Explaining Rules

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Explaining Rules

• In our daily lives, we often find reason to
  discuss rules. They can be rules we live by such
  as driving rules, societal rules, cultural rules
  or school rules. They can be the rules we
  play by such as rules for party games, card
  games, or childrens game.

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Explaining Rules

• You will learn to give clear instructions or
  explanations using classifiers and conditional
  sentences, rhetorical questions, and relative
  clauses. You will learn rule-related
  vocabulary needed to achieve this goal. You will
  develop strategies for explaining rules while
  playing a game and learn to use attention-getting
  behaviors to manage a group during a game.

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Explaining Rules

• Driving Rules

- Use a conditional clause when describing the
situation.
1. To turn left, you must first give the
right-of-way to all oncoming vehicles close
enough to be dangerous before making the turn.
2. When you see or hear an emergency vehicle,
pull as close to the right edge of the road as
possible and stop until emergency vehicle has
passed.
3. Dim your lights by switching to low beams
before you are 500 feet from a vehicle coming
toward you.
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Explaining Rules

• Rules We Live By

Rules are explained by first describing the
situation with a conditional clause, then
explaining what is required, permitted or
forbidden.
Watch the video and follows the sequences to
organize the information. Notice raised eyebrows
representing a conditional clause.
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Explaining Rules

• Explaining a Card Game (Deaf Way)

• Organize the rules for the game according to
• How the game is set up.
• How the game is played.
• How the game is won.

• As you explaining your game to the classmates,
  think about
• how much to explain before, during and after
  playing a round
• what is better explained by playing or by example
• what vocabulary or classifiers you will need to
  use
• when to look at each player to check
  comprehension before proceeding with the
  explanation.

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