Course title

SLG

Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course description

This course is an introduction to the language and culture of countries that use ASL to build 21st century literacy skills. This course will focus on the three modes of communication in the target language; interpersonal (person-to-person signing); interpretive (receptive); and presentational (one-way signing and writing). These skills and the cultural perspectives are addressed through basic conversational and grammatical structures.
Units of Study:
1. Making Acquaintances:
Essential Questions:
How do I greet & say goodbye in the target language?
How do I introduce myself in the target language?
What are cultural norms when greeting others?
How do I convey basic information about myself in target language?
Success Criteria:
I can sign and respond to salutations.
I can introduce myself and others.
I can sign hello and goodbye to someone my age or younger.
I can sign numbers up to 20 correctly.
I can fingerspell my name and can sometimes understand others when they fingerspell
I can respond to yes/no questions.
I can sometimes understand simple questions or statements on familiar topics.
I can ask who; what; when; where; and how questions
I can create and present a Deaf Folklore story

2. Getting to Know You More
Essential Questions:
How can I use “yes/no” and “wh” questions in conversations?
Can I count to 100 and explain the days of the week?
Can I explain about foods or simple activities I like or want to do?
How do I use simple directional verbs?
Success Criteria:
I can respond to “yes/no” questions
I can respond to “wh” questions
I can count to 100.
I can sign the day of the week.
I can list items I see every day
I can recite a simple poem.

3. Where can we go? Where can we Celebrate?
Essential Questions:
Can I explain where I am from or where I was born?
Can I sign common cities and states in the U.S.?
Can I use singular and possessive pronouns correctly?
Can I give my address; phone number; and email to another person?
Success Criteria:
I can respond to “yes/no” questions
I can respond to “wh” questions
I can sign where I was born or grew up.
I can sign about something about friends and classmates.
4. Family-Relatives; Friends and People
Essential Questions:
Can I demonstrate Use of Space by using “shoulder/shift” or “contrasting structure?
Can I use “listing technique” to explain about my family?
Can I demonstrate using numbers within the “age spot” to talk about people’s ages?
How do I use simple directional verbs?
Success Criteria:
I can say something about the members of my family and ask about someone’s family.
I can use the “age spot” to explain ages of my family and friends.
I can list items I see every day.
I can recite a simple poem
5. Schools
Essential Questions:
Can I sign my school year?
Can I ask others about subjects they are skilled/inept in?
Can I sign about my schedule?
Can I explain the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of Deaf education choices?
Success Criteria:
I can sign about school subjects.
I can use classifiers for common vehicles.
I can explain the different types of schooling for Deaf people.
Instructional Strategies:
1. Pair and group work
2. Videos of people introducing themselves in target language
3. Introducing partner/group to the class or teacher
4. Interview activities
5. Kinesthetic activities
6. Power point notes
7. Videos of people introducing themselves in target language

PUSD District Exit Outcomes Alignment
• Demonstrate civic and personal responsibility.
• Access; evaluate and apply information and technology effectively.
• Anticipate and proactively react to change.
• Apply appropriate communication skills in a variety of situations.
• Exhibit life-management skills.
• Display awareness and understanding of global and cross-cultural events.
• Think critically; creatively; independently; and originally.
• Apply problem-solving strategies in real-world situations.
Priority Standards:
Intermediate Low Proficiency Level
Communication
•IC: Interpersonal Communication: Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken; written; or signed conversations to share information; reactions; feelings; and opinions.
•IC.1: Participate in conversations on familiar topics by using simple sentences.
•IC.2: Carry out short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
•IL: Interpretive Listening: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is heard (communicated in ASL) on a variety of topics.
•IL.1: Understand the main idea in short; simple messages; presentations; and overheard conversations on familiar topics.
•PS: Presentational Speaking: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners or viewers.
•PS.1: Present information on familiar topics by using a series of simple sentences.

Cultural Competencies
Cultures:
Use the target language to investigate; explain; and reflect on the relationship between the practices; products; and perspectives of cultures studied.
•CUL.1: Investigate and describe similarities and differences in practices; products; and perspectives used across cultures (e.g.; holidays; family life; historical and contemporary figures) to understand one’s own and others’ ways of thinking.

Novice Low Proficiency Level
Communication
•IC: Interpersonal Communication: Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken; written; or signed conversations to share information; reactions; feelings; and opinions.
•IC.1: Communicate on some very familiar topics using single words and phrases that have been practiced and learned.
•IL: Interpretive Listening: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is heard (communicated in ASL) on a variety of topics.
•IL.1: Recognize a few familiar words or phrases.
•PS: Presentational Speaking: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners or viewers.
•PS.1: Present information about self and other familiar topics using single words or practiced phrases.

Cultural Competencies
Cultures:
• Use the target language to investigate; explain; and reflect on the relationship between the practices; products; and perspectives of cultures studied.
•CUL.1: Recognize basic practices; products; and perspectives of cultures where the target language is spoken (e.g.; greetings; holiday celebrations; body language; gestures; traditions).
•CUL.2: Participate in age-appropriate and culturally authentic activities such as celebrations; songs; games; and dances; recognize products of culture (e.g.; food; shelter; clothing; transportation; toys).
Supporting Standards:
• Communicate using key words and phrases in the target language within the school setting (and beyond; as applicable).
• Recognize and compare words; true and false cognates; sound patterns; and basic grammatical structures of the target language with his/her own language (as applicable).
• Identify and use familiar vocabulary and phrases in the target language supported by resources (e.g.; maps; graphs; visuals; audio; digital media) to reinforce prior knowledge and make connections to new knowledge of familiar topics in other content areas (e.g.; geography; history; arts; math; science).
Assessments:
Daily observation
Performance assessments
End of unit assessments
End of course assessment
quizzes
Resources:
ASL Pacing Guide
ASL I

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Glendale

School Address

6330 W. Thunderbird Rd.

School zip code

85306

Requested competency code

Foreign Language

Date submitted

06/27/2016

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• LNG1
• 1st year of Foreign Language

Approved date

09/13/2016

Online / Virtual

No