Sign Language
Informative Speech Outline
Introduction
(Begin by saying good morning in sign language)
Specific purpose: To Inform my audience about communication by way of sign language.
Thesis Statement: ASL (American Sign Language) has been around for quite a while, although Aristotle had a theory that people can only learn through hearing spoken language
I. Aristotle was the first to have recorded anything about the deaf-blind, his theory was that people can only learn through hearing spoken language.
A. According to start-american-sign-language.com, Aristotle deemed the deaf-blind unable to learn or be educated at all.
B. Some were even forced to have guardians
C. The law had them labeled as "non-persons"
II. Lots of deaf and blind people began proving his theory incorrect
A. Pedro Ponce de Leon, a Spanish monk, was very successful with his teaching methods while teaching deaf children in Spain.
B. Geronimo Cardano, an Italian mathematician and physician, was probably the first scholar to identify that learning does not require hearing.
C. Helen Keller is the most well-known deaf-blind person.
III. By the 1970s, American Sign Language (ASL) was commonly said to be "the fourth most-used language in the United States”.
IV. Different sign languages are used in different countries or region.
A. Americans who know ASL may not understand other sign languages because they differ from country to country.
Body
I. According to start-american-sign-language.com, Aristotle deemed the deaf-blind unable to learn or be educated at all.
A. Aristotle 's claim was disputed in Europe during the Renaissance.
B. Scholars began the attempt to educate deaf persons for the first time and prove the 2,000 year old beliefs wrong.
C. This is when sign language came about.
II. Starting the education of the deaf-blind people were numerous educators.
A. Geronimo Cardano, he discovered, in the 1500s, that the deaf were able to be educated by using written words and
Introduction
(Begin by saying good morning in sign language)
Specific purpose: To Inform my audience about communication by way of sign language.
Thesis Statement: ASL (American Sign Language) has been around for quite a while, although Aristotle had a theory that people can only learn through hearing spoken language
I. Aristotle was the first to have recorded anything about the deaf-blind, his theory was that people can only learn through hearing spoken language.
A. According to start-american-sign-language.com, Aristotle deemed the deaf-blind unable to learn or be educated at all.
B. Some were even forced to have guardians
C. The law had them labeled as "non-persons"
II. Lots of deaf and blind people began proving his theory incorrect
A. Pedro Ponce de Leon, a Spanish monk, was very successful with his teaching methods while teaching deaf children in Spain.
B. Geronimo Cardano, an Italian mathematician and physician, was probably the first scholar to identify that learning does not require hearing.
C. Helen Keller is the most well-known deaf-blind person.
III. By the 1970s, American Sign Language (ASL) was commonly said to be "the fourth most-used language in the United States”.
IV. Different sign languages are used in different countries or region.
A. Americans who know ASL may not understand other sign languages because they differ from country to country.
Body
I. According to start-american-sign-language.com, Aristotle deemed the deaf-blind unable to learn or be educated at all.
A. Aristotle 's claim was disputed in Europe during the Renaissance.
B. Scholars began the attempt to educate deaf persons for the first time and prove the 2,000 year old beliefs wrong.
C. This is when sign language came about.
II. Starting the education of the deaf-blind people were numerous educators.
A. Geronimo Cardano, he discovered, in the 1500s, that the deaf were able to be educated by using written words and
Cited: “Forms of sign language in the world” Created January 2013 http://www.ask.com “History of Sign Language” 2008 http://www.starASL.com Harrington, Tom, Gallaudet University “Sign Language” May 2010 http://bguides.gallaudet.edu NIDCD Information Clearinghouse “American Sign Language” June 2011 http://www.nidcd.nih.gov Duke, Irene “The Everything Sign Language Book: American Sign Language Made Easy ” April 17, 2009 Rice, Arlene “Learn American Sign Language” February 25, 2007 Nickens, Carol “The History of American Sign Language” July 10, 2008