ASL and How ASL Came to America

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Out of the options below, which one DOES NOT describe ASL? A language with its own structure, A language that is always adding new words and deleting old ones, A language that derived from old French Sign Language, A language that uses mime

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A language that uses mime

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Which of the below options is NOT TRUE in regards to Sign Language?
At one time, it was prohibited (banned, illegal) to use sign
Hearing people made deaf people feel inferior (less) when they used sign language
ASL has never been used to express poetry, songs or stories
People actually thought it was more of an "animal" language

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ASL has never been used to express poetry, songs or stories

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Where can you use ASL?

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You can use it in all of those places!

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Martha's Vineyard is unique because...

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It was a place where everyone knew sign language.

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Which options below accurately depict Dr. Cogswell and his intentions? A wealthy man, he could afford to send his daughter oversees and he did. His favorite daughter came down with spotted fever and became deaf. He sympathized with her and wanted a better life for her. He went to Europe in search of answers of how to teach his daughter. He learned ASL to communicate with Alice.

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His favorite daughter came down with spotted fever and became deaf. He sympathized with her and wanted a better life for her.

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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet came into the story because...

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He was the Cogswell's neighbor and he felt bad for Alice

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What option below was NOT an option for Dr. Cogswell to choose between for Alice? To send her to live in Europe, To send her to the American deaf school, Send her to the asylum, Hire a private tutor

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To send her to the American deaf school

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What did Dr. Cogswell and Mr. Gallaudet decide to do?

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Raise money to travel to Europe to learn methods about how to teach deaf people

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First on his travels, Gallaudet went where to learn about teaching deaf children how to speak?

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The Braidwood School

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What did he find out there?

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He didn't learn anything: they refused to let him in or talk to him about it