viewing a signed story that involves progressive action, tension and resolution
identifying how signers use space to track a character or location throughout a text
viewing and responding to a range of Deaf poetry for children, for example by creating an alternative ending or extra verse
using NMFs to express changing emotions such as anticipation, fear or relief in response to elements of live or recorded signed stories
viewing and responding to short recorded skits, for example by re-enacting favourite elements and modifying manner or aspect to provide additional emphasis or expression
freezing cartoons or video clips of people/animals in amusing situations, signing a commentary on what has just happened and predicting what might happen next
experimenting with different Auslan parameters to create and perform examples of gestural humour, as modelled in performances by companies such as the Hong Kong Theatre of the Deaf
participating in games that focus on modifying manner or aspect for effect
viewing a theatre performance designed for a deaf audience and sharing their reactions to the experience of viewing a theatre performance designed for a deaf audience
engaging with different examples of Deaf humour or Deaf jokes and comparing them with examples of humour in spoken English or in silent films or mime
shadowing signed elements of theatrical or cinematographic texts that use handshapes, such as the scene with hand-faces in the film Labyrinth
comparing two signed versions of a story such as ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’ and indicating their preference for one version over the other
responding to elements of signed stories such as refrains or exclamations, for example by shadowing repeated signs, movements or facial expressions
