Monday, November 17, 2008

November 17th 2008

Today we introduced our first project of the year. Its a big one so here we go!

You will be writing a research paper on a Famous Deaf Person. This paper should be two and a half pages long. The guildlines have been handed out to you. If you loose your copy PLEASE come get a new one, dont wing it ok?

We are going to the computer lab on Wed and Friday this week.

Also you will have class time to work on your paper.

There is one more element to your paper. You will need a posterboard, any normal standarized poster board with important notes or information (directly taken from your paper) about your deaf person to present to the class. We will go over this more in detail.

This project is DUE MONDAY DEC 1st.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

October 29th 2008

Happy Wednesday!

ASL Pro.com test due friday 10/31
Login: 2938-63548
Password: issaquah
Please print out score or email score to me for proof of work. Thank you

FS Quiz #7 on Friday

Halloween signs worksheet was given out today. Study and Practice! Maybe a quiz will be in the works?

Monday, October 27, 2008

October 27th 2008

Happy Monday!

Today we watched more of Mr. Hollands Opus and took our 4th FHPO Test on Chapts 12-24.

Worksheet for Mr. Hollands Opus will be due when the movie is completed. This is worth 45 points.

Fingerspelling Quiz #7 will be this Friday!

Participation Grades will be posted this Friday Oct 31st.

We will also learn Halloween signs this week!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

October 22nd 2008

Fingerspelling Test tomorrow #6

fingerspelling practice #6

Providence, Aberdeen, Duluth, Sheridan, Lubbock, Beaumont, Richmond, Tampa, Frankfort, Utica, Omaha, Everett, Detroit, Olympia, Shreveport, Waterloo, Danville, Orlando , Albuquerque, Augusta, Jackson, Casper, Topeka, Springfield, Amarillo, Durango, Milwaukee, Nashville, Peoria , Raleigh , Tuscaloosa, Paducah, Albany, Hartford, Buffalo, Lansing, Minneapolis, Lincoln, Memphis, Carlsbad, Bozeman

Today we finished conversations for Unit 2.

And did a practice partner fingerspelling quiz.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

October 16th 2008

ASLPRO.com Quiz #1 was due today at the begining of the period. If you did not complete it you recieved a zero.

Your presentations on Unit 2 vocab, using 30 words (as assigned on Tuesday) will be due tomorrow after Fingerspelling Quiz #5.

Please be ready.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

October 14th 2008

FIRST ASL HONORS SOCIETY MEETING TODAY AT 2:20. If you missed it, come to the next one on Oct 24th at 2:20.

Today we started a conversation which will be due on Thursday.

ASSIGNMENT:
Use 30 vocab words from Unit 2. And you may only use signs we have gone over in class. You may use classifiers as well for we learned what that was today.
You must talk about an imaginary 3rd person. This person will be described in your conversation. The class will then write down who you were talking about, male or female, what they wore and colors they had on. Your classmates understanding will determine your grade, so sign clear and strong.

Remeber if you missed anything in class you must talk to me. I am not going to hunt you down, its your responsibility.

Monday, October 13, 2008

October 13th 2008

Today we took a FHPO Quiz on chapters 8-11. Which was assigned for reading Last Thursday Oct 9th.

Friday there will be a fingerspelling quiz #5.

fingerspelling practice #5 words

earning, curious, pauper, critical, skyline, incite, demerit, agency, preview, beeswax, payment, canary, assistance, conclude, dignity, inside, euxenite, disloyal, fanciful, suitable, ghostly, unable, helmsman, election, imagine, perilous, jumble, rainy, knuckle, disagree, lacquer, excited, marina, produce, nickel, confuse, obscene, active, phonetic, helpless, quail, enroll

Tonights homework is to take a test on ASLPRO.com

Login: 2938-63548 Password: Issaquah

http://www.aslpro.com/school/login.html

You make take the test until Midnight on Wednesday. Then it is late after that. Please print it out and bring me your score. This will count as 10 points. If you do not have a computer at home you are free to come in a lunch or after school to take it in my classroom.

See you tomorrow :)

Thursday, October 9, 2008

October 09 2008

Read Chapters 8 - 11 by Monday (hint:Quiz)

Bring CDs by tomorrow or no credit. We are going to the lab to download the vocab videos for the year. (They need to be CD-R cds)

Fingerspelling quiz # 4 is tomorrow as well.

ASL Honors Society's first meeting is Tues Oct 14th in my room at 2:20pm.

Here is the link for Dates on the Deaf Coffee Chat at Bellevue Square and Seattle.

http://www.deafcoffee.com/html/washington.html

The October meeting is Oct 17th at 7 pm.

Monday, October 6, 2008

October 06 2008

Fingerspelling Quiz #4 this Friday.

fingerspelling practice #4

John, Patty, Doug, Maria, Wendall, Susan, Phil, George, Sherry, Sam, Christine, Vickie, Lonnie, Paul, Mark, Roderick, Joanna, Robbie, Austin, Charlie, Theresa, Donna, Timothy, David, Tony, Lisa, Terri, Jeff, Michael, Julie, Roger, Kayla, Kenny, Sandy, Jack, Karen, Jeffery, Glenda, Mickey, Harold, Nancy, Stephan

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

September 30th 2008

No fingerspelling quiz this week.

Unit Final Oct 2nd and 3rd.

Part one: Deaf Culutre Questions, For Hearing People Only questions Chapt. 4-6, and Glossing practice.
Part Two: One on one conversation with Ms. Short.

You need to know:

Hi My name is
Nice to meet you
All the colors
My teacher is Ms. Short
I am learning Sign Language
Deaf, Hearing
Whats your name?
And anything on the Unit One Vocab sheet I handed out.

We will review all day tomorrow. Have a good night
.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

September 23rd 2008

FS Quiz #3 on Friday.

Quiz on For Hearing People only chapters 1 & 2 on Friday.

Partner Presentations Due tomorrow, as well as PenPal letter.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Septmeber 21 2008

fingerspelling practice # 3

milk, moat, clap, brew, then, ship, clan, slow, drop, crab, chip, sack, glue, free, spit, blot, flip, swim, plan, grin, trim, blink, crash, clock, shape, slide, where, cheap, thing, phone, drown, brave, think, trial, plane, twist, skate, brick, style, smart, swans, grape


PenPal letter due wed. No last name, no addresss, no phone numbers, no MySpace or Facebook info and no Pictures. Or you will recieve a zero.

FS Quiz number 3 on Friday.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

SEPTMEBER 18TH 2008

Fingerspelling quiz # 2 is tomorrow.

Hope you practiced! And Studied

Good work on your partner presentations.

Read Chapters 1 and 2 in For Hearing People Only.

Journey is Tomorrow!!!!!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

SEPTEMBER 16TH 2008

CURRICULUM NIGHT!! 7 PM

Partner Presentations are due tomorrow.

Make sure you have the glossing paper to turn into Ms. Short.

FS Quiz #2 on Friday

Read chapters 1 and 2 by Thursday. Sept 18th.

Journey is in 3 days! :)

Monday, September 15, 2008

SEPTEMBER 15TH 2008

Happy Monday!

Fingerspelling practice #2

kite, wing, leap, fare, deep, when, than, clap, slap, they, clip, sing, sock, went, keep,weak, sink, glum, tray, skit, comb, plot, rank, each, sent, gone, dash, lane, drum, slip, plum, thin, what, salt, fine, bean, trip, ship, slim, brow, chat, crib


This Fridays Test will have 15 words from the above list.

Partner Presentation "Meeting someone new" is due Wednesday Sept 17th.
Please practice conversation. Glossing (writen form of conversation) paper will be due before presentation. If you would like to make a notecard, that is allowed.


Friday, September 12, 2008

SEPTEMBER 12th 2008

Fs Quiz #1

Dont forget, Curriculum Night is Sept 16th at 7:00pm. Id love to meet all of your parents!

Have a good weekend!

Monday, September 8, 2008

SEPTEMBER 8TH 2008

Syllabus turn in for 5 points.

Everyone did very well on the Practice Fingerspelling quiz. Please study for this friday's quiz. It will use the same group of words (Vocab #1) but will not be the SAME words as last fridays quiz.

Practice :

Whats your name?
Nice to meet you!
My name is _____

No homework

Friday, September 5, 2008

SEPTEMBER 5th 2008

Fingerspelling Quiz #1 (Practice)

Signed syllabus due Monday Sept. 8th.

Re-writeable Cds with Name, Class (asl 1) and Period written on them due Wed Sept 10th.

Have a good weekend!!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

SEPTEMBER 3rd 2008

Welcome to ASL 1!

Syllabus will be handed out Thurs. Sept 4th. Signed syllabus due Mon. Sept 8th.

Fingerspelling Practice Quiz #1 on Friday Sept 5th. (Review/Study)

Fingerspelling practice #1

on , go, at, do, an, so, in, to, up, by, be, as, or, am, by, if, hi, it, we, no, he, vet, van, car, kit, hot, hit, sun, mud, toe, but, rat, let, saw, dip, zoo, new, pen, big, old