Week 13

1) Deaf West Theatre
This video was of deaf people doing a musical art performance of the “Big River Montage”. It is interesting how they are able to communicate with the world through hand gestures.


2) Marlene Matlin
This interview was about a dance competition and they interviewed a dancing couple that was in the competition that made it to the next competition and Marlene who is one of the stars is deaf. It was confusing for me I really did not understand it to much.


3) Indiana Visual Arts Day
This video was about the activities that happen at the VSAI and ISD Day. This was a bi-lingual, bi-cultural themed arts activity through a community, based on the celebration of arts.


4) Waiting for the Arts to Change
The video was a musical about the deaf and how they had a hard to getting people to accept them due to their differences. They have deaf people doing sign language to the words of the song, “Waiting for the World to Change” and demonstrating that they are capable of doing everything that a hearing person can do except for being able to hear.


5) Deafnews.com
This video is about a deaf actor named Ashley Reuss. She is a deaf duke in “Firebird”. Reuss continues by telling that she enjoys being deaf and wishes everyone else could learn sign language because it is easy visually.



6) Sign Language Singers
This video was about three boys singing to a song in sign language and dancing to it. I think it was a cute video and it is interesting how they are into a hobby such as singing. I also found it interesting how they were so on que with the movements for not being able to hear.



7) A 1 year old Hearing Baby Signing
This was a video about a one year old baby doing sign language who is not deaf, with her mother. This mother is demonstrating that because a baby is taught how to speak sign language it does not mean that they will not learn how to talk. As she showed she was verbalizing all the words to her baby and the baby was able to speak as well as do sign language.



8) MSSD
This is information on what MSSD has to offer for the kids who are deaf. The M stands for mission because they provide opportunities to help them through life. The S stands for scholarships; they have scholarships with universities like the one in Massachusetts that invited them to Utah and other internship programs. The other S stands for social; they have social programs to help them become in involved in life activities like playing sports and making new friends. The D stands for dreams, to help them work on the tools and skills they need to develop to go on to a successful career. This over all is a school for the deaf that give them opportunities to take their learning to a higher level and become what they want to be.




9) Tour of Gallaudet
This was a video of a tour of the University of Gallaudet. It showed placards of famous people and the infamous 6th avenue entrance referring to the 2006 BDPN protest. There was no sound but it was a nice tour.




10) The Forest
This is a 3D computerized man telling a story in sign language called The Forest. It is a story about how a man struggles looking for an expensive bird in the forest. When he finally finds it he then struggles on how he can catch it so that he can get the big reward for it.




Extra Credit


A) The aslpro.com is a free resource for teachers that can create accounts and quizzes for their students. They accept donations. The five words are cute, arrest, mom, dad, and police officer.


B) 1.American Sign Language has been taught to chimpanzees, gorillas, and other non-human primates as part of various research projects

2. Many parents also teach their infants American Sign Language to assist in communication before verbal skills are developed.


C) 1. Deaf power hit the World in 1988 at Gallaudet University, an event known as the "Deaf President Now” (DPN) Movement. This protest marked history and proves that Deaf Culture is Pride and that Pride is Power.

2. It is estimated that 9 out of 10 members of the American Deaf community marry other members of their cultural group and wish for a deaf child so that they may pass on their culture





Class Reviews:

1) Alex- I learned that Berkeley University of California is the oldest university systems.
2) Stephen- I learned that the American River is famous for its location of Sutter Mill’s, which started the California Gold Rush in the 1850s.
3) Alexa- I liked her bright and colorful picture of the beach board walk.
4) Sophia- I learned that Seal Beach became a popular recreation destination and featured a beach-side amusement park.
5) Antonio- I learned that the Big Sur contains the Post Ranch Hotel, which ranks number one in California.
6) Raquel – I learned the Big Sur is said to start from the Carmel River to the San Carpoforo Creek.
7) Araceli- I learned that Playland at the Beach was also known as Whitney’s Playland in 1928.
8) Megan- I learned that Seal Beach holds a sandcastle building contest every year.
9) Jessica- I learned that the Mavericks is where waves can reach 25 feet at its crest and over 50 feet at the top.
10) Kyle- I learned that Berkeley is known for its roles in the Civil Rights Movements and the Counter Culture Movement.