Genealogy Project – 8th Grade
Language Arts (crw2013)
Your History in America
“The best growth happens when we bring into the present the
best of what we have experienced in the past.”
Each of us has a personal history which includes the people
and their experiences which make us who we are.
Your project is to trace your roots – where does your family
fit into the History of this World.
Remember in today’s world we experience a rich variety of family
configurations. Families are not always
comprised of blood relatives. A family
can consist of friends, foster, and adoptive relatives. A family consists of both the people you may
be linked to by blood and the people you care about and who care about you.
The emphasis is on quality not quantity. It is not important to list every
second and third cousin you are related to; rather try to trace your ancestry
back to another country or continent and provide an interesting look into the
history of a few relatives.
- Research
your family roots (begin by sitting down with mom or dad and finding out
who is related to who and how;
speak to grandma, grandpa, an aunt or uncle about your ancestors)
Draw a sketch.
- Find
one primary document (a birth certificate, marriage certificate,
naturalization paper from a member of your family, report card, letter,
etc.) Attach a copy (not the
original) to your paper and explain the relationship of the person to you
and label the document.
3.
Find a creative way to illustrate on a poster board your family
tree. (for example, a family who trace
its roots to a member of the plumbing union, displayed each member as a pipe
joined by joints) (another example, a family with artistic qualities featured
each relative as colors on a color wheel)
Be sure whatever your design, that the relationships between the names
are clearly displayed. (grandma, grandpa, aunt, etc.) Include name, relationship, place of birth
& dates if you have of birth/death.
4.
Choose one of your ancestors (you cannot be one). (You can do an additional relative for extra
credit). Write a one typed page paper describing the
specific history of that person. Attempt
to choose a person who will help show how your family got its roots in the United States
Three Part Project
(visual display on
poster board)
(typed paper –
research on one key person
( copy of a
primary document)
DATES: Research over the
holidays -- December 18th to January 6th
Rough drafts for individual
histories and idea for display January 14th, 2014
Final project due : January 28th, 2014
CRITERIA:
1. Effort
evident in attempt to trace ancestry
2. Creativity
of design, well executed, neatly drawn, colorful
3. Clarity
of display and biographies(one can see relationships)
4. Well-written,
grammatically correct biography
5. one
copy of a primary document included and labeled
Student
_____________________________
Genealogy
Project – Language Arts
BIOGRAPHY:
_____PRESENTATION: (10 pts.) Double-spaced, typed
_____ENGLISH: (30 pts.) Grammatically correct/proofread
_____RESEARCH: (100 pts.) Thorough look into on relation
_____CREATIVITY: (20 pts).Creative description with
anecdotes
PRIMARY
DOCUMENT:
_____included (30)
_____labeled (10)
POSTER:
_____PRESENTATION: (50 pts.) Ink or marker, neatly
completed without errors
_____CREATIVITY: (50 pts.) Theme obvious and well-displayed
_____CLARITY: (50 pts.)Relationship between student and
relatives clearly shown using theme, names and titles listed Sue Tone - aunt,
grandma, etc.); birth dates and countries of birth attempted
_____RESEARCH: (50 pts.) Ancestors traced showing time and
effort
TOTAL
PROJECT POINTS _______ out of 400 points
PRESENTATION (Speaking Grade): __________/__________
_____ Clarity (able to understand presentation) Clarity/fluency Knowledge
_____ Summarization (good summary of info & reason for
design)
_____ Class able to hear presentation
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