1. Product Work Log
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Date/Time: Activity: Comment/Suggestions:
I learned the alphabet in sign language
Saturday, 10/22/11 today. I also explored a website my
2:27 - 4:30 PM project facilitator told me about that
consists of a lot of beneficial
Total time: 2 hours information on sign language that can
be useful to a beginner.
Commentary:
Beginning my senior project by
learning the alphabet was a good
decision. My project facilitator told me
that I can spell out the words that have
difficult or unknown signs. I spent the
spelling out the words I used in
conversations with my family. By
doing this, I became more comfortable
with the idea of using my hands instead
of my mouth to express thoughts. The
website I will be using to learn sign
language is www.lifeprint.com and the
website is extremely helpful. It contains
videos that slows down and simplifies
the process of learning signs.

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I learned to sign family vocab. For
Saturday, 11/05/11 example, I learned how to sign
7:04 – 9:10 PM “mother”, “father”, “sister”, “brother”,
and more.
Total time: 2 hours
Commentary:
The website I am using to learn sign
language stated that learning simple
vocabulary is the best way for a
beginner to grasp the concept of sign
language. My project facilitator has
been really helpful so far. Since she has
a family and job of her own, it’s
difficult for us to meet up.
Nevertheless, we communicate
frequently through Facebook and our
phones to make sure I’m learning the
correct signs and she answers any
questions I have.

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I met with my project facilitator to
Friday, 11/18/11 strategize how I would conquer this
4:07 – 6:11 PM project. Andy, my project facilitator,
told me I should start off by learning as
Total time: 2 hours much simple vocabulary as I possibly
can. In the second semester, she told
me I should begin to put the words
together and form sentences. She also
gave me a book with simple vocabulary
that can be used to communicate with
babies and young children.
Commentary:
After meeting with Andy, I spent an
abundant amount of my time studying
the book she had given me. I attempted
to memorize all the vocabulary words
in the book and took the book with me
wherever I went.

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I started off by reviewing the
Tuesday, 11/22/11 vocabulary I had already learned.
2:38 – 3:39 PM Additionally, I dove into learning the
“First 100 Signs” from
Total time: 1 hour www.lifeprint.com.
Commentary:
“Outside” and “inside” are two
examples of signs I learned today. I
tried to learn as many vocabulary words
as I possibly could because I only had
one month remaining of the first
semester and I had planned to start
forming sentences in the second
semester. The words are starting to
become more and more intricate now
that I am passing the beginner stage of
learning sign language. I am also,
however, finding many videos that
display simpler ways of performing
specific signs.

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I continued to learn new signs through
Monday, 12/19/11 the “First 100 Signs” from
1:19 - 3:21 PM www.lifeprint.com. I also learned to
sign my first conversation. In sign
Total time: 2 hours language, I said “Hi, my name is Maida
Ahmad and for my senior project, I am
learning sign language.”
Commentary:
Andy was busy today, so I talked to her
through Facebook and filled her in on
the signs I had learned since our last
meeting. She was happy that I had been
learning sign language so successfully
and encouraged me to begin forming
sentences. I encountered an obstacle
when I transitioned from learning
simple words to forming long
sentences. Just like any other language,
sign language requires correct verb
tense and syntax, so it took quite a
lengthy amount of time to form a
correct sentence.

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I used all the vocabulary words I had
Tuesday, 12/27/11 learned during the first semester and
1:43 – 3:49 PM formed simple sentences with them. I
also researched the correct way to sign
Total time: 2 hours past, present, and future tense verbs in
sign language.
Commentary:
This is the first time I truly spent my
time creating sentences and phrases
with the words I have learned. I can
honestly say that creating sentences is a
lot more enjoyable than just learning
simple vocabulary. However, learning
sentences takes a lot longer because I
have to make sure the tense and
structure of each sentence is correct.

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I learned more phrases today and
Wednesday, 2/22/12 reviewed the possible visual displays I
12:10 – 3: 15 PM can create for my presentation.
Through Facebook, I let Andy know
Total time: 3 hours about what I was planning on doing for
my visual displays and my actual senior
project presentation.
Commentary:
I learned to sign some phrases that I
will most likely have to sign to the
judges I present to the judges in my
senior project presentation. Also, after
much consideration, I decided on
making a tri-fold board that highlighted
the past, present, and future conditions
of sign language. However, I am still
undecided and a little confused on what
my second visual display can be.

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Today, I decided to teach sign language
Friday, 2/22/12 to junior at Creekview High School,
12:30 – 1:30 PM Ashley Bridges. She told me that she
had always been interested in learning
Total time: 1 hour the language, but never got the time to
actually pursue her interest.
Commentary:
I spent one hour reviewing the alphabet
with Ashley. She told me she had
learned the alphabet when she was
young, but wasn’t sure if she
remembered it all. After polishing up
her alphabet, we dove into simple
vocabulary. I decided to teach Ashley
sign language the same way I had
learned it. Therefore, I was happy that
we started off our lessons with the
alphabet and simple vocabulary words,
like “family” terms.

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Today, I bought supplies for my first
Saturday, 2/23/12 visual display, which will be a
6:12 – 7:20 PM scrapbook of my time teaching Ashley
sign language.
Total time: 1 hour
Commentary:
I went to Michaels and bought a
scrapbook, ribbons, stickers, colorful
paper, and many more supplies. I also
began to take pictures of my lessons
with Ashley. Later on, I will get all the
pictures developed. My goal is to make
the scrapbook as visually attractive and
creative as possible! After adding up
the price of each supply, the total price
tag was a little high, but my mom
agreed to pay for it since it was going
towards an important cause. After all,
my visual display will be one of the
most important parts of my senior
project presentation!

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Today, I spent an hour teaching sign
Monday, 3/12/12 language to Ashley.
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Commentary:
Total time: 1 hour Today, I reviewed the alphabet and
family terms with Ashley. After about
10 minutes, we were ready to create
simple sentences! I taught her to sign
“hello, my name is Ashley.” Also, by
using the family vocabulary words, I
taught Ashley to say “he is my
brother”, “she is my sister”, “he is my
father”, and “she is my mother.”

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Today, I spent an hour teaching Ashley
Monday, 3/19/12 “animal” and “food” vocabulary.
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Commentary:
Total time: 1 hour After teaching Ashley how to sign
various food and animal vocabulary,
Ashley stated that her favorite sign out
of the “animal” vocabulary was the
sign for “dolphin”. Also, her favorite
sign from the “food” vocabulary was
“hamburger”.

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Today, I spent an hour reviewing all the
Thursday, 3/22/12 signs I had taught Ashley and then
12:30 – 1:30 PM began to teach Ashley conversations in
sign language.
Total time: 1 hour
Commentary:
One of the most critical rules in sign
language is that be-verbs, or state of
being verbs, are never used. Therefore,
it became a little tricky to teach Ashley
to sign conversations that you would
normally use be-verbs in. Nevertheless,
we overcame this obstacle by practicing
and Ashley got the hang of it pretty
quickly!

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Today, I went back to simple
Wednesday, 3/28/12 vocabulary and taught Ashley how to
12:30 – 1:30 PM sign “clothing” vocabulary terms.
Total time: 1 hour Commentary:
One technique that I used to teach the
“clothing” signs more easily to Ashley
was that I pointed to the clothing
garments I wanted Ashley to sign. For
example, if I wanted Ashley to sign
“socks”, I would point to my socks.
This technique was quite helpful and
assisted both Ashley and me in
understanding the signs.

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Today, I reviewed all the sign language
Tuesday, 4/10/12 I had taught Ashley. Instead of learning
12:30 – 1:30 PM any new terms, we held simple
conversations with the signs I had
Total time: 1 hour already taught her.
Commentary:
Since this was the last lesson I had with
Ashley, I made sure that she still
remembered all the signs I had taught
her a couple months ago. Although
Ashley had mixed up a few of her
vocabulary terms, she held simple
conversations very well. When I signed
“hi, how are you?” to Ashley, she
immediately signed back “I’m fine”.