Grade
Concept/Content
iconic signs, commonly used vocabulary, and ASL sentence structures, including:
- types of questions
- sharing information
- time and frequency
- comparisons
Elaboration
- topic and time, using shoulder shift, simple listing and ordering technique, and the sign “which” to indicate choice
- conveying a positive or negative emotion
- “quiet” or “loud” (intended for large audiences or individuals — “whispered” or “shouted”)
- making a statement or asking a question
- topic-comment
- S-V-O: subject-verb-object
WH, yes-no, rhetorical
shoulder shifting, contrastive structure
keywords
ASL sentence structures
questions
comparisons