ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS

 

ASL students often confuse these two sign groups.

Personal Pronouns     Possessive Pronouns

ME/I                   MY/MINE

YOU                     YOURS

 SHE/HE/IT               HER/HIS/ITS

YOU (PLURAL)           YOURS

WE                        OUR

THEY                     THEIR
 

Reviewing Families
Practicing Personal and Possessive pronouns
 
 
**Think of three people who are related to you
 
 (siblings, offspring, parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle, cousins)
 
 
 
 
Student A:
1) Tell how they are related to each other


          Deb, Mary & Jennifer are cousins.   They can sign.
 
 
 
2) Tell how they are related to you

       Deb is my sister, Mary is my daughter, Jennifer is my cousin.


3) Tell what activities they enjoy or dislike

     Deb enjoys babysitting children, Mary hates cleaning house and
            Jennifer loves taking art and dance classes.
 
 
Student B:  Confirm by repeating Signer's A information from her/his perspective!

 

When done, Student B then repeats same exercise and Student A is to confirm!


 

The Taylor Family exercise
 

Instructor will demo.

 

1. Take turns and describe the Taylor family tree.  Make sure partner gives feedback as needed and uses appropriate responses.

2. When describing the second generation, use the listing principle. 
Give names, ages and any other personal information such as:

        --marital status
        --number of children
        --residence
        --hearing/deaf

3. In describing the third generation, set up contrastive structure for children of the 2nd generation.  Give names, ages and what level of schooling.