- Author:
- Camille Daw, Amber Hoye
- Subject:
- Languages
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Level:
- High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
- Language:
- English
Never Have I Ever Cards
Never Have I Ever, ASL Novice Mid, ONLINE
Overview
In this activity, students will practice talking about things they have and have not done before. This will help students practice conversation and introduce them to speaking about themselves.
Warm Up and Main Activity
Description: In this activity, students will practice talking about things they have and have not done before. This will help students practice conversation and introduce them to speaking about themselves.
Can-Do Statements:
- I can play Never Have I Ever
- I can communicate basic information about myself
- I can communicate without speaking
World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations and correspondence in American Sign Language to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
- Standard 1.2 Students comprehend and interpret live and recorded American Sign Language on a variety of topics
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
- COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- COMP 1.1: Observe formal and informal forms of language.
Materials Needed:
Warm Up and Main Activity
Warm Up
Begin by asking students the following questions to review the signs necessary for the game.
- What is the sign for.../How do you sign...
- Yes/No
- I don't understand
- Remember
- Slow
- Again/Repeat
- I NEVER
These phrases should be review, and will help remind the students how to keep their voices off and communicate without speaking
Main activity: Never Have I Ever
Screenshare the Never Have I Ever Cards for the students.
Have one person sign the card beginning with: “I NEVER...” then the information that's on the card
The rest of the group will either say yes or no. If they answer yes, have them explain when they did, where they did it, with whom, etc
Once everyone has answered and explained if they've done it, then the next person will draw a card and repeat the steps above