ASL Facial Adverbs
Learning Objective
I can use appropriate facial adverbs to accurately express emotions and intensity while signing in ASL.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain how your facial expression can change the meaning of the sign for "understand." Give an example of a facial expression that would indicate difficulty understanding something.
2. Describe the difference in signing "happy" and "very happy" according to the video. What specific facial features are emphasized to show "very happy"?
3. Imagine you are signing about a frustrating current event in the Deaf community. Describe the facial adverbs you might use while signing "mad" to convey different levels of anger (e.g., slightly annoyed, very angry).
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Educational Video
facial expression
Ernst Guillaume