Object and Verb.

SynthesizeSubject= youObject= my homeworkVerb= have How is the structure organized so that

these words form a sentence in English? How is ASL structured or organized so

that these concepts make a sentence?SOV, OSV, VSO, SVO, OVS, VOS

Figure it out with your group.

Answer

English= You have my homework. English= Subject, Verb, Object (SVO)

t. comment

ASL= MY HOMEWORK YOU HAVE. ASL= Object, Subject, Verb

(OSV)

English structure Subject, verb, object.

You (subject) have (verb) my homework (object).

SVO

ASL Structure

My homework (Object) you (subject) have (verb).

OSV

Practice/evaluate 11. My teacher knows you.2. I like my teacher.3. Your homework is finished.4. I forgot your name5. I like ASL.6. Please fingerspell slowly.7. I fingerspelled your name wrong.

Practice/evaluate 21. I don’t understand you.2. I practice my fingerspelling.3. Your homework is right.4. I know you.5. I’m ready.6. I want practice.7. You fingerspell good.

Practice/ evaluate 31. I know your teacher.2. You know my name.3. Your teacher likes you.4. Please copy me.5. You are right.6. You need practice.7. I want help.

Practice/ Evaluate 41. I need your help.2. Your school is nice.3. I am ready.4. I know you understand.5. You can help me.6. My ASL class is good.7. Fingerspell again please.

Practice/Evaluate 51. I am a bad fingerspeller.2. Jim knows your name.3. My ASL teacher know your ASL teacher.4. I practice fingerspelling my name.5. My homework is easy.6. Your homework is hard.7. You are a student.

Practice/Evaluate 61. I forgot my name.2. You understand my fingerspelling.3. You need fingerspelling practice4. My teacher knows ASL.5. Sign slowly.6. Jim wants to know your name.7. I forgot your teacher’s name.8. You are ready.

Homework

Create 10 sentences on your own from the vocabulary you have learned and fingerspelling, make sure you know how to sign them.

Tomorrow (next time I see you) we will use them for an activity.

Work with a partner:1. You must work with a person across

the room, You can not work with the person right beside you.

2. The person you are working with will write down the sentences you sign to them and vise versa.

3. Take turns.4. Sign in ASL structure and write in

English structure.