Expansion Notes

What is expansion in ASL?

• A method to simplify signs

• A technique to elaborate or clarify a message

• A way to shorten sentences

• A technique used to teach English to people who are deaf

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Fill in the blank: Expansion is a set of techniques used in ASL that are not used in ________.

• spoken languages

• written languages

• sign languages

• programming languages

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CCSS.L.11-12.3

What is the purpose of the 'Contrasting' technique in ASL?

• To emphasize a concept

• To create a visual rhyme

• To speed up communication

• To simplify complex ideas

What expansion technique is when several different signs are used sequentially to express one idea more clearly?

• Contrasting

• Couching

• Faceting

• Reiteration

What are the uses of 'Utilizing 3D space' in ASL?

• To represent spatial relationships

• To indicate time

• To show emotions

• To enhance clarity

What expansion technique is used when the narrator becomes the character(s) in the story?

• Describe then do

• 3D space

• explain by example

• couching

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

This ASL sentence incorporates what expansion feature?

THIS ROOM COLD, NOT HOT, COLD

• FACETING

• REITERATION

• CONTRASTING

• COUCHING

This ASL sentence incorporates what expansion feature?

IF LIVE NEAR, KNOW WORLD CL-CLAW shape of circle, CL-G around middle of world, THAT, WOW, HOT

• FACETINGSH

• REITERATION

• CONTRASTING

• COUCHING

This ASL sentence incorporates which expansion features?

MOVIE, COOL, GREAT, GOOD

• FACETING

• COUCHING

• CONTRASTING

• EXPLAIN EXAMPLE

This ASL sentence incorporates which expansion features?

ME MUST PACK, KNOW, SHAMPOO, TOOTHPASTE, SOAP THAT

• FACETING

• COUCHING

• CONTRASTING

• EXPLAIN EXAMPLE