ASL and How ASL Came to America

Out of the options below, which one DOES NOT describe ASL?

• A language with its own structure

• A language that is always adding new words and deleting old ones

• A language that derived from old French Sign Language

• A language that uses mime

Which of the below options is NOT TRUE in regards to Sign Language?

• At one time, it was prohibited (banned, illegal) to use sign

• Hearing people made deaf people feel inferior (less) when they used sign language

• ASL has never been used to express poetry, songs or stories

• People actually thought it was more of an "animal" language

Where can you use ASL?

• Underwater

• Through a window

• Across a football field

• Where you need to remain silent, but still get someone's attention

• Silly Mrs. A...you can use it in all of those places!

Martha's Vineyard is unique because...

• It was a place where everyone knew sign language

• It was where the first deaf school was established

• It was where the Cogswells lived

• It had an asylum for people to go to

Which options below accurately depict Dr. Cogswell and his intentions?

• A wealthy man, he could afford to send his daughter oversees and he did

• His favorite daughter came down with spotted fever and became deaf. He sympathized with her and wanted a better life for her

• He went to Europe in search of answers of how to teach his daughter

• He learned ASL to communicate with Alice

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet came into the story because...

• He was a tutor for the deaf and was hired to teach Alice

• He was the Cogswell's neighbor and he felt bad for Alice

• He worked with Dr. Cogswell and knew what to do with deaf kids

• He had a lot of money to fund a trip to Europe

What option below was NOT an option for Dr. Cogswell to choose between for Alice?

• To send her to live in Europe

• To send her to the American deaf school

• Send her to the asylum

• Hire a private tutor

Why didn't Dr. Cogswell choose to send her away? (2 are correct)

• It was too expensive

• They said he couldn't send her

• He was worried he wouldn't see her again

• He didn't think she would succeed

• He thought all deaf children and their families deserved to have a better option

What did Dr. Cogswell and Mr. Gallaudet decide to do?

• Raise money to build the school

• Raise money to travel to Europe to learn methods about how to teach deaf people

• Travel to London together

• Teach Alice themselves

First on his travels, Gallaudet went where to learn about teaching deaf children how to speak?

• The Insane Asylum

• The Abbey in France

• The Abbey in London

• The Braidwood School