Science Fair Proposal

1. My hypothesis is... If the restaurant I go to has a low rating, then as a deaf person I will get worse treatment.

2. The dependent is the way I am treated, the independent is the restaurant staff, and the controlled is the way I act.

3. The connection is that in all sign language classes you are required to go to a restaurant and see the way to are treated. One of the things interpreters do first is get familiar with what deaf people have to go through, so by me doing this I will get to see what the interpreters had to experience.

4. I will be choosing the restaurants on Yelp. I will have the same people going with me and I will give them the rating scale to they all have the same numbers. I will have ear-plugs so as not to be able to hear them, and I will only communicate through sign.

5. Behavioral

Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

1) For my first independent component I plan on going deaf for a week. This means that I will be wearing earplugs (most likely wax ones) so as to block out sound and I will not be talking. For this week I would not be able to hear anything that goes on in my classes, I would have to stick to reading lips and trying to understand what it going on around me.

2) How I will meet the 30 hour requirement is I will be deaf for about 4 1/2 - 6 hours a day for 5 days. This will be witnessed by my teachers, classmates, and the rest of the school. Also at the end I will make a video showing what the best ways for a teacher to teach would be, if they were to ever have a deaf student. So in this I will have the time it takes me to actually record the video, and the time it will take me to edit the video.

3) My EQ revolves around working with the Deaf and/or hearing impaired. By doing this I will be able to see exactly what it is the people I am assisting go through. I will end up with better knowledge of their day to day life which would ultimately help me when I work with them.

Defining the Essential Question

1. What is the most important part of being a successful interpreter?
2. Successful - accepted in the Deaf community, knows the language very well.
Interpreter - Sign language interpreter.
3. Some of my possible answers to my EQ are; The person is able to adapt quickly to home sign. Also the person immerses themselves in the culture.
4. My most important source so far has been my interview with Mr. Brad Munson. Him and his wife adopted a deaf daughter so he had first hand experience with having to be a part of the Deaf community. He told me how important it was that people understand how things work in the community. He also told me that the Deaf community is a very close community so you really need to know how to fit in.

Second Interview Questions

1. How long have you been working with the hearing impaired?
2. What made you decide to work with Deaf/Hearing impaired people?
3. What first interested you about the Deaf Culture?
4. Have you noticed any differences between Deaf and Hearing people?
5. What is it like working with the Deaf/Hearing impaired?
6. What made you decide to study, essentially, Deaf Culture?

Presentation Reflection

1. In what way did the first interview affect your presentation?  Please explain, be specific and use an example.


My interview didn't really affect my presentation. For my presentation I drew from a book I was reading, so my interview really had nothing to do with it.


2.  What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?


What stood out about my presentation performance was that, to me, I felt comfortable in front of the class. So I was more confident that I normally would be in that situation.


3.  What was the most challenging to do and why?


The most challenging thing was thinking ahead to my two hour and trying to figure out what I would talk about that I wouldn't need to talk about in there. It was challenging because I don't know what more information I am going to find out, so I had to be really careful and choose something that wouldn't end up hurting me.

Senior Project Presentation 1

Objective:
To teach them what people thought about hearing, and why it is important.

Procedure:

• Into by asking them to raise their hands if they think hearing is important. (call on one of them for why)
• Tell them how hearing was viewed around WW1
• Explain what it would be like if we only had one sense
• talk about why hearing and sight are the most important
• Explain why hearing is valued over sight

Check for Understanding:

Ask them one of the things they learned.

Materials:

The book I am reading.

Interview Check.

The person I am going to attempt to interview is Marlee Matlin. The reason I want to interview her is that she is a deaf actress and has done a lot of different things in the deaf community. The fact that she has gone on to do so much is inspiring. She has written a book, and been a producer on different shows. The fact that she never lets her disability stop her is amazing.

In addition to the questions I would ask her:
1. What has been the hardest part of growing up/working while being deaf?
2. How do you think people today can help make life easier on deaf and hard of hearing people?

My back-up interview is a man named Michael Agyin. I want to interview him because he does a lot of work with different organizations involving deaf/hard of hearing children. I think it would be interesting to hear what he has seen and learned with working with kids with his disability.

Senior Project Topic.

The topic I have chosen for my senior project is Deaf Culture. I chose this topic because the deaf community is something that greatly interests me, as well as the how they communicate. What I hope to accomplish is a better understanding of the language, and the people who use it. In the end, I hope to have a better understanding of what it is like to be a deaf person in today's society, as well as more reason to become a certified sign language interpreter.