YOUR FAMILY AND HISTORY: AN ESSAY Due May 16. PURPOSE: To see how your family/neighbors and history go together.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Writing Obituaries A Timeless Art. Is the obituary page the best read page in the newspaper?

Advertisements

Family History A Journey Through Time What is family history? A study of the history of your family. Learning about customs of the time. What new technologies.

Oral History records ancestors recited inherited folklore.

Writing a Thesis Statement

By Nancy Summers Published by Brooks Cole Cengage Learning 2009

Pacific Collegiate School History Department Style Guide

Name: ________ Rubric - Comparison Essay Tasks Points (0) Points (6) Points (8) Points (10) Typed, MLA Format, Times New Roman, Size 12 font, regular style,

Constructed Response Assignment

Basic instructions on how to begin your family tree research by Stephanie Reynolds American Indian / Alaskan Native Patient Relations Indian Health Center.

Name: ________ Rubric - Comparison Essay Tasks Points (0) Points (6) Points (8) Points (10) Typed, MLA Format, Times New Roman, Size 12 font, regular style,

TAKING RISKS Common Application Essay. 9/17 Anecdote: a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence. – Synonyms: story, tale, narrative,

 A resume is a summary of your experiences and skills relevant to the field of work you are entering.  It highlights your accomplishments to show a.

Job Searching 101: Writing Your Resume and Cover Letter January 5, 2008 Presenter: Donna Brice, Director.

Chapter 10. Last week we talked about making the switch from writing paragraphs to essays. We talked about how an essay is made up of the same kinds of.

VIETNAM TOUR by Manny Wei. IN 2006 MY MOTHER, BROTHER, SISTER AND I SPENT 2 WEEKS VISITING VIETNAM IT WAS THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME MY MOTHER WAS BORN IN.

You can do just one, or you can do all four :].   Write a list of 100 things you are thankful for.  Pick five of those things, and explain, in paragraph.

Unit II- U.S. Foreign Policy History WWII World War II Project Due-

Kid created career day at mes

My Portfolio Name Table of Contents Put any picture here Letter of Introduction Typed in word and linked to button. For each of the following: Have at.

Composer Name This Presentation Created by: Name Classroom Teacher Date Hancock Elementary School.

WARM UP Put your SpringBoard book on the shelf neatly. Get out your rough draft and a colored pen. RANDOM FACT OF THE DAY: Polar bears are left handed.

The Year I Was born: An Autobiographical Research Project 2 nd Semester – World Literature Major Project.

Background Presentation Assignment

 To explain why you are sending a resume  To explain how you learned about their organization and/or the job opening  To convince them to look at your.

Autobiography Project 8 th Grade Spencerville Schools Mrs. Belton’s Classes.

Find out more about your family.  We are all going to learn a little bit more about ourselves and our heritage by interviewing an older family member.

Researching Your Roots Ernest Williamson. How do I start? To start your research you ask your parents about their parents, their brothers and sisters,

Common Application Essay

Families Today and Long Ago By Mari Burns How do people and places change? History tells us how people and places change.

SAMPLE BOOK By:Your Name here. HOW TO USE  You can add as many slides as desired, I have provided you with the basic outline of what it should look like.

Question This is the question you set out to answer with your experiment. Put this is a large font like the one on this page. Make sure the question is.

FAMILY TREE 133 POINTS. FAMILY TREE – PART 1(15 POINTS) Students should prepare a prezi or powerpoint that includes the following information. Step 1:

Interview Oral History Project Miss Gibb. Interview Before you begin… –Think about who you want to interview –Remember, the older, the better –If you.

 Identify What You Know  Begin with personal records :  Gather information, using family group sheets and pedigree charts to organize what is known.

REPORT OF A HISTORICAL EVENT

INTERVIEW PAPER COMMUNICATIONS. FORMAT:  FIRST AND LAST NAME  DATE  HOUR OF CLASS  PLACE IN UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER  TYPED PAPER: 12 PT FONT, DOUBLE.

Your paper must include the following: 1. A thesis statement 2.background information about your topic 3. At least two pieces of supporting evidence which.

Unit 1 Project: What can you learn from Nick Vujicic’s Biography? Nick’s story is inspiring. Even though he has no arms and legs, he has still worked hard.

Research Paper Research Paper 1. Paper must be typed 2. Use 12 pt. font 3. Use Times New Roman font 4. 1 inch margins top, bottom, left, right 5. Double.

Every Family Has A Story Gloria Canada, Ed. D. Circles of Purpose, Inc

Writing Essays. Heading Top left corner of the page Your name English I Period ___ McConnell Date A creative title should be centered over the paper.

Resume Critique Workshop Presented by Profile. Agenda Purpose of a Resume Overview Overall appearance Clear objective Hot Zone Work History Technical.

Revising Your Essays PART I. Have Your Essays in Front of you: Do each one of these for each one of your essays:

MLA format. What is MLA? O MLA refers to ( Modern Language Association). O It is a professional and academic way in writing academic papers. O It protects.

WWI Project Based Assessment. Part 1: Research Paper (Battle/Event/person) Cover Page: Picture of person/event/battle, names of everyone in your group,

I n 2 0 y e a r s B y C a m e r o n My job P o k é m o n g a m e c r e a t o r. I a m g o i n g t o c o m b i n e d r a g o n i t e a n d m e g a n i.

Microsoft Word How to format your document. Editing – It is important It is important to edit your work for mistakes. To do this we use  Spell Check.

US History 1 What is History and why do we study it? Your Autobiography: Linking Your past to the present.

Mr. Gragert English IV.  What Goes into a Resume  Resume Templates  Resume Dos & Don’ts  Cover Letters: Don’t Send Your Resume Without One  Cover.

Awlad Salem Bahry Prep school Second year English New friends Prepared by Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Hussein.

Week 9 10/12/15—10/16/15. (15R) Research: Academic Language Copy each of the words and definitions below. 1.in-text citations- n. the citation in the.

You have 5 minutes to complete this writing assignment starting when class starts! Answer in COMPLETE sentences and put thought into your answers. If you.

By Becoming a Family History Detective. Discovering Your Family History!

REPORT DESIGNING YOUR REPORT FAMILY HISTORY HCOM 320.

1 full page typed Single or double spaced On white paper, black ink, no larger than 14 font size. There are 5 specific thoughts you need to express in.

BOOK REPORT GUIDELINES BASIC INFO: Books Must: Have been read for the first time during the current nine week period (it was new for you!)

May I Quote You? What’s the difference between a good quote and a quote that says nothing?

Tell them we left singing. - Etty Hillesum

Interviewing “The younger generation should know how our grandparents suffered, and what they did for us despite their lack of resources. Knowing this.

MLA Format? Grade: ALL Subject: English Date: 2015.

May I Quote You? What’s the difference between a good quote and a quote that says nothing?

Formatting Your Essay MLA Style.

Job Searching 101: Writing Your Resume and Cover Letter

Making a Works Cited Page

SOCIAL STUDIES KINDERGARTEN – FAMILY

It’s All About Me! An interesting place I have been…

Coming to America Your History.

Historical Investigation

Position Paper 75 points.

Senior Research Project

Presentation transcript:

YOUR FAMILY AND HISTORY: AN ESSAY Due May 16

PURPOSE: To see how your family/neighbors and history go together

Details Interview family members –at least one Over 60 years old Ask interview questions 6-10 page interview essay Put it into a story format

Essay mechanics Typed One inch margins all around Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 12 Double spaced

No Family to talk to? Interview elderly neighbor around your neighborhood Look up nearest home for the elderly and call about the project

Have a list of questions for interview Too hard? Use tape recorder You may provide copied pictures as part of an appendix. This worth 2-3 tests. Mandatory: No do, No pass. More Details

Sample Interview Questions Where and when were you born? Where did you grow up? What was your mother’s maiden name? Talk about your brothers and sisters.

More Questions How was your childhood? What customs, traditions, activities did you do that is not done now Did you serve in the military. Give details.

And More Questions When did you immigrate to the U.S. Why? Tell the circumstance about your marriage. What jobs did you have? Etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.

THE END