Lesson

1.3
Course Information:
Course: SLG 101
Level: ASL 1
Lesson: September 9th Wednesday, Class #5
Duration: 50 minutes (5:00pm-5:50pm)

Course Information: This course is for anyone including any non-native ASL users and native
ASL users. The course name is American Sign Language 101. The classes are on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 5:00pm to 5:50pm.

Course Description:
This is the first course of a series where the course will be taught by using American Sign
Language from the Instructor. This course introduces basic sign language vocabulary and
fingerspelling.

Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Comprehend and produce non-manual grammar in appropriate contexts.
2. Demonstrate comprehension and production skills in order to participate in conversations
and produce narratives in ASL.
3. Ability to initiate, conduct, and terminate a short specific conversation in ASL.

Lesson Student Learning Outcomes:

Lesson Outcome
Lesson Activity
Lesson Assessment
Identify and produce the
Students get to take turns
Informal,
signs for the numbers #0-10. with other students and
Quiz
practice signing the numbers
#0-10 via PowerPoint lecture.
Able to recognize and finger Students will engage in a
Informal,
spell the fist letters.
game activity. Two teams are Quiz
formed and which team
understand the teachers
demonstration of fist letters
the fastest will receive a
point.
Ability to perceive fist letter Students will be interacting
Informal,
combinations at a normal
with other students
Quiz
rate.
practicing fist letter
combinations.



Methodology:
The teacher will be using Total Body Response teaching method which when the commands are
given where the students physically respond by signing the word or number form in the correct
location. An example of the instructor demonstrating the cardinal numbers from #0 to 10. The
students will physically respond the number form following the instructors display.

Interactive learning method will be applied during the class time. Often, the students will
interact with others to improve their perception and production skills. An example of this
interactive experience is when an activity occurs where each student would have to interact
with each other, asking questions that applies to the information being taught by the instructor.

Materials & Equipment:
1. Students needs to bring Sign Naturally Book
2. Digital projector and a computer
3. White board
4. Dry erase markers and eraser
5. Access to canvas learning management system for video assignments.

Roll call:
(5:00-5:10) The teacher will have each student write their name using a dry erase marker on
the white board.

Procedure: (Class time: 50 minutes)
(5:10-5:12) Introduce New Vocab word Letters
(5:12-5:17) Introduce hand shape of each fist letter shown: A E I O S T N M

(5:17-5:20) Display Fist Letter Combinations Example:
SA, SO, SE, ST, AN, EN, IN, ON, TA, TI, TO, TE, MA, ME, MI, and MO.

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(5:20-5:25) The students will practice the Fist letter combinations via Power point on their own.

(5:25-5:30) Review Cardinal numbers #1-10.

Activity:
(5:30-5:40) Pick a partner, Signer A will do #1-5 and Signer B will do #6-10. This provides an
opportunity for the students to interact and learn from others.

(5:40-5:45) The teacher makes an announcement that there will be a quiz relating to this lesson
and 1.2 lesson in next class time.

Review:
(5:40-5:50) Teacher reviews the fist letters and the cardinal numbers to ensure that the
students have learned how to fingerspell the fist letters and the numbers as well. This will help
students prepare for the quiz on Monday.

Assessment:
The Teacher will observe the students signing and demonstrate the correct production if
needed. Teacher will create a quiz and the teacher will manually finger spell few words/names
as part of the instructions for the quiz. Also, the teacher will display a few examples of numbers
#1-10 in the questions for the quiz. The quiz will be taken during class on Monday, September
13th.

Sources: Sign Naturally Book Unit 1-6. Dawn Sign Press.

Maxim Nemirovsky