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WorksheetsSigning Naturally Deaf Culture UNIT 5
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The drawing "Buy Me I Know Sign Language" by Shawn Richardson shows a Dog in a window signing to a man passing by.
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The drawing "Buy Me I Know Sign Language" by Shawn Richardson shows a man not being too surprised that the dog is signing.
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The drawing "Buy Me I Know Sign Language" by Shawn Richardson depicts how Deaf people feel about their pets - they are their best friends and speak the same language.
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William Hoy was a famous Deaf basketball player from the 1950's.
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William Hoy was the reason why there are hand signals in baseball today.
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William Hoy played baseball in the late 1800's.
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William Hoy was at bat, his third base coach would use hand signals to tell him the number of players that were out.
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in America, several small villages on Matha's Vineyard were signing villages for more than 100 years.
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Long ago on Martha's Vineyard, 1 in 6000 people were Deaf and all the inhabitants used Sign Language.
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Clayton Valli was well known for his work in ASL poetry.
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Clayton Valli was inspired to learn poetry because he thought he was being insulted by a young Deaf boy - but it was really a number poem.
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Clayton Valli was born in Ohio and attended the Kansas School for the Deaf.
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Clayton Valli believed that ASL and written poetry had very little in common.
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Clayton Valli studied rhyme, rhythm, and meter found in ASL.
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Clayton Valli's poetry did not include themes of oppression and being misunderstood in a world that was not always friendly.
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Clayton Valli believed that ASL Poetry was something for all to create and enjoy.
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Unfortunately, Clayton Valli passed away before he could publish any books.
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Clayton Valli was a motivating force in the recognition of ASL poetry as a genre of literature in its own right.
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