ASL Literature

ASL literature has the same quality using its own language just like any other language.

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Printed literature can be done in two ways. (choose 2)

• oral

• written

• statue

• video

ASL has found popularity in its written print.

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The genres for ASL literature are: (all that applies)

• ABC Stories

• Visual Vernacular

• Audio books

• Classifier Stories

• Number Stories

Visual Vernacular is:

• ASL based storytelling

• English based storytelling

• gestural based storytelling

• number based storytelling

Number stories use

• numbers in ASL to tell stories

• alphabet in ASL to tell stories

• English in ASL to tell stories

• math in ASL to tell stories

ASL uses less than 35 handshapes.

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ABC stories are where stories are told by

• A for alligator, B for bear...

• A for knocking on door, B for opening door....

• singing "Now I know my ABCs"

• reading a dictionary.

Classifier/Handshape(s)-specific stories can only use one handshape.

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One can translate a story into ASL with (choose all that apply)

• art

• books

• poetry

• full length movie