Unit 3 Flashcards
To put
Fingers together, directional
Put in container
Make and imaginary box with non dom hands
Douglas Tilden
Michelangelo of the American West. First California Sculptor to attain recognition and worldwide fame outside the US. In 1889 he helped organize, and voted VP of the International Congress of the Deaf at its first convention in Paris. He proposed a bill to fight the rising tide of oralism, proclaiming “Sign language is our language!”
Small/Little
Flat hands facing each other, squish eyes, lips close
Medium
Non dom angled towards body, dom sliding down middle, lips perched together
Large
Two L shaped hands move away from each other, make a ssshhh sound with mouth
The First time
Hold up number and move finger to thumb
Far away
Tilt head, squint eyes, open mouth slightly, point with arm fully extended
Moderate distance
Tilt head, purse lips slightly, point with arm moderately extended
Very Near
Tilt head, clench teeth, turn head to dominant side, with cheek almost touching shoulder, point with hand close to body
How to describe pets
What kind of pet, Indicate size, use body to describe pet (main color and distinctive markings)
Thank you
Flat hand, fingers together, move hand from chin outward
Minute
Non dom hand with index finger up, rest dom hand on top with index finger up, move dom hand downward
Hour
Flat non dom, dom hand with index finger pointing up, twist into non dom flat hand
How many minutes?
Signs for how many and minutes
How many hours?
Signs for how many and hours
To go to
Point from body and away
To come here
Point towards your body
To live at
Fists with thumbs up, slide up chest
Close by, near
Bent hands, dom hitting back of non dom
Right here
Flat hands facing up, make circles
San Fransisco
S to F
Oakland
Pinky up, shake up and down
Berkley
B hand moves up and down
Fremont
F hand moves up and down
Seattle
S hand shakes
Nashville
N hand near head facing towards you, bend and twist to face outward
Atlanta
A hand near chest, moves from Dom side to non dom side
St. Louis
Non dom arm faces down, S hand turns to L in the shape of an arch
Thompson’s Station
T to an S
Chicago
C hand making a shape of a 7
Franklin
F hand near temple, make a circle in the air and touch temple at the end
City
Two flat hands, finger tips touching
District/ Region, Area
5 hand facing downward going in circles
Hills
Fingerspell
Mountain
Fists hit A shape(rock), Two flat hands move up in an angle
Near Water
Near sign, water sign
Near Park
Near sign, fingerspell park
Near Shopping Mall
Near sign, shopping sign, finger spell mall
North
N shape from bottom moves up
South
S shape facing forward, from top moves down
West
W shape moves from right to left
East
E shape moves from left to right
Floor
B shape hands facing down go from center to sides to make a floor
Shelves
B hands facing down, make Z shapes
Trash, Purse, Episcopalian, Presbuterian
Non dom arm at an angle with S hand, Dom hand with index finger up goes from wrist to elbow
Box
To flat hands facing each other, bounces to make the shape of a box
Cup
Flat non dom hand, C shape dom and bounces
Backpack
Two C shaped hands bouncing on shoulders
Pencil
Like write, but scrapes on hand twice
House
B shaped hands make a symmetrical house
Apartment
Finger spell A P T
Dorm
D shape from chin to ear (like home but in a D shape)
Home
Fingertips together from chin to ear