Deaf Culture Assignment
Deaf Culture Assignment
Visual (3D or PowerPoint) and Oral Presentation
A 3-dimentional (3D) or PowerPoint project allows students to learn important information on a specific topic in concentrated and visually appealing manner. For this assignment, you will develop a 3D or Power Point project and a short oral presentation to be delivered in class. This is a fun and creative assignment; you and your classmates can learn a great deal from each other.
Please choose a specific aspect of Deaf culture (see list) on which you wish to design a project. Your topic must reflect research from at least two sources. The project you design should be colorful, organized, contain text, and at least one image.
On the designated day and time, you …show more content…
will present your project to your classmates. You will be graded on the quality of your visual project as well as your oral presentation. Your oral presentation must be delivered, not read. I strongly suggest you rely on your 3D or PowerPoint project, rather than written notes, to present your topic.
Grading Rubric
This assignment is worth 40 points (10 points for the oral presentation and 30 points for the visual project).
Oral presentation delivery (worth 10 points) • Eye contact with your audience (not reading your slides or notes) • Organization • Smooth delivery (few “um’s” and “ah’s”) • Quality information, fact-based • Prepared (Are you ready to go on your assigned date?)
Visual project (worth 30 points)
If you choose to create a 3D project: • It should be assembled on a LARGE (roughly 9 ½” x 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”) tissue box (FILLED WITH TISSUE) and the text (computer printed) should be a series of sentences that allows a person to learn more about how your subject/topic contributed to the Deaf Community.
The idea is for people to read the bullet points when they grab a tissue. (7 points). You may wish to put your text phrases on card stock and then paste the cardstock to the box. This will help cover-up the design on the tissue box and enhance your …show more content…
text. • Your 15 bullets points should be assembled on the long sides of the box.
(15 points) • You must have a picture of your person/topic on one of the short ends. • Your topic/person (along with their dates) and a picture must be listed on the short ends. (3 points) • Your sources (in proper MLA notation) and your name must be typed and listed on the bottom of the box (5 points)
If you choose to create a PowerPoint project: • Each slide should include bullet points/phrases (NOT complete sentences), graphics and/or pictures. (7 points). You will expand the information during your oral presentation. You should NOT read your slide word for word. • Be sure to include a “title” slide with your topic/person name and their dates (if applicable) as well as a picture. Also, each slide should contain no more than two facts. (3 points) • You need to have 15 facts included in your project. (15 points) • You will need to list at least two sources (in proper MLA notation) on the last slide. (5 points)
Topics
ASL Topics • Five parameters of a sign • 3 Cs of fingerspelling • Name
signs • Classifiers • ASL vs. Manually Coded English
Important Events in Deaf History • Milan 1880 • Deaf President Now • Cochlear Implants • Americans with Disabilities Act
Famous Institutions and Organizations • National Theater of the Deaf • Gallaudet University • Rochester Institute of the Deaf • Connecticut School/American Asylum • National Association of the Deaf • World Federation of the Deaf • Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf • National Association of the Deaf • Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf • Metro Deaf School
Technology • Video Phones • Deaf Telecommunications
Famous People in Deaf History • Abbe de L’Epee • Erastus “Deaf” Smith • James “Deaf” Burke • Alexander Graham Bell • William “Dummy” Hoy • Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low • William Stokoe • Robert Weitbrecht • Andrew Foster • Ludwig van Beethoven • Thomas Edison • Heather Whitestone
Notable Deaf Minnesotans • Olof Hanson, architect and clergyman • Charles Thompson, philanthropist • Cadwallader Washburn, dry-point etcher (artist) • Anton Schroeder, inventor
Notable Deaf Americans
• Scott Smith-Deaf Doctor
Contemporary Deaf Celebrities • Marlee Matlin • Linda Bove • CJ Jones
Sports
• Deaf Olympics
Musicians
• Evelyn Glennie
Visual (3D or PowerPoint) and Oral Presentation
A 3-dimentional (3D) or PowerPoint project allows students to learn important information on a specific topic in concentrated and visually appealing manner. For this assignment, you will develop a 3D or Power Point project and a short oral presentation to be delivered in class. This is a fun and creative assignment; you and your classmates can learn a great deal from each other.
Please choose a specific aspect of Deaf culture (see list) on which you wish to design a project. Your topic must reflect research from at least two sources. The project you design should be colorful, organized, contain text, and at least one image.
On the designated day and time, you …show more content…
will present your project to your classmates. You will be graded on the quality of your visual project as well as your oral presentation. Your oral presentation must be delivered, not read. I strongly suggest you rely on your 3D or PowerPoint project, rather than written notes, to present your topic.
Grading Rubric
This assignment is worth 40 points (10 points for the oral presentation and 30 points for the visual project).
Oral presentation delivery (worth 10 points) • Eye contact with your audience (not reading your slides or notes) • Organization • Smooth delivery (few “um’s” and “ah’s”) • Quality information, fact-based • Prepared (Are you ready to go on your assigned date?)
Visual project (worth 30 points)
If you choose to create a 3D project: • It should be assembled on a LARGE (roughly 9 ½” x 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”) tissue box (FILLED WITH TISSUE) and the text (computer printed) should be a series of sentences that allows a person to learn more about how your subject/topic contributed to the Deaf Community.
The idea is for people to read the bullet points when they grab a tissue. (7 points). You may wish to put your text phrases on card stock and then paste the cardstock to the box. This will help cover-up the design on the tissue box and enhance your …show more content…
text. • Your 15 bullets points should be assembled on the long sides of the box.
(15 points) • You must have a picture of your person/topic on one of the short ends. • Your topic/person (along with their dates) and a picture must be listed on the short ends. (3 points) • Your sources (in proper MLA notation) and your name must be typed and listed on the bottom of the box (5 points)
If you choose to create a PowerPoint project: • Each slide should include bullet points/phrases (NOT complete sentences), graphics and/or pictures. (7 points). You will expand the information during your oral presentation. You should NOT read your slide word for word. • Be sure to include a “title” slide with your topic/person name and their dates (if applicable) as well as a picture. Also, each slide should contain no more than two facts. (3 points) • You need to have 15 facts included in your project. (15 points) • You will need to list at least two sources (in proper MLA notation) on the last slide. (5 points)
Topics
ASL Topics • Five parameters of a sign • 3 Cs of fingerspelling • Name
signs • Classifiers • ASL vs. Manually Coded English
Important Events in Deaf History • Milan 1880 • Deaf President Now • Cochlear Implants • Americans with Disabilities Act
Famous Institutions and Organizations • National Theater of the Deaf • Gallaudet University • Rochester Institute of the Deaf • Connecticut School/American Asylum • National Association of the Deaf • World Federation of the Deaf • Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf • National Association of the Deaf • Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf • Metro Deaf School
Technology • Video Phones • Deaf Telecommunications
Famous People in Deaf History • Abbe de L’Epee • Erastus “Deaf” Smith • James “Deaf” Burke • Alexander Graham Bell • William “Dummy” Hoy • Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low • William Stokoe • Robert Weitbrecht • Andrew Foster • Ludwig van Beethoven • Thomas Edison • Heather Whitestone
Notable Deaf Minnesotans • Olof Hanson, architect and clergyman • Charles Thompson, philanthropist • Cadwallader Washburn, dry-point etcher (artist) • Anton Schroeder, inventor
Notable Deaf Americans
• Scott Smith-Deaf Doctor
Contemporary Deaf Celebrities • Marlee Matlin • Linda Bove • CJ Jones
Sports
• Deaf Olympics
Musicians
• Evelyn Glennie