ASL University


Video Project
You must earn a score of 70% or better on your video project in order to pass this course.

Use the script [for your level] below to do your video.
Then upload your video to Youtube.com and email me the link.  Actually, first email it to a friend or parent and see if THEY can access it. Then email it to me.  The point is: MAKE SURE your video is not set to "private" (which would mean that I can't view it).  You can set your video to be unlisted if you don't want people finding it online. Then after you have your grade for the course you can go delete the video from Youtube if you want.  If you need instructions on how to upload a video to youtube just google: "How to upload a video to youtube." Or you can transfer your video to a disk or USB drive and snail-mail it to me.  (Keep a back up copy until you get your grade).  Or you can google: "Send large file via email" and you can find online services that let you email large files for low cost or free.

Tips and hints:

After introducing yourself, sign the number and then the sentence. You need only show me the sentence one time. Pay particular attention to your facial expressions for each sentence (because I'll be looking for your facial expressions in addition to your vocabulary and general fluency). If you don't know what the "yes/no"-question and "WH-question" expressions are see Lesson 02.  Practice the sentences until you can do them smoothly and without hesitation.  Print or write out the sentences big enough for you to tape them under your video recorder and see them easily. Some students just print out a paper with their sentences on it and put it in front of them. They lean forward to read the sentence and then look up at the camera and sign it.  That is okay.  Start the recorder and sign your sentences while looking directly at the camera.  Do not look off to the side while signing your sentences.  Do not stop the camera between each sentence. Keep it going.  You should have practiced enough to be able to move smoothly onto the next sentence.  The first part of the script is flexible. Don't get hung up on the specifics. The point is to tell me your name and a little about yourself. Then move on to the numbered sentences.

Scroll down until you find the right script for your level:
 


ASL 1 Video Script:


 

HI. MY NAME  ____________.

I LIVE ____________________ [spell the name of your city].

I FROM ___________________ [spell the name of where you were born] [or sign: I GREW-UP HERE]

I GO SCHOOL ___________________ [spell the name of the school you attend or sign "I HOME SCHOOL," or "I WORK _______"] 

 

01. YOUR TEACHER WHO?
02. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD WHAT?
03. PAST-[long-ago] YOURSELF LITTLE-GIRL, YOU WANT GROW-UP FUTURE what-DO?
04. PIZZA, YOU LIKE what-KIND?
05. YOUR SISTER what-NAME?
06. SUMMER VACATION, YOU WAKE UP what-TIME?
07. HIGH-SCHOOL, YOU GRADUATE WHEN?
08. YOU LEARN SIGN WHERE?
09. YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND HE/SHE TEACHER, WHY?
10. SOUP, YOU KNOW HOW MAKE do-YOU?
11. ONE WEEK HAVE HOW-MANY DAYS?
12. SERVER-[waiter/waitress] SHOULD TIP how-MUCH-[1-handed-version]?
13. YOU TAKE-UP ASL CLASS what-FOR?
14. YOUR GRANDFATHER how-OLD?
15. SUMMER OR-[bodyshift] WINTER, YOU LIKE BETTER WHICH?
16. SATURDAY NIGHT, I GO PARTY, WANT ACCOMPANY-me?
17. SCHOOL FINISH, YOUR MOM PICK-UP YOU, what-TIME?
18. SUPPOSE YOU GO MOVIE, YOU LIKE EAT POPCORN?
19. YOU NEVER EAT CANDY YOU?
20. YOU WANT GO HOME NOW do-YOU?

21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30

100

1,000

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ  FINISH

THANK-YOU BYE!
 


 

 

 


ASL 2  Video Project Script:


 

HELLO MY NAME ________. 

 I/ME LIVE __________.

 

I/ME GROW UP HERE  [or]  I/ME FROM  ________

 

I/ME High School _________  [or]  I/ME College ________  [or]   I/ME LEARN ASL _________ [reason]

 

01.  YOUR FAMILY, LAST CHILD WHO?

02.  YOUR MOM ADDRESS WHAT?

03.  TOMORROW AFTERNOON, YOU what-DO?

04.  CEREAL, YOU LIKE WHAT-KIND?

05.  BOOK YOU THINK INTERESTING, what-NAME?

06.  TODAY, TEACHER SHOW-UP what-TIME?

07.  YOU START LEARN SIGN, WHEN?

08.  BEFORE-[prior-to] CLASS, YOU WHERE?

09.  CAR ACCIDENT-crash HAPPEN WHY?

10.  YOU EARN MONEY HOW?

11.  WEEK-[every] MEETING YOU HOW-MANY?

12.  YOUR SHOES COST HOW-MUCH-[1h]?

13.  YOUR REFRIGERATOR, ORANGE-"J" LEAVE-[remaining] HOW-MUCH-[volume]?

14.  YOU GO DENTIST HOW OFTEN?

15.  YOU WANT RETIRE, how-OLD?

16.  PIZZA THIN-[crust], THICK-[crust], YOU FAVORITE-[prefer] WHICH?

17.  CAR MACHINE-[engine], YOU KNOW HOW FIX do-YOU?

18.  HEARING-AID BATTERY, YOU NOT-YET CHANGE YOU?

19.  DISNEYLAND YOU FINISH TOUCH YOU?

20.  Every-MORNING, YOU HURRY-[rush] SHOWER, CLOTHES, EAT, GO-[take-off] SCHOOL do-YOU?

 

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 100, 1,000

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ  FINISH

THANKS

BYE
 


 

 


ASL 3  Video Project Script:


 

01. SUPPOSE YOU RESTAURANT, YOU ORDER BIRD, MEAT, FISH, WHICH? (Lesson 31)
02. DURING YOU STUDY, PERSON INTERRUPT YOU MOST WHO? (Lesson 32)
03. SOUP, YOU LIKE WHAT-KIND? (Lesson 33)
04. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, ESTABLISH WHEN? (Lesson 34)
05. DOG CHASE CAT what-FOR? (Lesson 35)
06. DEAF STILL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL OLD 21, WHY? (Lesson 36)
07. YOUR SHOES, WEAR-OUT HOW-OFTEN? (Lesson 37)
08. INTERPRET, YOU EXPERIENCE HOW-MANY YEAR? (Lesson 39)
09. TECHNICAL SCHOOL NEAR HERE, what-NAME? (Lesson 40
10. YOUR FAVORITE PLACE STUDY WHERE? (Lesson 41)
11. QUOTE TRAIN-GONE, what-MEAN? (Lesson 42)
12. YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY WHAT? (43)
13. SUPPOSE YOU FREEWAY, CAR BREAK-DOWN, YOU what-DO? (Lesson 44)
14. DURING SIGN-[fluently] ASL SHOULD USE MOUTH QM-wig? (Lesson 45)
15. KETCHUP CL:C-"bottle sitting there," GRAPES CL:-[weak-hand, "grapes"] strong-hand:-"dump_ketchup_on_grapes," strong-hand:-"eat_a_grape" YOU THINK DISGUST YOU? (Lesson 38)

Show this number:  9,876,543.21
That is the number: nine-million-eight-hundred-seventy-six-thousand-five-hundred-forty-three-dot-twenty-one.


Fingerspell this sentence:  The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

THANKS
BYE

 


 

 


ASL 4  Video Project Script:


 

The ASL 4 video project script is:

__________________
[Start]

"Hey, just letting you know that Sorenson Communications recently announced that they are sponsoring a new contest. The aim of the contest is to preserve the rich cultural heritage inherent in ASL storytelling. Sorenson invites Deaf people age 18 and up to participate. How can you participate? Send a video of your favorite joke or story regarding some aspect of your experience as a Deaf person. Pick a well known story. You can add your own perspective or interpretation. For example you can submit the Deaf Tree story. Or you can share a popular poem. We need to pass down our folklore to future generations of Deaf. What are the rules? You must be Deaf or hard-of-hearing. Your submission is limited to a maximum of five minutes. The top three videos will win a prize. The deadline is June 13th. If you want to know more, check their website. Good luck!"

[End]
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It is very important that you study Lesson 60 prior to doing your video.
See: "Lesson 60"  or copy and paste:  https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson60.htm into your browser's address bar.
And see: Lesson 60: https://youtu.be/CaiUspoSVXc
 
If your signing reflects having studied Lesson 60 in depth -- then you will get a good grade on this assignment.

If your signing indicates that you didn't spend much time studying Lesson 60 you will will lose points.

I have dozens of little things I'm looking for that tell me whether or not you studied the lesson.

For example, if you sign "GOOD LUCKY" instead of "good luck" -- I'll know you didn't study the lesson and will give you a really, really low grade on it. So don't just sign what you "think" should be signed on this -- sign what your instructor thinks should be signed on it -- by watching and reviewing the lesson and signing in ways that are similar to what you are shown in the instructional video:

So... go to https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson60.htm and click on each of the practice sentence links and actually practice them over and over again before putting together your story.

Tip: You might enjoy watching this video example of that story:
http://mobilewebvideo.sorensonvrs.com/15035-PR_NL_Apr_CoMessage_c_high.mp4  (Links to an external site.)
That link works as of this writing but if it breaks in the future let me know.

To help wrap your mind around the story I've broken it into chunks for you below. Do NOT include the numbers in your story. The numbers are just to help you chunk the story. Instead just tell the story as if you were giving an announcement.

01. Hey, just letting you know that Sorenson Communications recently announced that they are sponsoring a new contest.
02. The aim of the contest is to preserve the rich cultural heritage inherent in ASL storytelling.
03. Sorenson invites Deaf people age 18 and up to participate.
04. How can you participate? Send a video of your favorite joke or story regarding some aspect of your experience as a Deaf person.
05. Pick a well known story. You can add your own perspective or interpretation.
06. For example you can submit the Deaf Tree story.
07. Or you can share a popular poem.
08. We need to pass down our folklore to future generations of Deaf.
09. What are the rules? You must be Deaf or hard-of-hearing.
10. Your submission is limited to a maximum of five minutes.
11. The top three videos will win a prize.
12. The deadline is June 13th.
13. If you want to know more, check their website.
14. "Good luck!"

Here is a gloss for the story:

01. HEY INFORM-you SORENSON RECENT ANNOUNCE SPONSOR NEW COMPETE.
02. COMPETE GOAL FOR-FOR? SAVE-retain PRECIOUS-[2-hands-"treasured"] HISTORY CULTURE THAT ASL STORY T-E-L-L-I-N-G!
03. SORENSON INVITE DEAF PEOPLE OLD-18 MORE-THAN INVOLVE.
04. INVOLVE HOW? SEND ASL VIDEO YOUR FAVORITE J-O-K-E STORY RELATED-to YOURSELF DEAF PERSON.
05. CHOOSE-[pick/select-one-hand-version] WELL KNOW STORY YOU CAN ADD-to YOURSELF PERSPECTIVE [or] INTERPRETATION-of.
06. for-example-[SHOW-SHOW] YOU CAN SUBMIT DEAF TREE STORY.
07. or-[WELL/so] YOU CAN PICK POPULAR POEM
08. WE MUST PASS-DOWN-thru-time DEAF THEIR STORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
09. RULE WHAT-rhet? YOU MUST YOURSELF DEAF [or] hard-of-hearing-[HH].
10. submit-[OFFER] LIMIT MAXIMUM FIVE-MINUTE.
11. TOP THREE VIDEO WIN P-R-I-Z-E.
12. DEADLINE JUNE 13
13. SUPPOSE WANT KNOW MORE INFORMATION, CHECK THEIR website-[WWW].
14. GOOD-#LUCK!

Again, remember, I don't want to see "numbered" sentences, I want to see a story that looks like a signed version of this:

HEY INFORM-you SORENSON RECENT ANNOUNCE SPONSOR NEW COMPETE. COMPETE GOAL FOR-FOR? SAVE-retain PRECIOUS-[2-hands-"treasured"] HISTORY CULTURE THAT ASL STORY T-E-L-L-I-N-G! SORENSON INVITE DEAF PEOPLE OLD-18 MORE-THAN INVOLVE. INVOLVE HOW? SEND ASL VIDEO YOUR FAVORITE J-O-K-E STORY RELATED-to YOURSELF DEAF PERSON. CHOOSE-[pick/select-one-hand-version] WELL KNOW STORY YOU CAN ADD-to YOURSELF PERSPECTIVE [or] INTERPRETATION-of. for-example-[SHOW-SHOW] YOU CAN SUBMIT DEAF TREE STORY. or-[WELL/so] YOU CAN PICK POPULAR POEM WE MUST PASS-DOWN-thru-time DEAF THEIR STORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. RULE WHAT-rhet? YOU MUST YOURSELF DEAF [or] hard-of-hearing-[HH]. submit-[OFFER] LIMIT MAXIMUM FIVE-MINUTE. TOP THREE VIDEO WIN P-R-I-Z-E. DEADLINE JUNE 13 or DEAD LINE JUNE 13. SUPPOSE WANT KNOW MORE INFORMATION, CHECK THEIR website-[WWW]. GOOD-#LUCK!


Yes, this little two minute story might take you an hour or two to memorize and tell as a story. It might take you a few retakes. It is intended to help prove that you learned enough to pass an ASL 4 class.

 


 

 


ASL 4 Video Script Alternate:


 

HI. MY NAME  ____________.

I LIVE ____________________ [spell the name of your city].

I FROM ___________________ [spell the name of where you were born] [or sign: I GREW-UP HERE]

I GO SCHOOL ___________________ [spell the name of the school you attend or sign "I HOME SCHOOL."

 

01. $120 MINUS 98 CENTS EQUAL HOW-MUCH? *[$119.02 ]
02. I MULL-over BUY PIZZA, PITCH-in WHO? RAISE HAND.
03. IF MUST MATH PROBLEM YOU PREFER WHAT-KIND?
04. SUPPOSE INFECTION INSIDE-body INCREASE, I SHOULD what-DO?
05. SPEED LIMIT WHAT?
06. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON YOUR SCHEDULE what-DO?
07. WE-two MEET WHEN?
08. INTERPRETER PREPARE PROGRAM GOOD REPUTATION WHERE?
09. ASL STUDENT, one-OUT-OF-eight F-grade. WHY?
10. HOW YOU SINCE-[up-to-now/have-been]? (How have you been?!)
11. YOU PREFER TRAVEL HOW?
12. YOUR CLASS CLASS YOU NEED MORE REVIEW FOR WHICH CLASS?
13. ASK-to-me what-FOR?! (you-ASK-me FOR-FOR?)
14. YOUR LONGEST RELATIONSHIP, HOW-LONG?
15. PIZZA EACH SLICE $2 YOU WANT HOW-MANY?
16. YOU WANT NEW OR SECOND-HAND-[used]?
17. YOU ENJOY GO-to PARTY YOU?
18. SOMEONE BREAK-INTO YOUR APT BEFORE?
19. CLASS FINISH YOU TAKE-OFF-[go] HOME YOU?
20. YOUR LANDLORD FRIENDLY?
21. YOU DEPEND PARENTS FOR PAY COLLEGE?
22. UP-TO-NOW ANY CLASS YOU MUST TAKE-up TWICE FOR PASS YOU? (Have you ever had to take a class twice to pass it?)
23. WE-2 TOGETHER-relationship ALTOGETHER 6-YEAR (We have been together for 6 years.)
24. OTHER THAN ME YOUR FAVORITE PERSON WHO?
25. WE MUST PASS-DOWN-thru-time DEAF THEIR STORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. (We need to pass down our folklore to future generations of Deaf.)

Spell this sentence: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
Sign  this number:  9,876,543.21
(nine-million-eight-hundred-seventy-six-thousand-five-hundred-forty-three-dot-twenty-one)
 

FINISH

THANK-YOU BYE!

 


 

 


 

 

 

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