"Last Saturday," driving home from a birthday party.
ASL is a living language with regional dialects. Unit 8.10 highlights how different signers use different variations for the exact same English word. English Word Variation A (Standard/Formal) Variation B (Regional/Informal) Alternating flat hands brushing against each other. Index fingers brushing against each other downwards. HAVE-TO / MUST Single, emphatic downward movement of the 'X' handshape. Repeated, softer bouncing of the 'X' handshape. NOT-YET
Unit 8 is heavily focused on and describing the position of objects. Specifically, Unit 8.10 usually serves as a cumulative review or a "Minidialogue" section where students must watch a conversation and answer specific questions about the details.
In this exercise, students practice role-shifting by acting out a scenario in which they switch roles with a partner. The scenario involves:
The other signer suggests soaking the clothes in bleach for an hour and re-washing them multiple times, using less bleach each time. Minidialogue 2: The Unwanted Date
How does the signer indicate spatial agreement when talking about the two different locations?
For the next hour, Leo and his daughter ran her through every scenario from Unit 8.10: the lost child, the bathroom request (“Can you watch my bag?”), the description of a suspect. By the end, Maya’s hands ached, but her mind was quiet.
"Last Saturday," driving home from a birthday party.
ASL is a living language with regional dialects. Unit 8.10 highlights how different signers use different variations for the exact same English word. English Word Variation A (Standard/Formal) Variation B (Regional/Informal) Alternating flat hands brushing against each other. Index fingers brushing against each other downwards. HAVE-TO / MUST Single, emphatic downward movement of the 'X' handshape. Repeated, softer bouncing of the 'X' handshape. NOT-YET Signing Naturally 8.10 Answers
Unit 8 is heavily focused on and describing the position of objects. Specifically, Unit 8.10 usually serves as a cumulative review or a "Minidialogue" section where students must watch a conversation and answer specific questions about the details. "Last Saturday," driving home from a birthday party
In this exercise, students practice role-shifting by acting out a scenario in which they switch roles with a partner. The scenario involves: Repeated, softer bouncing of the 'X' handshape
The other signer suggests soaking the clothes in bleach for an hour and re-washing them multiple times, using less bleach each time. Minidialogue 2: The Unwanted Date
How does the signer indicate spatial agreement when talking about the two different locations?
For the next hour, Leo and his daughter ran her through every scenario from Unit 8.10: the lost child, the bathroom request (“Can you watch my bag?”), the description of a suspect. By the end, Maya’s hands ached, but her mind was quiet.