ASL Literature

What is a visual literature?

• ABC Stories

• ASL

• Videos

• Movies

How many types of ASL Literature is there?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 2

ASL is a written language

• True

• False

• I'm not sure

What uses handshapes from the alphabet in order?

• ASL Stories

• Classifiers Stories

• ASL Literature

• ABC Stories

Why is ASL Literature important?

• It is embraced, enjoyed and shared by the Deaf community

• Original stories developed in a culture which are typically passed on orally

• Helps to explain the Deaf identity, beliefs and the ways of life for Deaf people

• Stories are preserved

Which type of ASL Literature is not on the list?

• ABC Stories

• Jokes, Humor, Puns

• Music / Song Writing

• Handshape Stories

ASL Storytelling tends to be passed down from _________ to __________.

• Generation to Generation

• Parents to children

• Elite to middle class

• Deaf people to hearing people

What type of ASL stories incorporate the use of several different classifiers, or handshapes that represent nouns.

• ABC Stories

• Classifier Stories

• Handshape Stories

• Number Stories

Which type of ASL Literature is not on the list?

• Poetry

• Handshape Stories

• Written Stories

• Jokes, Puns, Humor

Literature is an important and treasured part of any culture.

• True

• False

• I have no clue.