ASL 1 Semester 1 Expressive Final
Two students will create and sign a dialogue based on a topic. Together, you will first write out a conversation in English. Then, write it out in ASL structure, or GLOSS format. This way you are creating a conversation in English, and then translate it into GLOSS (ASL format). Students are to create this conversation with at least FIVE lines per person, for a total of TEN lines. Each line must be at LEAST Five signs when in the Gloss format. For example, a line that is “Sure” would not be acceptable. Make sure you have memorized your part!
The students will be assigned which topic they are expected to sign.
1. What are your feelings about taking an ASL test? How did you study? Will you pass the test? Why?
2. Describe your best friend to your partner. What are his/her physical features (hair style, color, height, etc.)? Describe your best friend’s personality.
3. Describe your favorite class. Why do you enjoy this class? What is the teacher’s personality?
4. Work with your partner on rearranging a room. Give specific directions on where to move furniture. You may agree or disagree on where furniture should be placed, and offer other suggestions.
5. Your partner is deaf. Introduce yourself to the deaf person. Let them know who your teacher is and why you are taking ASL classes. Your partner should share about his/her teacher and school. Ask about some likes and dislikes.
Rubric
Correct Vocabulary
20 points / Student signs vocabulary without any errors
points / Student makes less than three errors in sign production
points / Student makes 3-5 errors in sign production
points / Student demonstrates many errors in sign production.
points
Basic ASL
Structure
20 points / Student’s uses appropriate ASL sentence structure throughout the presentation
points / Student uses appropriate ASL sentence structure for most of the presentation
points / Student’s uses appropriate ASL sentence structure for some of the presentation
points / Student signs only in English word order or inappropriate ASL sentence order
points
Fingerspelling
Clarity and Number signs
20 points / Students fingerspelling and number concepts are signed accurately and clearly
points / Students fingerspelling and number signs are mostly signed correctly
points / Student made an effort to sign fs and number signs correctly
points / Student made little or no effort to fingerspell or sign numbers correctly
points
Facial Expression
20 points / Uses appropriate facial expressions during the entire presentation
points / Makes some errors in facial expressions
points / Makes many errors in facial expression
points / Students uses no facial expressions to match ASL grammar
Points
Written Gloss
20 points / Student submits an ASL GLOSS version of the assignment for the prompt in correct format without any errors
points / Student submits an ASL GLOSS version of the assignment for the prompt in correct format with 3 errors or less
points / Student submits an ASL GLOSS version of the assignment for the prompt in correct format with 3-6 errors.
points / Student submits an ASL GLOSS version of the assignment for the prompt with more than 6 errors.
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