Sign Language · Pioneers 11–15 · Year 9–10
ASL: interpreting, poetry and advocacy
What would a fully accessible school look like?
What you will learn
- Interpret short spoken passages into ASL with correct grammar and register
- Compose and perform ASL poetry using handshape rhyme and rhythm
- Research Deaf education history and current legal rights (ADA, IDEA)
- Audit a space or event for accessibility and propose changes
Helpful to know first: ASL storytelling and classifiers
Discover
Think first: What would a fully accessible school look like? Say or jot one idea before you read on.
Learn — core route
- Interpreting relay
- Handshape poem workshop
- Rights timeline
- Accessibility audit walk
Lessons in this subject: Learn Topics · Sign Language
Practise — check a common mix-up
Interpreting is word-for-word translation.
Captions make sign language unnecessary.
Apply / Create — Accessibility Audit & ASL Poem
Perform an original ASL poem (recorded) and present an accessibility audit of your school with three evidence-based proposals.
Evidence type: video or adult observation · accessible alternative always allowed (speak it, draw it, or show an adult).
How it is judged (rubric)
- Beginning: Signs poem
- Developing: Poem with one device
- Secure: Fluent poem, accurate audit, three proposals
- Extending: Community-informed and legally grounded
Explain — say what you did
Review later
We'll offer a quick memory check in 7, 21 and 45 days. Mark this done and your Today page will remind you gently.
For grown-ups · framework mappings
- aligned to Aligned to common ASL curricula · Signing Naturally Units 7–12; ASLTA standards
Status: Live · reviewed
What's next?