1. Unit 6
Sports and Activities

3. Sports and Activities Vocab. Pg. 211 and 213
Come on
Involve, to be included
Many
All year, all year round
During, in, on (time)
To play
Team
Tend to, usually

4. During is also a time sign; so you sign DURING first.
Accent Step Pg. 213
Use DURING to talk about a non-specific time when something occurs. DURING is used much the same way as “in” and “on” are used in English to talk about events.
During is also a time sign; so you sign DURING first.
TIME/DURING/WHEN + TOPIC + COMMENT

6. Sports Vocabulary Pg. 214 Football Baseball Golf Basketball Gymnastics
To ride a bike
Bowling
To jog
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey
To ice skate

8. Sports Vocabulary Pg. 214 Karate, martial arts To scuba dive
To snowboard
Soccer
Softball
To surf
To swim
Tennis

10. Sports Vocabulary Pg. 214 Volleyball Volleyball-2 (don’t use)
Water polo
Wrestling

11. Video time!!
We will watch a video using some of the signs you just learned.
See if you can recognize the new signs we just learned.
Don’t say anything out loud! We will discuss it after we watch!! 

12. VIDEO TIME!

13. Classroom Exercise B pg. 213
1.) Using the new signs you just learned in complete sentences, sign – TO YOURSELF - when people tend to play the sports shown in your book.
2.) I will sign a question about a particular sport. Answer my question by raising your hand.
Keep all comments to yourself if you have something to say raise your hand & SIGN IT!

14. Classroom Exercise C pg. 215
Look on page 215 at Classroom Exercise C.
Read the instructions to #1.
Look over the 10 sentences provided for you in your book.
I will call on 10 people to stand up and sign one of the following sentences. BE PREPARED TO SIGN!!

15. Classroom Exercise C pg. 215
Look over #2 under Classroom Exercise C.
Create a sentence using the signs provided for you under #2.
Be prepared to stand up and sign a sentence to the class using the one of the signs provided for you.
I will call on 10 students to sign a sentence they created.

16. Classroom Exercise D pg. 216
Look at #1 under Classroom Exercise D.
Turn to the person sitting next to you and practice signing the sentences provided for you and responding with an answer.
One student will sign the italicized part while the other signs the bold part. Once you have signed all 10 sentences switch parts.
Make sure you are using the correct SENTENCE STRUCTURE!!!

17. Classroom Exercise D pg. 216
Using the same partner look at #2.
This time be sure to use the sign INVOLVED.
The example provided for you reads:
ASL: HE INVOLVED BASEBALL TEAM (QM)
English: Is he on the baseball team?

18. Did you know? Pg. 217
Read about “Equal Through Sports: The Deaflympics”
on page 217.

19. Read: “The Football Huddle” on page 219. Be prepared to discuss.
Deaf Culture Note Pg. 219
Read: “The Football Huddle” on page 219.
Be prepared to discuss.

20. Review Signs All year, all year round During, in, on (time) To play
Team
Tend to, usually
Baseball
Basketball
To ride a bike
Bowling

21. Review Signs Football Golf Gymnastics Hockey To ice skate To jog
Karate, martial arts
To scuba dive
To snowboard
Involve

22. Review Signs Soccer Softball To surf To swim Tennis Volleyball
Volleyball-2 (don’t use)
Water polo
Wrestling

23. ASL Close Up Pg. 220
Read on page 220 about signing a “Have you…” question in ASL.
3 signs used:
Experience
Finish
Not yet “I haven’t”

24. ASL Close Up Pg. 220 Using EXPERIENCE:
English: Have you gone scuba diving?/Do you know how to scuba dive?
ASL: YOU EXPERIENCE fs-SCUBA Q.M.?
English: Yes, I’ve gone scuba diving./ Yes, I know how to scuba dive.
ASL: YES ME EXPERIENCE fs- SCUBA .

26. ASL Close Up Pg. 220
Another way to respond to a “Have you…” question is to use FINISH:
English: Yes, I’ve gone scuba diving.
ASL: YES ME FINISH EXPERIENCE fs -SCUBA .

28. NMS Alert!
The sign FINISH is always accompanied by specific NMS: move you lips as if saying “fish.”

29. ASL Close Up Pg. 220
To respond negatively to a “Have you…” question, use LATE and the non-manual signal of slightly sticking out your tongue. This combination means NOT-YET or I HAVEN’T.
English: No, I haven’t gone scuba diving.
ASL: NO ME NOT-YET(late) EXPERIENCE fs- SCUBA.

31. Classroom Exercise G Look on page 221 at Classroom Exercise G.
What are the best conceptual matches for the English phrases provided for you?
Select from: EXPERIENCE, FINISH and NOT-YET.

32. Classroom Exercise G
Turn to the person beside you and complete # 2 together.
Quietly practice signing “Have you…” questions.

33. Expression Corner Pg. 221 Crazy for & Not crazy for
CRAZY-FOR and NOT-CRAZY-FOR are two expressions that refer to a strong like or dislike towards an activity or person.
CRAZY-FOR reflects more intensity than LOVE-IT, and NOT-CRAZY-FOR us less impassioned than HATE.

36. More Activity Signs Pg. 222 To bungee jump To camp
To exercise, lift weights
To fish
To hike
To play cards
To skateboard
To skydive

37. Sentence Practice Pg. 222 1.) I haven’t gone camping since the summer.
SINCE SUMMER ME NOT-YET EXPERIENCE CAMP
2.) Over the weekend my family plays games.
DURING WEEKEND MY FAMILY PLAY GAME.
3.) I’ve played soccer since I was four years old.
SINCE ME AGE-4 ME PLAY SOCCER.

38. 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224
Each sign in ASL can be broken down and analyzed into five separate features called the Five Parameters of ASL.
Handshape
Palm Orientation
Location
Movement
Non Manual signals

39. 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224
If one parameter is wrong, then the meaning of a sign can be drastically affected or even disappear and leave people trying to understand what’s being signed.
Signing clearly and precisely takes time and practice, and being aware of the Five Parameters can help improve your ASL skills.

40. Handshape: 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224 ME vs. MY
Pointer finger vs. flat palm
Common handshape errors:
1/D, D/F, E/O

41. 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224 Palm Orientation: TABLE vs. nonsense sign
Is the palm supposed to face up, down, left, or right? Signing while nervous or without practice may cause palm orientation errors. Often, these mistakes are “big” and obvious.

42. 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224 Location: TO – SEE vs. nonsense sign
Location errors cause an unpleasant “ASL accent”

43. Movement: 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224 TO ENJOY vs. HAPPY
Circular movement vs. flip up movement
Can you think of some other signs that differ only in their movement parameter?

44. Non-Manual signals: 5 Parameters of ASL Pg. 224 HAVEN’T vs. LATE
“No” NMS vs. “tongue” NMS
Specific NMS change the meaning of a sign. Facial expressions, head nods/shakes, the eyebrows, nose, eyes and lips each have particular meanings. That can be attached to signs.

45. PNEUMONIC DEVICE? What in the world is THAT?
I have found that a pneumonic device helps students remember the parameters of ASL.
A recent class used Help People Learn My Name…
Can you think of a new, clever one?

46. REVIEW When do you sign DURING in ASL structure?
At the beginning of the sentence.
Why do football players get in a huddle?
So the other players wouldn’t see their signs.
How would you sign “Have you gone bowling?”
YOU EXPERIENCE BOWLING Q.M.?
What NMS do you use when signing FINISH?
fish
What are the 5 Parameters of ASL?
Handshape; Palm Orientation; Movement; Location; NMS

47. Review Signs All year, all year round During, in, on (time) To play
Team
Tend to, usually
Baseball
Basketball
To ride a bike
Bowling

48. Review Signs Football Golf Gymnastics Hockey To ice skate To jog
Karate, martial arts
To scuba dive
To snowboard

49. Review Signs Soccer Softball To surf To swim Tennis Volleyball
Volleyball-2 (don’t use)
Water polo
Wrestling

50. Review Crazy for Not crazy for To bungee jump To camp
To exercise, lift weights
To fish
To hike
To play cards
To skateboard
To skydive

51. CL: 5 pg. 225
CL: 5 is related to CL: 1 an represents at least 5 or more people engaged in an activity such as walking.
The concept of CL: 5 is more people that can be easily counted, unless you’re talking about a certain group of five individuals.
CL: 5 can be preceded by a number sign, as shown in the example on pg. 225.

53. CL: 5 Vocabulary pg. 225
Crowded
To flock to (not in a group)
Popular

54. Classroom Exercise J pg. 225
How many people went to your house on Friday?
FRIDAY PEOPLE HOW-MANY FLOCK-TO HOUSE YOUR
The hallway is crowded near the office.
HALLWAY CROWDED NEAR OFFICE
Huge crowds went to the movie.
MOVIE PEOPLE FLOCK-TO
Why is the sign popular a classifier?
SIGN POPULAR C-L WHY?
I couldn’t see because people were walking in front of me.
CAN’T SEE I WHY PEOPLE CROWDED

55. CL: Bent V Seated Position Pg. 228
CL: Bent V represents a pair of human legs in a seated position, animals, and insects.
When using CL: Bent V it is essential to identify the object being represented before showing the CL.

56. CL: B & Base B Flat Objects Pg. 228
CL: B represents large, flat objects.
When CL: B is used as a flat surface and another classifier placed on top, it becomes CL: Base B.
In addition to flat objects, CL: B provides a bird’s eye view of objects normally shown with CL: 3.
Use CL: 3 when describing a vehicle in which you are not involved, but use CL: B if you were a passenger or driving the vehicle.

59. Classifiers Vocabulary Pg. 229
Bug, ant
Ears (animal)
To jump (animal)
To sit next to
Winding road

60. Storytelling Vocab. Pg. 211 Come on Involve, to be included Many
The sign COME-ON is an informal way to sign “to join” or “come over here”. Use this sign to say Come on! to encourage somebody to hurry up.
Involve, to be included
Many

61. The Storytelling Competition pg. 211
Watch Kris sign about the Storytelling Competition on the Student DVD.
Watch for signs we’ve already learned and look for new signs.
Do you know what she’s talking about??

62. Focus: The Literature of American Sign Language
Read on page 226 and 227 about oral literature and how Deaf people produce a specific type of literature.
Make sure you read about the Major Forms of ASL Literature.

63. Focus: The Literature of American Sign Language
Watch on the Student DVD examples of ABC, CL and Handshape stories.

65. ASL Storytelling Vocabulary Pg. 230
ASL Poetry
Handshape
Poetry
Story, to tell a story

66. Deaf Culture Minute pg. 230
Did you notice there are 2 different signs for poetry? The two signs differentiate between poems produced by hearing culture and those produced by Deaf performers. Over the years, Deaf poets felt the general sign poetry did not fully capture the depth of expression that is part of ASL poetry, and eventually the sign “express myself/let it out” became known as “ASL poetry”.

67. ASL Close Up Read on page 231 about Past, Present and Future Tenses.
Make sure to look at the examples. Notice when you use the tense markers

73. Signing in the Past Tense Pg. 233
Ago
Just, very recently
Last month
Last week
Last year
Long time ago
Recently, a little while ago
Used to, before

74. Accent Step pg. 233 The signs LAST-MONTH,
LAST-WEEK, and LAST-YEAR can be interpreted as “a month ago”, “a week ago” and “a year ago.” Sign USED-TO to say “When I was…”

75. Signing in the Past Tense Pg. 232
Read at the top of page 232 about Past tenses.
Without looking at the Translation Dialogue see if you understand all the signs used in the Dialogue.

76. I Want to Know…
Read at the bottom of page 232 about how tense markers work.
Compare the signs we just learned with the ASL Tenses Timeline.

77. I WANT TO KNOW…P. 232

78. Classroom Exercise N pg. 233
Present tense
1.) I am learning ASL.
ME LEARN A-S-L
2.) I have a motorcycle.
ME HAVE MOTORCYCLE.
3.) I go to school at 9:00
TIME 9 ME GO-TO SCHOOL.
4.) I live in California.
ME LIVE CALIFORNIA.

79. Classroom Exercise N pg. 233
Past tense
1.) I learned ASL.
PAST ME LEARN A-S-L.
2.) I had a motorcycle.
PAST ME HAVE MOTORCYCLE.
3.) I went to school at 9:00.
PAST TIME 9 ME GO-TO SCHOOL.
4.) I used to live in California.
PAST ME LIVE CALIFORNIA.

80. Classroom Exercise N pg. 233
The following is the proper sentence structure for asking and telling WHEN you did something.
English: When did you learn to ride a bike?
ASL: YOU LEARN RIDE BIKE WHEN YOU?
English: Back when I was 6 years old…
ASL: LONG-TIME-AGO ME AGE-6…
Look at the pictured example of this on pg. 233.

81. Classroom Exercise N pg. 233
With the person sitting next to you practice signing the sentences provided for you under # 3.
One person start off by asking the questions and the other person answer them; then switch roles.
THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO TALK!!

83. Dummy Hoy Vocabulary Pg. 236
To call (a name)
To hear
To talk
Umpire

84. Dummy Hoy Pg. 235 Watch the signed presentation about Dummy Hoy.
After you watch the presentation answer the questions on page 235 about Dummy Hoy.
You WILL turn these answers in for a grade!!!

86. Future Tense Vocab. Pg. 237 Distant Future In a few days Next Week
Next Year
Soon
Variations for soon
Will, future, it will be

87. Future Tense Pg. 236 Look at the pictured dialogue on page 236.
See if you can understand all the signs used in the dialogue without looking at the dialogue translation.

88. Classroom Exercise R
With the person sitting next to you practice using the Future Tense.
Sentences are provided for you on pg. 237.
Read the instructions before signing.
This doesn’t require any talking.

89. Accent Step Pg. 238
Look on page 238 to see how to sign “Next Tuesday.” Use the same idea for “Next weekend,” “Next Monday,” etc.

90. Classroom Exercise S pg. 238
With the person sitting next to you one ask the questions and the other answer. Switch roles and repeat.
When finished with #1 go on to #2 and practice signing the following phrases.

91. Review To call (a name) To hear To talk Umpire Distant Future
In a few days
Next Week
Next Year

92. Review Soon Variations for soon Will, future, it will be Come on Many
ASL Poetry
Handshape
Poetry
Story, to tell a story
Involved

93. Review Ago Just, very recently Last month Last week Last year
Long time ago
Recently, a little while ago
Used to, before

94. Review Bug, ant Ears (animal) To jump (animal) To sit next to
Winding road
Crazy for
Not crazy for
Crowed
To flock to (not in a group)
Popular

95. Review To bungee jump To camp To exercise, lift weights To fish
To hike
To play cards
To skateboard
To skydive

96. Rule of 9 Pg. 241
The Rule of 9 is a pattern that influences a concept's duration, or how long something lasts.
It is used when signing in ASL about a specific period of time or age.
Look on Page 241 at the examples provided.

97. Rule of 9 Pg. 241
The period of time or age is provided with a base sign, so that the difference between WEEK and 9-WEEKS is the incorporation of the number 9 into the dominant hand.
Only numbers up to 9 may be incorporated into a sign.

98. Rule of 9 Pg. 241 Use the Rule of 9 with: Age Specific time of day
Specific number of hours
Specific number of minutes
Specific number of days
Specific number of weeks
Specific number of months
Specific amounts of money

100. Duration Vocabulary Page. 240
Fast, quick
Long
To stay

102. Classroom Exercise W pg
Classroom Exercise W pg Practice signing the following using The Rule of 9
3 days
5 years old
6 months
4 hours
3 weeks
7 years old
5 minutes
1 year old
5 days
6:00
2 minutes
3 hours

103. Classroom Exercise W pg
Classroom Exercise W pg For durations longer than 9 , follow a # with the desired sign. Practice signing the following.
10 months
15 minutes
36 months
12 hours
14 days
10:00
10 hours
21 days
12 weeks
13 months
30 days
45 minutes

104. ASL Close Up pg. 242 Using Tense with the Rule of 9
Read on page 242 about using present, past and future tenses with The Rule of 9.
Make sure to look at the pictured examples of how to sign WEEK, MONTH, & YEAR using the different tense markers.

106. Practice Sentences X How do you sign the following English sentences in ASL???
How long have they been gone?
HOW LONG THEY LEAVE THEY?
They left three days ago.
3-DAYS PAST THEY LEAVE THEY
When did he leave?
HE LEAVE WHEN?
He hasn’t left. He will leave next week.
HE NOT-YET LEAVE. WILL NEXT-WEEK LEAVE HE .
She took off three months ago.
3-MONTHS PAST SHE TOOK-OFF.

107. Classroom Exercise Y pg. 243 Sign each phrase, applying The Rule of 9.
In 6 weeks
FUTURE 6-WEEK
2 years ago
2-PAST
5 days
5-DAY
3 months ago
3-MONTH PAST
In 4 hours
FUTURE 4-HOUR
5 minutes
5-MINUTE

108. Classroom Exercise Y pg. 243 Sign each phrase, applying The Rule of 9.
The year before last
2-YEAR-AGO
Next year
FURTURE YEAR
In 8 years
FUTURE 8-YEAR
1 hour
1-HOUR
2 weeks from now
FUTURE 2-WEEK
Day before yesterday
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY/ 2-DAY- AGO

109. REVIEW p. 246

110. Which parameter is wrong?

111. TIPS TO REMEMBER!

112. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All year, all year round
During, in, on (time)
To play
Team
Tend to, usually
Baseball
Basketball
To ride a bike
Bowling
Crazy for

113. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Football Golf Gymnastics Hockey
To ice skate
Not yet, haven’t
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
Experience
Finish
Late

114. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not crazy for To bungee jump
To camp
To exercise, lift weights
To fish
To hike
To play cards
To skateboard
To skydive
Come on

115. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crowded
To flock to (not in a group)
Popular
Involve, to be included
Many
Bug, ant
Ears (animal)
To jump (animal)
To sit next to
Winding road

116. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ago Just, very recently
ASL Poetry
Handshape
Poetry
Story, to tell a story
Soon
Ago
Just, very recently
Last month
Last week

117. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last year Long time ago
Recently, a little while ago
Used to, before
Will, future, it will be
To call (a name)
To hear
To talk
Umpire
Variations for soon

118. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Distant Future In a few days
Next Week
Next Year
Fast, quick
Long
To stay

119. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What sign is used when we used these words in English: “In winter…,” “When it rains…,” and “On the weekends…,”
DURING
Which of the 5 Parameters of ASL shows the difference between the signs “WHEN” & “ALL-YEAR-ROUND”? (HINT: there’s 3!)
NMS, Location, and Palm Orientation

120. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you on the hockey team?
YOU INVOLVED HOCKEY TEAM YOU?
Are the five of you on the soccer team?
FIVE-OF-YOU INVOLVED SOCCER TEAM?
Have you gone fishing?
YOU EXPERIENCE FISHING YOU?
No, I haven’t gone fishing.
NO I NOT-YET EXPERIENCE FISHING
Did you read your book for class?
YOU FINISH READ BOOK FOR CLASS?

121. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is it called when you move your lips as if trying to say “fish” when you sign FINISH?
Non-Manual Signals (NMS)
What are the 5 Parameters of ASL?
Handshape, Location, Movement, Palm Orientation and NMS
What does the CL: 5 represent?
A large group of people.
What CL is used to show ears on an animal?
CL: B
What CL is used to show a dog jumping up?
CL: Bent V

122. Review Unit 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What tense marker is used to sign “WILL”?
Future tense
What tense marker is used to sign “AGO”?
Past tense
Who is Dummy Hoy?
Deaf Baseball player…
Do you use The Rule of 9 when signing 12 hours? No