Rewatch the video. Slow it down. Ignore the hands and watch the eyebrows. And maybe, just maybe, ask your Deaf TA for help. They know you searched for it anyway. Have you struggled with a specific Signing Naturally unit? Share your story in the comments (in written English or gloss—we’re not grading).
“I don’t want to cheat,” admits one Reddit user in a now-deleted thread. “I just want to check if I saw the sign for ‘copy machine’ or ‘coffee machine.’ They look identical at this speed.” Most ASL instructors are aware of the answer-hunting phenomenon. Surprisingly, many are ambivalent. signing naturally 9.5 answers
“If a student finds the written answer online, they still won't pass the performance final,” says James O’Brien, a Deaf professor at a state university. “I don't test writing. I test signing. If they copy the answer for 9.5, they will fail when I ask them to spontaneously request a tool in front of the class.” Rewatch the video
In fact, some progressive instructors have begun to the search. They assign Unit 9.5 as an open-Internet activity, asking students to find three different online interpretations of the same video and then argue which is most accurate. And maybe, just maybe, ask your Deaf TA for help