Introduction
Welcome student! I am Rachel Layman. Recently, people have been wanting to know more about where they have come from. Especially since there are tons of different people groups that have been integrated together in the United States. Do you know who your ancestors are? Some people know more than others about their ancestoral past. Family trees are fun, and important. You should know where you have come from, and who your relatives are. Maybe you are related to Abraham Lincoln! Who knows. This is going to be a fun, interesting lesson!
Task
In this lesson, you will be learning more about your past. The lesson includes making a family tree, interviewing your relatives, and starting to understand more about yourself. You will have three assignments, each graded sepretly. At the end, you will know more about yourself and your family than ever before.The objective of this lesson is to have you understand more about your past and to have fun with your family.
Process
Assignment One: Interviewing family members and research. Interview at least 3 members of your family (immediate and extended) about what they know about their past. After, if you didn't find enough information with your relatives, try researching your family name. Some geneology websites require you to pay, so please stay off these, unless your parents already have one.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you know where our ancestors came from to get to the United States?
2. Has anyone in our family been born outside the United States?
3. How far back do you know our family tree?
4. Do any of our family members live outside the U.S?
5. How many siblings do you/grandma/whoever have? What are their names?
RESEARCH: Find more about who you are related to. Look up your last name, check out a book about your last name, or maybe find your family crest, if there is one. You will need to check these in, but there are no specific requirments. Have fun!
DUE:
Assignment Two: Show and tell. Ask your relatives if they have anything from where you came from. Are there any (Not very valuable) heirlooms you could show? Pictures are also very fun to look at. Ask your parents or grandparents if they have any funny pictures, or any pictures from a country you came from. You need at least one picture or an item from
1: Grandparent generation (if you don't have any, get one extra from your parents.)
2: Parent generation/ aunt or uncle. (If you have family in a special country, maybe ask for a souvenir?)
3. Your generation
DUE:
Assignment Three: Creating a family tree. This won't be a normal family tree. Let's list out the steps.
1: Make a list from the farthest back family member you know, add their kids and continue the list until now.
2: Add the country / state they were born in and the generation number
3: Print out a map of the world, or if your parents are ok with it use a map you all ready have, and add your relatives where they were born. You can draw them on, write their names, or paste pictures. If a bunch of people live in the same state, you can draw lines.
4. Draw lines connecting the parents and the kids.
5. Write numbers indicating the generation.
DUE:
Evaluation
Assignment One: This will be a participation grade, worth 10 points.
__/10
Assignment Two:
Grandparent Generation: __/10
Parent Generation:__/10
Your Generation:__/10
Preparedness: __:5
Extra Credit (worth one point each): __ __ __
Assignment Three:
List turned in with generations: __/5
Correct Map: __/5
At least three generations (each generation worth 5): __/15
Generations correctly labeled: __/5
Neat and Orgainized: __/10
LATE POLICY APPLIES!
Total: __/85
Extra Credit: __/3
Conclusion
Congrats! Now you know your past better, and you had a great time talking to your family. Maybe, when you have kids yourself, you can have them add themselves on the tree! You can have a great time talking to your children. YKnow you know where you come from, and you (most likely) had a great time doing it! Congratulations!