Post the in-class Signing Idol Signing Expressive Presentation Final Assessments,where student's demonstrated mastery in their ability to translate (GLOSS) and sign a song selection in ASL before an audience of their peers, Deaf community members and guests; students completed a written reflection comprised of six questions. Below is a snap shot of several student responses:

 

What will you remember about this performance?

"I will remember the expressions on the audience's faces while I was performing." ~Markiana Tucker ASL. 2

"I will remember how nervous I was. I have never performed a song in ASL in front of deaf people." ~Tania Johnson, ASL 2

"...Meeting the Deaf evaluators and getting to watch everyone sign their songs was fun." Kyrianna Stevens, ASL 2

 

What did you enjoy about this performance?

"I enjoyed how much I developed from this project; because I came in this class knowing nothing about ASL." ~ Ariana Ivy, ASLA 1

"I enjoyed going up and getting over my fears." ~ Leslie Garcia, ASL 1

 

What did you learn?

"I learned that we have potential to learn a lot of signs." ~ Angela Cardenas, ASLA 1

"I learned do the same signs in sync with my partner."

"You have to make expressions throughout the song and bring the song to life." ~Stephanie Iniguez, ASLA 1

"ASL is one of the most expressive and emotional languages." ~Lizbeth Rucuch, ASLA 1

 

 

In what ways were you proud of the work you did for this performance?

"I honestly did not think I was going to do a good job with the song; so I was proud to finish and perform it. I also felt the happiness of being able to do it!" ~Lizbeth Rucuch, ASLA 1

 

"I am proud of how I remembered all of the signs and how I went up on stage and did it! I feel that my performance is an A+++." ~Yasmin Hameed

 

"I was proud I had enough courage to go in front of the class and do my best, even though my performance overall was not the best." ~Adrian Sixtos

 

"I am proud I faced my fears." ~Joslin Briones, ASL 1

 

"I feel quite amazing because in the beginning of this class it was hard. But now that I signed a song, I'm like, "WOW!" ~ Leslie Lino, ASL 1