Family and Friends Unit 4 (ASL)

How is gender defined in ASL?

• Placement on the face/by the head
• In front of the chest/by the heart
• On the arm 
• Fingerspell Male/Female before signing the word 

What is this sign?

• Stop
• Motivation
• Clap
• Cold

What is shoulder-shifting?

• For gender distinction
• For passing on a conversion from one to another
• Used for contrasting, comparing, separating
• Used to define opposites 

What is this sign?

• Driving
• Push away 
• Happy 
• To get along/proceed/move on 

Where is the age spot?

• The chin
• The forehead
• The cheek 
• The chest

What is this sign?

• Friendly
• Cool 
• Cute
• Lazy

What is this sign?

• Laugh
• Love 
• Like/Same as 
• Shy 

What is Deaf World? 

• Refers to the Deaf community's sports, clubs, and social events where ASL is the majority
• To be completly immersed in an activity or group
• A sign that just describes the overall look into the deaf community
• A group of deaf adults 

What is this sign? 

• To like 
• Only 
• Interesting 

What is Dive-In?

• Describes someone who completly immerses themselves in deaf culture/community. Usually a hearing person
• Deaf people trying to become hearing
• Describes Deaf people trying to mainstream