Signing Naturally 12.1 Answers My Favorite Leather Jacket -

If your assignment is to create a narrative about your favorite leather jacket (not just answer questions about the video), you need to follow the Signing Naturally rubric. Here is a sample ASL Gloss (a written approximation of ASL grammar) that would earn full credit for 12.1.

Title: MY JACKET BLACK

Paragraph 1: Acquisition

PAST ME. STORE THRIFT. WALK-AROUND. SEE JACKET BLACK LEATHER. ME LOOK-AT (CL: B for hanging). PRICE $80. TOO-MUCH. ME TALK-DOWN (bargaining motion). FINISH $50. signing naturally 12.1 answers my favorite leather jacket

Paragraph 2: Attachment

EVERYDAY SCHOOL WEAR. FRIEND SAY "WOW COOL." ME FEEL CONFIDENT. MOTHER SAY "YOU LOOK BAD." ME IGNORE.

Paragraph 3: The Climax (The essential part of the rubric) If your assignment is to create a narrative

ONE DAY CAR DRIVE. ME HOLD COFFEE (CL: C). HIT-BUMP. COFFEE SPILL ON JACKET SLEEVE (CL: 5 moving down arm). ME CLEAN TRY. FAIL. STAY.

Paragraph 4: Resolution

NOW JACKET DIRTY. ME KEEP CLOSET. NOT WEAR. SAD. PAST ME

Note: In the above gloss, capital words are signs. Hyphens show compounds. FS means fingerspelling. CL means classifier.

To understand the answers, you must first recognize the key signs used in the narrative:

When grading the "My Favorite Leather Jacket" section, teachers look for three specific failures: