<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks Ingvild: </div><div>Yes, what I'm envisioning is basically the second scenario you list below, using a short (equivalent of a paragraph) excerpt from either the Frog story (which consists of illustrations) or the Pear story (which is a video).</div><div>I've been waiting a few days to decide which option to take, as opinion seems split. </div><div>In the meantime these spelling discussions have come up, and they are interesting.</div><div>the goal is ultimately as you describe: "writing <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">a short passage in our local sign language, and in our personal style of writing." </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">But I welcome these discussions about spelling or any other issues of interest to list members.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 22, 2013, at 6:12 AM, "Ingvild Roald" <<a href="mailto:iroald@HOTMAIL.COM">iroald@HOTMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Hi all,<br><br>I'm a bit confused:<br><br>This seems to turn into a discussion on how to spell certain signs in ASL.<br><br>My impression from Erica's invitation was that we were supposed to write a short passage in our local sign language, and in our personal style of writing.<br><br>Both the Pear story and the Frog story seem to ask for good Deaf storytelling - something that can be amazing, but would call for something different from what I was anticipating.<br><br>If the book project is also going to augment the amount of written stories for Deaf children, the task is huge.<br><br>If the book is to try to demonstrate and research different ways of using SW, I suggest one (or both) of the following courses:<br><br>1) A short paragraph (less than 100 English words) to be translated and written into the different SLs. The paragraph should be (almost) culture-free, and give opportunities to show use of classifiers, location etc.<br><br>2) A 'story' or scene with one or a few simple pictures that would give oporunity to use location markers, classifiers etc.<br><br>As I cannot draw, I cannot give good examples of what I mean, but my suggestions for outlines would be something like:<br>1) (simple drawing of boy, a school, a house,..): "Hi! My name is (fill inn from culture). I am a boy. I am deaf. I go to school over there. I learn to read and to write. My language is Sign language. I learn to read and write my own language in Sign Writing at school. I live with my family in the house over there, on the hill. Our house i red ....)<br><br>2) Frame 1: Woman walking with a small dog on a leash Frame 2: Woman still leasurely walking the dog, scene altered Frame 3: Woman & dog, + cat in opposite direction Frame 4: Dog dragging chasing cat and dragging woman, who has fallen<br><br>Or even simpler: A drawing of a room with a table, a chair, ... and a sentence to be translated, like: "Please bring me the red book that is on the table to the left of the door" , or something similar<br><br>Ingvild
<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:09:57 -0700<br>From: <a href="mailto:kjoanne403@SIGNWRITING.ORG">kjoanne403@SIGNWRITING.ORG</a><br>Subject: Re: A Pear Story<br>To: <a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">shall we discuss how to sign FROG instead? </span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D">Sure; I’d write it like this:</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D"><image001.png></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D">Not exactly the same as other entries in SignPuddle, but they’re all along the same lines.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D">KJ</span></p></div></div></div> </div>
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