ASL examples of storytelling

Compiled by Gabriela Monasterio and Stephanie Jones

Deaf Hulk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZjAVRjxMHU

Reiteration: 0:24 - 0:29

He says he punched all the guys out and then signed each punch.

Scaffolding: 1:14 - 1:22

He has “tunnel vision” and signs it as things passing by him and suddenly snapping out of it when someone taps his shoulder.

ASL Frog Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXOpci7wCc

Scaffolding:0:10 - 3:32

The frog is in an area, with lots of trees and plants. The trees have mushrooms growing all over them.

Reiteration: 1:14 - 1:35

The frog looks around (“F” eyes) at its surroundings, and looks for flies. It sees and tracks a fly, then eats it. the reiteration is in both the looking and the fly.

ASL Story: The Tree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUhFPrU3uHw

Scaffolding: 0:18 - 1:11

The tree grows from a seed to maturity, showing each stage. The seedling pokes up through the dirt, grows taller, and develops into a fully grown tree.

Reiteration: 1:56 - 2:02

The person is hot, goes under the tree, is cool, walks back, and is hot again. The fanning is repeated multiple times.

Timber (ASL story)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bMuWpcOvNY

Scaffolding: 0:23 - 0:28

She describes the axe and shows it thrown over her shoulder to show she has an axe, without actually signing it.

Scaffolding: 0:30 - 0:32

Instead of signing lunch box, she describes the box shape and shows food goes inside of it. Thus letting the audience know it is a lunch bag of some sort.

ABC Gum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR7iyXJEsk

Scaffolding: 0:00 - 0:08

In the first few seconds of the video, she describes the boy enjoying the gum and chewing it over and over, his teeth grinding the gum and more chewing.

Reiteration: 0:44 - 0:48

She describes the man being unable to get up and trying over and over again.

Rolling in the Deep Adele (ASL)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjNHUhA8Wbg

Faceting: 0:10 - 0:13

She repeats how the thoughts of him are building up and are stuck in her mind

Deaf Prsident Now Fact outline for my ASL I class *Do not copy*

GM

3^rd Period ASL I

Deaf President Now Outline

I.                   Why?

a.       Jerry C. Lee, the previous president resigned in 1987 and among the candidates up for consideration were two Deaf men by the names of Dr. I King Jordan and Dr. Harvey Corson

b.      The seventh appointed president of Gallaudet university was hearing, despite a Deaf president being considered

c.       Jane Spilman, the chairwoman of the board, allegedly stated that "Deaf people are not able to function in a hearing world," causing outrage from the Deaf community.

II.                Who was involved?

a.       Bridgetta Bourne- Student leader

b.      Jerry Covell- Student leader

c.       Greg Hlibok- Main student leader, publicist, did interviews, “talked” to the hearing community

d.      Tim Rarus- Student leader

e.       Jane Basset Spilman- Chairwoman of the Board

f.       Dr. I King Jordan- Candidate for presidency, future president of Gallaudet

g.      Robert Carl Johnson- Professor of Math at Gallaudet U.

III.             Student Demands

a.       #1. That the seventh president of Gallaudet university be hearing impaired.

b.       #2. That the chairmen of the board of trustees of Gallaudet University, Jane Bassett Spilman, resign from the board of trustees of Gallaudet University.

c.        #3. That the composition of the board of trustees of Gallaudet University be changed at the earliest possible time so that a majority of the board be composed of hearing impaired individuals.

d.       #4. That no penalty be imposed upon students, faculty, staff  or administrators (friendly amendment)

IV.             Important Dates

a.       August 1987, Jerry C. Lee announces his resignation

b.      March 6^th 1988, The Board of Trustees appointed Elisabeth Zinser as president of Gallaudet U.

c.       March 7^th, the students announce their demands

d.      March 9^th, Jordan announces his support of Zinser

e.       March 10^th, Jordan revokes his support and Zinser resigns

f.       March 11^th, student march to the Capitol

g.      March 13^th, Spilman resigns, and the other demands are met or taskforces are set up so they did.

V.                Consequences

a.       All demands were met

b.      Deaf equality was promoted

c.       Jordan increased the endowment fund from $5million to $150 million