Eleventh graders learn profession signs in ASL — INTERPRETER, CHEF, ACTOR, PILOT, ARTIST — built by miming the work, then adding the “person” agent sign. So they can talk about careers and the future.
Students will be able to…
What do you want to be? Many ASL job signs show the work, then add the “person” sign. How do you sign careers?
Project this and match each ASL sign description to its career — tap the description, then tap the career.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Many ASL job signs mime the work, then add the person sign — how?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students sign.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-High).
Interpersonal: discuss careers.
Interpretive: understand job signs.
Connect to career planning.
Compare profession signs.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students sign one career they admire in ASL (work + person). A printable ASL professions sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.