Checkmate! - An ASL 'ABC' Story

http://www.WestwoodASL.com In the Deaf world, ABC stories are a popular tradition. A friend of mine (Jonathan) is a HUGE fan of chess. So, I created this ABC story just for him. Enjoy!

http://www.WestwoodASL.com/moodle

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ASL
• ABC
• Story
• Deaf
• American
• Sign
• Language
• Chess
• Checkmate

[adventurerrific]

ILY

[BYUFanatic]

@adventurerrific LOL. Ummm... thanks.

[raen714]

Are your signs for "H," "K," and "Q" specific signs? I don't recognize them, but they look more like actual vocab words than the other letters, which mostly look like classifiers.

[BYUFanatic]

@raen714 When doing an ABC story, the letters will often be actual signs or a slightly modified sign (to fit the letter). They can also be classifiers or slightly modified classifiers. (Classifiers are "descriptive handshapes" for those who don't know what that term means.)

[MelanieAlexandria]

that was pretty fantastic! i wish i could be that creative lol

[BYUFanatic]

@MelanieAlexandria Thanks! That's kind of you. *smile* Doing an ABC story isn't that difficult, just takes a bit of persistence to think your way through it.

[BYUFanatic]

@TheRussianCommando Bummer huh? I guess it's time to learn the ASL alphabet. *grin*

[momogirl64]

Super cool :D

[BafflinBook]

You are so adorable :D i wish verbal interaction could have so much facial expression involved.I read somewhere you are post-lingually deaf,do you still speak??

[murasaki0001x]

I loved "H"  <3

[sirlucas702]

Great video! You should include an audio voiceover for your videos to help people new to ASL understand better!