Family Tree Project Would you like an opportunity to learn more about your own history? How about doing so by making a family tree? There are 4 parts to this project. 1. Make a list of ancestors. At home, try to find out information about who your ancestors are. Find out their names, and start making a list. (Make sure to include yourself on the family tree! ☺) 2. Identify major events. For each generation, list at least one major event that they lived through that would have been known nationwide or world-wide. (For example: Someone who was alive during the 1930s would have lived through the Great Depression.) a. If you can talk with people, ask them about major events that they lived through and see what they say. b. If you are not able to discuss events with them, do a little research on your own to find out what happened during their lifetime. 3. Find a family heirloom. Find an object that is either already considered a family heirloom or that you hope becomes a family heirloom. Write a paragraph that explains what the object is. a. What is it? b. Where did it come from? c. How did it become part of your family? (Was it purchased? Was it handed down from generation to generation? Was it a recent gift?) d. Why is it important to your family? (Or, if it is something you hope becomes a family heirloom, why is it something you consider special and want to remain in your family for years to come and will be passed down from generation to generation?) 4. Explain what you learned. Write at least 6-10 sentences about what you learned by doing this project.
Helpful Tips: • Use the worksheet on the next page to help record names and events. It does not need to be turned in. It is just meant to help organize information. Required Elements: What will I be turning in? • A digital presentation (such as PowerPoint) that includes the following information: o Title page/slide: ▪ Your Name ▪ Social Studies Block (1st, 2nd, 4th, or 5th) ▪ Cohort (A or B), and ▪ Date o Your Family Tree (with names and labels of who the individuals are, such as parents, grandparents, etc.) o Events - There should be a total of 4. One for each generation listed below: ▪ You: ______▪ Parents: ______▪ Grandparents: ______▪ Great-Grandparents: ______o Description of the Family Heirloom o Explanation of What You Learned *A PowerPoint template will be provided which you can feel free to use and modify as needed. List of Ancestors (Worksheet for Note-taking) Family Member Name World Event(s) You Parent #1 Parent #2 Grandparent (1) Grandparent (1) Grandparent (2) Grandparent (2) Great-Grandparent (1) Great-Grandparent (1) Great-Grandparent (1) Great-Grandparent (1) Great-Grandparent (2) Great-Grandparent (2) Great-Grandparent (2) Great-Grandparent (2)
Note: This paper is only for a draft. You will need to turn in a virtual presentation (PowerPoint, etc.)
Family Tree Rubric (20 Total Possible Points)
4 3 2 1 Ancestry Traced and listed Traced and listed Traced and listed Gave information for names of all ancestors names of ancestors names of ancestors immediate family only. back to and including all back to and including at back to and including at great-grandparents. least one set of great- least one set of grandparents. grandparents.
World Events Listed 4 different Listed 3 different Listed 2 different Listed 1 event -one events -one major events -one major events -one major major event that event that occurred event that occurred event that occurred occurred during a during each during 3 of 4 during 2 out of 4 generation’s lifetime. generation’s lifetime generations’ lifetimes. generations’ lifetimes. (great-grandparents, (There need to be a grandparents, parents, total of 3 events. Each yourself). event should be matched with a different generation.) A Family Heirloom 5+ sentences describing 3-4 sentences 2 sentences describing A sentence describing the item and why it is describing the item and the item and why it is the item important to the family why it is important to important to the family the family What I Learned 6-10 sentences 4-5 sentences 2-3 sentences A sentence, or a simple explaining what the explaining what the explaining what the statement, is provided student learned about student learned about student learned about about what was his/her family history his/her family his/her family learned. Required Elements All required elements 1-2 required elements 3-4 required elements 5+ required elements are in the final product. are missing. are missing. are missing.