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<td></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p><p>Third time's the charm...
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<p>I attended the RID Region II conference while y'all were at NAD. One workshop was on
<p>using ASL poetry to interpret nursery rhymes... the attached was our groups rendition of "Jack and Jill". For those who aren't familiar with ASL poetry, rhyming is done with repeating
<p>handshapes. This interpretation of Jack and Jill uses the 1 (index finger extended) handshape almost exclusively... brief
<p>modification with the classifier describing the pail, but other than that...
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<p>I had some trouble with the diagonals for up and down the hill... Did I write them correctly? Also how do you indicate that a handshape is left in place from the previous sign, while the next part happens? Did what I did here convey that adequately?
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<p>Jack and Jill
<p>went up the hill
<p>to fetch a pail of water
<p>Jack fell down
<p>and broke his crown
<p>and Jill came tumbling after.
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<p>cherie<br><br><hr>
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