American Sign Language 1
Fall Semester | |||
Unit Title | Unit 1
| Unit 2
| Unit 3
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Time | 9 weeks | 2 weeks | 7 weeks |
Understandings | Greet and say goodbye
Identify letters and proper hand shapes of the alphabet
Count from 1-20
Express vocabulary involving people and objects
Use WH-word questions
| Sign yes/no questions
Count from 20-29
Sign double letters
Ask for a sign
Negotiate signing environment | Count from 30-66
Use ordinal numbers (1st-9th)
Express spatial agreement, lengths of time, and contrastive structure
Understand key elements of Deaf culture
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TEKS | 1A, 1C, 1D 2A 3A, 3B | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 2A 3A, 3B 4A, 4C 5A, 5B, 5C | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 2A, 2D 3A, 3B 4A, 4B, 4C 5C |
Spring Semester | |||
Unit Title | Unit 4
| Unit 5
| Unit 6
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Time | 9 weeks | 3 weeks | 7 weeks |
Understandings | Count using rocking numbers
Describe family members and ages
Express ranking
Use possessive adjectives
Use negative responses | Establish tense and expressing verb agreement
Tell how often something occurs
Designate a location for a non-present person
| Tell a story
Use a 1-person and 2-person role shift
Express oneself in a cohesive way |
TEKS | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 2A 3A, 3B 4A, 4C 5A, 5B, 5C | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 2A 3A, 3B 4A, 4C 5A, 5B, 5C | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E 2A, 2B 3A, 3B 4A, 4C 5A, 5B, 5C |