In this exercise, students are asked to learn and practice new vocabulary related to food. The answers to the exercise are:
Essential for moving between narrative segments. Examples include: (to start the body) "LATER-ON" (to show time passing) (to conclude). Key Signs:
Physically copy the signs, body shifts, and classifiers during your second viewing. Feeling the movement in your own hands makes it much easier to identify the structural answers.
Unit 6.16 tests common sense. If a story involves a dog, the answer to "Why did the person fall?" is rarely "Because of the weather." It is usually "Because the dog saw a squirrel/chased a cat." ASL narratives consistently use structures.
Don't try to answer everything in one go. Watch the story once for the "big picture," then watch it a second time specifically to catch the classifiers. Signing Naturally Unit 6.16 Answers
Watch for the classifier handshapes representing the axe and the falling trunk. The signer uses a specific facial expression (like "pow" or "cs") to show the impact of the tree hitting the ground. Story 2: "The Rooster Story"
The boy cleans his room, and the "ghost" disappears.
Look for signs like WRONG (meaning "suddenly"), HAPPEN , or FINISH . These signs signal transitions between different questions in your workbook.
The signer shifts their shoulders and head to the right when speaking as character A, and shifts to the left when responding as character B. In this exercise, students are asked to learn
Watch the Signing Naturally DVD or online portal at . Look for spatial mapping. Ask: Does the signer lean left (driver) or right (pedestrian)?
Claws next to each other, moving down and closing into a "thumbs up" shape. Messy/Messed Up:
: Later, he returns terrified because a "mean" ghost has appeared.
In the Signing Naturally (Level 2) curriculum, Unit 6 focuses heavily on . Unit 6.16 specifically hones in on the "Unexpected Event" narrative . Typically, students are shown a signed story (often involving a character like "Melinda" or a similar protagonist) who encounters a problem while performing a routine task (e.g., going to the store, walking a dog, or driving). Key Signs: Physically copy the signs, body shifts,
The story follows a young boy (Cinnie's son) and his interaction with an imaginary "ghost" while his mother is busy in the kitchen. Background Information
You'll likely need to construct sentences that state the activity and then your opinion. Some common structures are:
The primary focus of Signing Naturally Unit 6.16 is the analysis of narrative structure through the story "Ghost in My Room"
The emotions of the child (fear) and mother (amusement/skepticism) are conveyed through the face, not just the hands. Summary Table: Unit 6.16 Story Elements Story Part Key Action/Translation Topic Childhood Story - "Ghost in my room" Characters Mother (signer) + Son (4 years old) Setting Kitchen/Bedroom Plot Twist Son finds a nice ghost
: Look for the "wrong" sign or a shift in body position to indicate a change in the scene. Classifiers : CL:V (Legs walking). CL:5 (The sticky gum stretching). CL:1 (The stick used to poke the gum).