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Valerie Sutton Date: Fri Oct 23, 1998 8:31 am Subject: Re: SW | ||||||||
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On Thursday, October 15, 1998, Erin Wilkinson wrote: >Is it possible for the story to be completley presented on paper? I am >thinking of the terms of body language not only the facial expressions, but >the body itself. The personification of chairs, beds, and etc requires >my whole body to show the characteristics of these objects. I'm trying >to picture how it is possible for SW to show the complexity of the movements >within the body- legs, arms, and torso. Or is the concept of storytelling >(in all languages) differ from writing (transcribing) stories on paper? > >erin ________________________________ October 23, 1998 Hello Erin- From the moment you posted your message, which was very uplifting and informative, I have been planning to write to you! But just like you, I got so busy and now look...it is already 8 days later! So please know how happy your message made me :-) I put the flashcards together quickly in 3 hours only, with the hopes that people would tell me if I should go ahead and create more "formal ones". So judging from what people have already posted, it seems that the flashcards, at least in general, can be useful...so should I go ahead and develop more along those lines? But now to your question above - I know Charles Butler has already answered your question well. The answer is yes! We can write a story completely, including the details you mention above :-) And as you know, last summer I wrote a "complete version" of the Goldilocks story. I transcribed it from the wonderful ASL storytelling video that Darline Clark Gunsauls did. I had originally planned to send this complete version to the schools participating in the Literacy Project, but then I realized that the teachers had never seen SignWriting before, and the simpler books were better in the beginning. Meanwhile, the more advanced reader will be ready in mid-November or at least by the end of this year. It is 35 to 40 pages of SignWriting with complete illustrations. It is expensive to print 40 color pages, so I will be sending only one or two copies to the schools in the Literacy Project, to see if they like it and can read it. It will teach advanced writers how to write certain movements that are close to being "mime-like". And if there is something you can't understand in the writing, you can always look at the videotape to see what the sign is, and then read the sign again, to test your understanding. As you know, an excerpt will be posted on the web on December 21, entitled: New SW Literature: Advanced Reading, Reading Level 4: Goldilocks In ASL. So in a few months time you will have something to read! Good luck with your studies, Erin, and thanks once again for your great feedback - All the best - Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton at the DAC Deaf Action Committee for SW SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||||||||
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