In Lesson 9.11, the "why" is just as important as the "where." Whether it’s grabbing a sandwich at Sam's Deli or paying a ticket at the Courthouse
Based on the workbook video exercises, here are the locations and the reasons for going there: Location # Name of Business Reason for Going Needs an umbrella Sam's Deli To get a sandwich 3 Looking for a house to buy 4 To exercise and stay slim 5 Daughter needs a birth certificate 6 Ace Hardware Wall socket is broken 7 Needs a new cell phone 8 Courthouse Got a speeding ticket 9 Needs a hotel 10 It is cheap Blog Post: Mastering the "Perspective Shift" in ASL signing naturally homework 9.11
In ASL, conditionals (if/then statements) are not signed word-for-word like English. Instead, signers use specific non-manual markers (facial expressions) and spatial agreement. The homework video (or DVD—yes, some of us still have those) for 9.11 presents a series of short stories where one action directly causes a result. In Lesson 9