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Beginning American Sign Language (ASL I), Part Two with Marlana Weber
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Sign up for Part Two and continue to hone your skills in American Sign Language!
How to get the most out of American Sign Language: Level 1, Part 2 with Marlana Weber:
First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.
Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.
Read assignments before class meetings
Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.
Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Special notes: This is Part Two of a two-part course.
Total classes: 13
Duration per class: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: Completion of Level 1, Part 1
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th gradeSuggested credit: One semester ASL or Foreign Language. Note: ASL meets many states’ requirements for foreign language. Part One and Part Two of this course combined are the equivalent of one full year of foreign language.
Instructor: Marlana Weber
Instructor email: mweber@homeschoolconnections.com
Course description: This is a first-year course for those who would like a foundation in communicating with American Sign Language (ASL). We will follow the format of Dawn Sign Press’s “Signing Naturally” series. Topics revolve around sharing information about ourselves and our environment. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You will learn strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Interactive activities will reinforce what you’ve learned. A conversational curriculum requires you to be an active learner. Come prepared to sign with the instructor and your classmates. Part Two covers Units 3, 5, & 6.
Course outline:
Week 1 Locations & Communication
Week 2 Directions, Expressing Needs
Week 3 Time, Transportation, Numbers
Week 4 Everyday Activities & Calendars
Week 5 Agreement Verbs
Week 6 Household Chores
Week 7 Errands
Week 8 Activities with Others, Parts of the Day
Week 9 Activities with Others, Parts of the Day
Week 10 Storytelling: "Timber"
Week 11 Storytelling: "The Gum Story"
Week 12 Storytelling: "The Gallaudet & Clerc Story"
Week 13 Storytelling: Childhood Stories
Course materials: This is the same book used in the fall semester.
Signing Naturally Units 1-6, Student Set ISBN: 978-1-58121-210-5
https://www.dawnsign.com/products/details/signing-naturally-units-1-6-student-set
(12-month Video Library access is included with the purchase of every set.)
Try BookFinder.com for a used copy. The textbook is not required but highly recommended and will be used for the full year.Homework: Weekly practice of the signs and conversations covered in the course, watching online videos of signing (one to three hours per week), automated quizzes, and optional homework practice from Student Workbook.
Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
©2024 Homeschool Connections and Marlana Weber. All rights reserved. This course is designed by Marlana Weber.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
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Beginning American Sign Language (ASL I), Part Two with Marlana Weber
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Marlana Weber
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Recorded
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Foreign Language ➤ American Sign Language
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High School
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October 26th, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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- This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections or purchasers of the course. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment, and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
Marlana Weber
mweber@homeschoolconnections.com

About Marlana Weber
Mrs. Marlana Weber is an extrovert by nature and if she was an animal, she would be a unicorn. She has an evangelistic spirit and is an advocate for the church and its young members. Her home life consists of engaging her three energetic boys and husband with a variety of games and activities.
She has a bachelor’s degree in English from National University and she looks forward to passionately sharing her faith with the students at Homeschool Connections.
© 2024 Homeschool Connections; Marlana Weber. All Rights Reserved.
Violation of the above copyright policies may result in expulsion without any refund and/or legal action.