1. Unit 4: Family and Friends
Contrastive Structure
Listing and Ordering
The Age Spot

2. Pets

3. Age-related signs

4. Contrastive Structure
To compare in order to show differences

5. Contrastive Structure
To use indexing and shoulder shifting to compare or contrast characteristics about people, places, or things.
Usually used to compare 2 people, places, or things.
Used as AND in ASL.
Pointing to a person, place, or thing in space.
(Pronouns in ASL)
Slightly moving your shoulders from one side to another to show contrast.
-Slightly moving your head and shoulders

6. Contrastive Structure Example
Referent 1 =
Referent 2 =

7. Contrastive Structure Example
Referent 1=
Referent 2=
Referent 3=

8. Contrastive Structure Practice
I have 1 sister and two brothers.
She has 2 brothers named Jason and Jeff.
My family has 4 dogs, 3 cats, and 2 fish.

9. Contrastive Structure Practice: Sign the sentence below and add 2 details about each referent.
He sees one man and two women.
I have two cousins, Sean and Laura.
I need hot and cold water.
I have two children, one boy and one girl.
I have one brother and two sisters.

10. Classroom Exercise G
His grandmother is deceased and his grandfather is alive.
My uncle is watching TV and my aunt is sleeping
My parents are divorced. My father lives in New York and my mother lives in California.
My mother is Deaf, my father is hearing, and my two brothers are deaf.
She has one dog, two cats, and two older sisters.

11. Listing and Ordering A visual list of information
Provides details about 3 or more people, places, or things.
The non-dominant hand makes the list
The dominant hand references (points) to each person, place, or thing
Example:

12. Listing or Ordering? List Order
Making a general list of people, places, or things.
Examples:
Her best friends are Morgan, Jalen, Adam, and Domonique.
My three favorite cities are Atlanta, Houston, and Salt Lake City.
Today you will need a pencil, paper, and your book for class.
Ranking people, places, or things by age, preference, or order.
Examples:
My parents have 3 children, Yahaira, Ashton, and Justin.
My oldest sister is funny. My middle sister likes to ski. My youngest sister doesn’t like school.
This semester I have Lit., Math, Art, and PE.

13. Listing and Ordering Practice

14. The Age Spot
(Starting with the Index Finger)
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15. Starting With… Index Finger AGE Used for all ages
Used for ages 10 and up
Palm Orientation for Numbers 1-5 = _______________________
Both ways convey = ______________________

16. Signing Age Practice

17. Age Practice Chad is 2 years old He is 48 years old
Kiernan is 1 year old
Mike is 17 years old
My mother is 42 years old
She is 13 years old
Ahmed is 20 years

18. Age Practice Kendra is 16 years old He is not 1 year old yet
Tera is 29 years old
DaShawn is 15 years old
My grandfather is 80 years old
She is 13 years old
Cecile is 30 years old