This six weeks, we will have a special day to help bring attention to the different ethnic groups that we have in America, as well as our class room. Diversity Day will be a chance for students to share and celebrate their background and heritage with their classmates. This project will be worth one test grade this six weeks. Tests count for 40% of their grade and this will be 1 of 3 test grades for the 3rd 6 weeks.
As a part of the project, students will be asked to fill out a family tree with the Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth and Ethnic Origin of their great grandparents, grandparents, parents and themselves. If the student lives with another relative, a step-parent, is adopted, or lives with a guardian or another family, the student should fill out the tree for the family that they reside with. The purpose of this project is not to alienate anyone or point out what is unknown, the purpose is to celebrate the culture they come from and/or the culture in which they were raised. If there is a piece of information that you are unable to access (for example- a date of birth or a place of birth), a parent should sign or initial the Student's project in that spot on the rough draft sheet. This is so I can be assured that the information is not missing for lack of effort on the student’s behalf, but that it is inaccessible. If information such as a step-parent or step-grandparent can be entered, please feel free to do so. Students will share their family tree with the class and present it on a poster board.
Additionally, each student will be asked to share a family tradition or cultural tradition and an interesting fact with the class. After each student presents their family tree and history, we will hold our Heritage Food Fest, featuring foods from each student’s family. I am asking each student to bring in a ready-to-serve dish related to their family background or family tradition. Students will need to include the recipe for their dish on their poster board and should be prepared to talk about why they chose that dish.
Heritage Project Guidelines/Rubric
Your display should include the following:
A colorful title that includes your name is presented on the poster board (5 points)
Family tree (40 points) Family Tree is presented on the poster board.
Family Tree Includes:
1. Student- Name, D.O.B., Place of Birth, Ethnicit
2. Parents- Name. D.O.B., Place of Birth, Ethnicity
3. Grandparents-Name, D.O.B. Place of Birth, Ethnicity
4. Great-Grandparents-Name, D.O.B. Place of Birth, Ethnicity
Description of Family/Cultural Tradition and Interesting Fact (15 points)
Tradition is presented on the poster board. Paragraph describes a family tradition that the student wishes to share with the class. It should describe the tradition in detail and give any reason underlining the tradition. Interesting Fact is presented on the poster board. This can be one sentence.
Food Recipe with explanation of when and why your family eats that item (15 points)
Recipe is presented on the poster board. Ingredients, amounts and cooking instructions are listed on the recipe. Student explains why they chose that food and how it has become a family tradition.
Presentation of Project (25 points)
Correct Spelling
Organized
On-time
Prepared
Brought Food to Presentation
As a part of the project, students will be asked to fill out a family tree with the Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth and Ethnic Origin of their great grandparents, grandparents, parents and themselves. If the student lives with another relative, a step-parent, is adopted, or lives with a guardian or another family, the student should fill out the tree for the family that they reside with. The purpose of this project is not to alienate anyone or point out what is unknown, the purpose is to celebrate the culture they come from and/or the culture in which they were raised. If there is a piece of information that you are unable to access (for example- a date of birth or a place of birth), a parent should sign or initial the Student's project in that spot on the rough draft sheet. This is so I can be assured that the information is not missing for lack of effort on the student’s behalf, but that it is inaccessible. If information such as a step-parent or step-grandparent can be entered, please feel free to do so. Students will share their family tree with the class and present it on a poster board.
Additionally, each student will be asked to share a family tradition or cultural tradition and an interesting fact with the class. After each student presents their family tree and history, we will hold our Heritage Food Fest, featuring foods from each student’s family. I am asking each student to bring in a ready-to-serve dish related to their family background or family tradition. Students will need to include the recipe for their dish on their poster board and should be prepared to talk about why they chose that dish.
Heritage Project Guidelines/Rubric
Your display should include the following:
A colorful title that includes your name is presented on the poster board (5 points)
Family tree (40 points) Family Tree is presented on the poster board.
Family Tree Includes:
1. Student- Name, D.O.B., Place of Birth, Ethnicit
2. Parents- Name. D.O.B., Place of Birth, Ethnicity
3. Grandparents-Name, D.O.B. Place of Birth, Ethnicity
4. Great-Grandparents-Name, D.O.B. Place of Birth, Ethnicity
Description of Family/Cultural Tradition and Interesting Fact (15 points)
Tradition is presented on the poster board. Paragraph describes a family tradition that the student wishes to share with the class. It should describe the tradition in detail and give any reason underlining the tradition. Interesting Fact is presented on the poster board. This can be one sentence.
Food Recipe with explanation of when and why your family eats that item (15 points)
Recipe is presented on the poster board. Ingredients, amounts and cooking instructions are listed on the recipe. Student explains why they chose that food and how it has become a family tradition.
Presentation of Project (25 points)
Correct Spelling
Organized
On-time
Prepared
Brought Food to Presentation
Projects Due Dec 10th A-Day, Dec 11th B-Day
Instructions- World History
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Instructions- U.S. History
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Family Tree Rough Draft Due Nov 26th A-Day, Nov 27th B-Day
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Family Tradition Rough Draft Due Nov 30th A-Day, Dec. 3rdB-Day
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Resources:- Thank you Mr. Bryan for helping us find websites
Family Research / Genealogy Resources
The very best resource is your family. Consider interviewing grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, siblings, and cousins about your ancestors. Record these interviews with your phone or other device and keep them. You never know when you might need an interview or want to hear one!
This is a list of websites that might be helpful.
https://familysearch.org/ - Uses US Census Data & other data. Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints (LDS).
http://usgenweb.org/ - Students can drill down by state & county. This site links to pages with a variety of quality levels.
http://www.afrigeneas.com/search.html - “... a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. “ – from website. This site is covered with ads, so be careful. Use the surnames (last names) or death records search boxes.
http://www.castlegarden.org/ - “CastleGarden.org is an educational project of The Battery Conservancy. This free site offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. More than 100 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.” – from website
http://www.ellisisland.org/ - this is a free archive of Ellis Island and Port of New York records. This site should hold records of the immigrants who came to the U.S. through those 2 gateways. Usage requires registration with a name and email address.
Family Research / Genealogy Resources
The very best resource is your family. Consider interviewing grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, siblings, and cousins about your ancestors. Record these interviews with your phone or other device and keep them. You never know when you might need an interview or want to hear one!
This is a list of websites that might be helpful.
https://familysearch.org/ - Uses US Census Data & other data. Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints (LDS).
http://usgenweb.org/ - Students can drill down by state & county. This site links to pages with a variety of quality levels.
http://www.afrigeneas.com/search.html - “... a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. “ – from website. This site is covered with ads, so be careful. Use the surnames (last names) or death records search boxes.
http://www.castlegarden.org/ - “CastleGarden.org is an educational project of The Battery Conservancy. This free site offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. More than 100 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.” – from website
http://www.ellisisland.org/ - this is a free archive of Ellis Island and Port of New York records. This site should hold records of the immigrants who came to the U.S. through those 2 gateways. Usage requires registration with a name and email address.