WHEN TO DO: BEGINGIN OF SCHOOL YEAR AND END OF SCHOOL YEAR. TO BE PLACED IN STUDENT’S PORTFOLIO FOR COMPARING AT END OF YEAR.

APPROPRKATE AGE: Third through sixth grade.

PURPOSE: STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THEIR GENEOLOGY AND ABOUT THEMSELVES.

MATERIALS: PAPER AND PENCIL.

SKILL: WRITING.

SUBJECT: WRITING/SOCIAL STUDIES.

SLO: The student will write a research report about their live including their ancestry.

ANTICIPATORY SET: How do you write a research report about yourself and your ancestry.

ACTIVE TEACHING: You’re going to write a report about yourself. The first paragraph is going to be about your ancestry. The second paragraph is going to be about you. The last paragraph is going to be about your future ambitions. You will need to interview your relatives and find out as much information as possible about your ancestry. (For students who do not have this option (such as adoptive or foster care children) have them write about their culture.) You will need to include as much information as possible about yourself in the second paragraph, such as your age, grade, hobbies, likes and dislikes. In the last paragraph you will need to clearly outline your future ambitions, such as what college you hope to attend, your future career, and other future goals. (Read them your example – better yet hand the class a written example).

GUIDED PRACTICE: Write a paper “together” on the chalkboard or overhead about a cartoon character they all know (such as pokemon), using the above outline.

INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE: Have the students write their own reports..

ASSESSMENT: The student followed all the directions in writing their research report. All paragraphs have a clear beginning, middle and end. Punctuation is used. (The writing process or paragraph formation may be emphasized in this project.)

EXTENTIONS/ADAPTATIONS: Have students do a book report on a biography of someone from their culture. Self Portraits. What is melanin.