1. Facial Expressions

2. Why are Facial Expressions Important?
90% of communication is non-verbal
Facial expressions show your tone
Part of correct ASL Grammar

3. Kevin James- Picking out a Card
Things to look for-
Facial Expressions
Eye gaze
Body Language

4. Activity- Emotion Charades
Only use facial expressions and body movement
Cannot say/mouth word
Partner has to guess exact word
Ex:
Shy
Excited
Amused

5. Mouth Morphemes

6. What’s a Mouth Morpheme?
Morpheme- the smallest grammatical unit of speech.
Smallest part of the word that shows or changes meaning
Print
Print –er = printer
Print –s = prints
Print –ing = printing
Print re- = reprint
Mouth Morpheme- grammatical unit in ASL that conveys size, shape, and length of time using the mouth.

7. When to Use Mouth Morphemes
To show: Morphemes to use:
Intention: th, mm, sh, tight lips, chin down, lips Pulled down
Size/ Height: pith, po, oo, mm, cha, luch, ah
Tongue wag
Density: oo, mm, cha, luch, puffed, ah , sh
Volume/ time/ distance: Cs, clenched teeth, mm, ah, tongue wag
Efficiency, fluidity, surface or texture th, oo, muttered, mm, puffed/ Blow air
Feelings: oo, mm, lips down, tight lips, clenched Teeth, th- tongue out, chin down

8. Common Mouth Morphemes
CHA- big, large, huge
Broad Shoulders
Ball
Coffee
Ooo- small, tiny, thin
Thin body size
Spaghetti
Tank top
MM- medium, average, comfortable, normal
Coffee
Reading
Driving
Puffed Cheeks- long ago, fat, a lot
Ancient History
Sumo Wrestler
Dirty Clothes

9. Common Mouth Morphemes cont.
PITH- tiny, pitiful,
Food
Money
Pursed Lips -intense emotions
Working Hard
Reading careful
SOO -tired, cold, dirty, delicious
SOW - very tired, very hard, very embarrassed
PS- Fancy
Shirt
Shoes
Car

10. Common Mouth Morphemes cont.
TH- clumsy, lousy,
Drive
Clean
Study
POW- explode, hard hit, lose temper
Car
Headache
FISH- finish, stop it
School
Siblings fight, mom says stop
Study
PAH
Test Grade
New Job
End of Class

11. Common Mouth Morphemes cont.
M-M-M
“Oh that’s interesting”
Lip curl
“I know what you’re talking about”

12. Additional Resources