- recounting classroom events using indicating, plain and depicting verbs, for example:
MONDAY PRO1-plural DS:many-people-go-to SPORT DAY. PRO1 ENJOY
We all went to a sports day on Monday. I enjoyed it.
- describing the appearance of people, objects and places using SASS depicting signs and spatial location
- recounting personal experiences using specific time-related signs and conjunctions, such as:
LAST HOLIDAYS PRO1 CAMP
Last holidays I went camping.
- describing activities they have completed using some verb modifications to show manner, for example:
PRO1 WRITE-carelessly
I wrote it very quickly.
- interacting with members of the Deaf community to share details of their personal world
- describing relationships between themselves and members of their school community, for example:
PRO3 POSS1 BEST FRIEND
She’s my best friend.
M-R-S S-M-I-T-H POSS1 SCIENCE TEACHER
Mrs Smith is my science teacher.
- recounting events involving more than one person using constructed action
- describing events that they have experienced and how they made them feel, for example:
MONDAY DEAF PERSON VISIT SCHOOL PRO1 EXCITED MEET
On Monday a Deaf visitor came to school. I was excited to meet them.
MOVIE SCARY BUT PRO1 LIKE
The movie was scary but I liked it.
- comparing attributes or characteristics of classmates or classroom objects, for example:
S-A-M RUN FAST C-H-R-I-S WORSE FAST SPEED
Sam runs fast but Chris runs the fastest.
THAT BEST COMPUTER
That’s the best computer.
- comparing weekend or holiday routines, interests and activities, using signs associated with time, sequence and location, for example:
REGULAR SUMMER PRO1-plural GROUP-MOVE-TO COUNTRY STAY++ TWO WEEK
We go to the beach for three weeks in summer.
WEEKEND PRO1 GO-TO-AND-BACK++ CAMP
I go camping on weekends.
