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Culture and History Scavenger Hunt
ASL I
1. The two men responsible for bringing Sign Language to America are _________
and ____________.
2. These two men traveled to _____________ to learn about sign language and bring
it back to America.
3. What does the capitalized D in Deaf represent?
4. The definition of culture is __________________________.
5. There are approximately _______Deaf people living in America?
6. American Sign Language is often not considered a real language because
_____________________.
7. Are there signs for philosophy and astronomy in American Sign Language?
8. How is Deaf culture different than other cultures?
9. Do Deaf view themselves as handicapped?
10. American Sign Language became taught in schools in what year?
11. There are approximately _______Deaf people living in America?
12. There are a surprising _____% of Deaf children born to Deaf adults.
13. How are Deaf children born to hearing parents introduced into the Deaf
community?
14. The ear is divided into ____ parts?
15. In the inner ear sound changes to an ____________ impulse.
16. The round snail shape part of the ear is called__________, it is filled with small
hair and _________.
17. The least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing
is__________________________.
18. If two people are signing and you want to get through you
should__________________________.
19. What are the rules for fingerspelling?
20. What are the rules for numbers?
21. What are the role of non-manuals in ASL?
22. Classifier handshapes and what they can be used for.
23. Review your notes for the movie, Through Deaf Eyes
Culture and History Scavenger Hunt
ASL II
1. The two men responsible for bringing Sign Language to America are _________
and ____________.
2. These two men traveled to _____________ to learn about sign language and bring
it back to America.
3. American Sign Language is a language that is used world wide?
4. What does the capitalized D in Deaf represent?
5. The definition of culture is __________________________.
6. How is Deaf culture different than other cultures?
7. It is culturally appropriate to _________, ________, _________, or ________ to
get a Deaf persons attention.
8. Do Deaf view themselves as handicapped?
9. Is American Sign Language a variation of English? Explain.
10. American Sign Language became taught in schools in what year?
11. There are approximately _______Deaf people living in America?
12. American Sign Language is often not considered a real language because
_____________________.
13. Are there signs for philosophy and astronomy in American Sign Language?
14. There are a surprising _____% of Deaf children born to Deaf adults.
15. How are Deaf children born to hearing parents introduced into the Deaf
community?
16. The ear is divided into ____ parts?
17. Hearing loss due to damage in the inner ear is called___________.
18. Hearing loss due to damage in the outer ear is called___________.
19. The round snail shape part of the ear is called__________, it is filled with small
hair and _________.
20. In the inner ear sound changes to an ____________ impulse.
21. In Deaf culture the letters CODA stand for ___________________.
22. The artist Chuck Baird is most famous for doing art work of ____________.
23. The artist Anne Silver has a series of art dedicated to ______________.
24. Review your notes for the movie, Through Deaf Eyes