Community

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Unit 5

• Community
• Neighborhood

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Giving Directions

• Dialogue Format
• Signer A Explain need, or ask for location
• Signer B Gives Location
• Signer A Ask for Confirmation
• Signer B Confirms

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Vista Video Clip (Unit 7-giving dir.)

• Sentence Structure
• Explaining the need
• ME ________ __________ WHERE ?
• THIRSTY SODA/COFFEE
• HUNGRY FOOD/CANDY
• MUST ( GO-TO) BATHROOM/DETENTION
• WANT ( GET) (BUY) DRESS/HAT/BOOK
• LOOKFOR MY FRIEND/CAT/DOG

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Notes

• Common reference point
• Start at a general location
• Identify a starting point
• Give specific directions

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Sample Dialogue

• A ME COFEEMACHINE LOOKFOR WHERE?
• B YOU KNOW ELEVATOR SECOND FLOOR?
• A BLUE COLOR ELEVATOR YES.
• B IX-Loc downstairs BASEMENT
• A BASEMENT?
• B (nod) RIGHT BASEMENT IX-Loc downstairs
  STAIGHT DOWN HALL

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Symbols for writing ASL GLOSS

• IX short for index indicates POINTING using
  referents, (s/he, it him/her) . Referent is in
  italics.
• Example
• IX father IX mother DIVORCED YEARS 5
• IX-Loc indicating location of an object or
  place. Means there
• IX-dir. used when the pointing gives directions
  or traces a route to a place
• Example
• IX-dir. around the corner to the right

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Real-world orientation (indexing) Signers
perspective

• Use these two concepts together when you are
  giving directions in relation to the building
  picture.
• You use signers perspective because you are
  referring to places and things in the building
  according to how you would visualize them if you
  were looking at it.
• At the same time you index in the actual
  direction of where places or things would be
  located in the building.

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Whats around here?
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You are the X, describe how to get to the room.
Room
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Describe AGAIN!!!!!!!
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Giving Directions-SAME FLOOR
Near (Close) Exit (out)
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HALLWAY wave-right, DOOR FIRST,SECOND MY
OFFICE.(MARK the Overhead)
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Mrs. Bishops Office
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ELEVATOR WHERE?
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MY OFFICE, ACROSS-FROM right to left (wh)
IX-Loc MAN RESTROOM.(MARK the Overhead)
Mrs. Bishops Office
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WHERE?
Mens Rest
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Where is it? Time to Practice..

• Objective to practice giving locations from the
  signers perspective as if standing in the
  hallway.
• Using the overhead, sketch your copy at your
  desk.
• Individually mark 3 places located in various
  rooms or areas on the top of your drawing sheet.
• Example Doctor office, dentist office,
  restaurant, school room, store, .

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Pair Practice Time

• Signer A Ask where a place is located
• Signer B Give location
• Signer A Ask for Confirmation
• Signer B Confirms

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Remember

• Shhhhhhhhhhh
  voice

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Hope you had fun!!!!!