Mrs Hollis Written ASL Final

Most of society did not believe that ASL was a language until the______.

1970s

What is the difference between Deaf and deaf?

Deaf- knows sign language and is involved in the deaf community

deaf- doesn’t use sign language and is not involved in the deaf community.

For Deaf children from hearing families, the most common pathway to a deaf community is_____.

Other deaf children in a residential school.

__True of False__

Many of the themes in ASL literature relate to the social condition in which Deaf people find themselves in America.

True

Name the 2 people that established the first school for Deaf children in America

Thomas H. Gallaudet

Laurent Clerc

What is the name of the first school for Deaf children in the U.S. and where is it located?

American School for the Deaf

Hartford, Conneticut

What is the estimated number of Deaf people that use ASL in the U.S.?

200,000 - 500,000

Name the 4 sign system that are heavily influenced by English.

Sign English

Pidgin Sign English

Manually Code English

Sign Supported Speech

__True or False__

Sign Language has existed in the U.S. since the late 1800s

False

Explain why Deaf people do not view themselves as handicapped/disabled.

Because they can do anything a normal person can do except hear.

What does WRAD stand for?

World Recreation Association of the Deaf

Is ASL universal? Explain your answer.

No, because each country has their own sign language.

Name the members of the Keller family.

A) Helen Keller

B) James (Brother)

C) Captain Arthur (Father)

D) Kate (Mother)

E) Aunt Evelyn

F) The baby

What disabilities (exceptionalities) does Helen have?

Deaf and blind

Who is Helen’s teacher?

Anne Sullivan

__True or False__

Helen’s teacher was a student at The Perkins Institute for the Deaf.

False

What age was Helen able to say her first words?

10 months

What was the first word that was signed to Helen?

Doll

Describe the motion that Helen does when she wants her mother.

She takes two fingers and does an upward stroking motion on her cheek.

__True or False__

Helen stayed with her teacher in the cabin for 2 weeks

True

Name 4 words that were signed to Helen while she was in the cabin.

Dog

Chair

Tears

Table

In the movie, what does Helen do with the keys (beginning and end)?

In the beginning, she locks Anne in her room then hides the keys in the well. In the end, she gives the keys back to Anne to show that she trusts her.

What does the Captain promise Helen’s teacher after their stay in the cabin?

To not undo the change Anne made while she had Helen under her control.

What word did helen finally understand?

Water

What is the name of the boy/main character in the movie What the Deaf Man Heard?

Sammy Ayers

What is the name of the bus station manager who takes care of the boy? (First and Last)

Norm Jenkins

Why did the boy pretend to be deaf in the beginning of the movie?

Because his mom told him not to say another word.

__True or False__

Tolliver Tynan is not the main character’s brother

False

What is the name of the moonshine guy who helps the main character around town?

Archibald Thacker

What is the name if the town in which the boy and his mother were heading to?

Barrington, Georgia

Why did Tolliver set the cherry bomb to explode?

To get a reaction out of Sammy and to prove he wasn’t deaf

What were 2 names that the main character was called because he was deaf?

Deaf and dumb, Dumb Dumb, Deaf and mute

__True or False__

Tallassee was adopted

True

What were the two words that the main character spoke and what was he doing when he spoke them?

Sammy said, “I do” and he was being sworn into Tolliver’s trial

What was the main character’s job?

Handyman

What did the main character do with his inheritance money?

He gave some to Norm and Lucille so they could retire. He gave some to Tallassee so she could travel and take pictures. He pocketed some for Tolliver for when he got out. Finally, he turned the Tynan house into a house for stray kids.

How did the moonshine guy know that the main character was not deaf?

Because he caught Sammy laughing then cover it up with a cough when someone made a joke.

Where were the main character and Tallassee going in the end of the movie?

St. Louis

What was the “sign name” that Lucille signed for the bus station manager?

She put her thumb in between her middle and ring finger and circled on her forehead.

__Opinion Essay Questions__

Who do you think was the least kind and most kind to the main character and why?

I think….

__Opinion Essay Questions__

Why do you think Lucille and the bus station manager may have felt cheated or betrayed that the main character did not tell them that he could speak?

*Some points:*

They loved him and cared for him as if he was their own and he didn’t speak to them at all even to say thank you.

DPN stands for __________________.

Deaf President Now!

Name the 4 demands from the DPN protest.

1. No punishment for anyone involved in the protest
2. Spilman resign as chairperson
3. Zinser resign as president and deaf person selected
4. 51% majority on Board of Trustees

Name the 3 candidates for the Presidential position and their “hearing/deafness status”

Dr. I King Jordan - Deaf

Elisabeth Zinser - Hearing

Harvey Corson - Deaf

What announcement ignited the DPN protest?

They announced Zinser as the 7th president of the world’s only University for the Deaf and hard of hearing, she was also the only hearing person running, and won.

The Board of Trustees chose ___________ as the seventh president of Gallaudet.

Elisabeth Zinser

__True or False__

The DPN supporters believed that the time had come for a deaf person to run the world’s only university for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

True

The ____________ became the headquarters for the protest and the DPN Council.

The Field House

Name the 4 students that emerged as student leaders in the protest. (First and last names)

1. Greg Hlibok
2. Bridgetta Bourne
3. Tim Rarus
4. Jerry Covell

__True or False__

March 6, 1988 was a crucial date in the history of DPN because it was the day of the first fully organized rally..

False

Who supposedly said, “Deaf people are not able to function in a hearing world.”

Spilman

Name the city/state that the DPN protest happened

Location” Gallaudet University

City/State: Washington D.C., VA

Deaf people can do anything except________

Hear - Dr. I King Jordan

__True or False__

Phil Bravin became the new chairperson of the Board of Trustees after DPN

True

More than _______ to _________ University students, staff, faculty, alumni, and members of the local Deaf Community participated in the first rally.

1,000 - 2,000

How many years had it been prior to the protest and the announcement that Gallaudet FINALLY had a deaf president?

124 years