1st L (Yr 7 Entry) 7-8
Understanding

Systems of language - Elaboration 3

- categorising noun signs into those for people, animals, places or things

- learning that proper nouns can have a sign name or be fingerspelled

- recognising different nouns in clauses, including those that are shown with a pointing sign, such as GIRL READ versus PRO3 READ, or VISIT FRIENDS versus VISIT PRO3

- knowing that adjectives describe nouns in different ways, such as how they look (BIG or RED), feel (SOFT or HOT), smell (SMELLY) or sound (LOUD)

- understanding that changes in mouth patterns and movement of signs can intensify adjectives, for example, RED-really, PLEASED-really, TALL-really

- identifying verb signs (SIT, EAT, FEEL, WONDER, HAVE) and recognising that they are central to a clause

- noticing that some signs modify the meaning of verbs, such as WORSE as in WORSE OLD and that these are called adverbs

- contributing examples of signs that tell:

when a verb happens (IN-2-WEEKS PRO1 HOLIDAY or WANT LUNCH NOW)
where a verb happens (PRO3 RUN FAR or COME HERE)
how a verb happens (FAST or SLOW or PRO2 QUICK FINISH)
understanding that a clause is one or more signs expressing a single idea and that a clause has at least one verb, but often one or more nouns as well, for example:

CALL-him
I called him.
MAN THERE GO-TO POSS3 HOUSE
That man went to his house.
BIG MONSTER SCREAM
A big monster screamed.
(* Auslan video example on this is in the ACARA website)

- distinguishing between clauses that are statements and those that are questions

- distinguishing between yes/no questions, wh- questions and statements and their corresponding NMFs

- knowing that signing involves either telling with signs or showing with DSs and periods of CA, for example,

MAN WALK SLOW
DS(point):man-walks-slowly
CA:man-swinging-arms-nonchalantly
(* Auslan video example on this is in the ACARA website)