Angie and Devin Star climbed in the helicopter buckled in and waited for take-off.
Yes Angie and Devin were on to their next spy mission.
For a number of years the two siblings have been in spy training.
Angie a fifteen-year-old could speak five languages and Devin twelve was a world class gymnast and acrobat.
STUDENTS: If you finish early, write for the remainder of the time about anything you want.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Family Oral Traditions
What is an oral history/tradition?
Share a fun oral history from your family with the class!
It's important to pass along family stories and traditions. You are going to listen to a story about your family and transcribe (write it down) for posterity. Here's the assignment:
In many families, stories are handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Ask someone in your family to tell you a story about a relative or ancestor. This story should be of importance to your family and be related to you being here today. Examples: how your grandparents met, why your family settled in your hometown, or why someone came to the United States in the first place.
Rewrite the story in your own words. Try to remember as much as you can about what you heard. You are recording your family's oral history. You may publish your story using the computer or your neatest handwriting (in black ink). This project will be due Thursday, February 28.
Share a fun oral history from your family with the class!
It's important to pass along family stories and traditions. You are going to listen to a story about your family and transcribe (write it down) for posterity. Here's the assignment:
In many families, stories are handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Ask someone in your family to tell you a story about a relative or ancestor. This story should be of importance to your family and be related to you being here today. Examples: how your grandparents met, why your family settled in your hometown, or why someone came to the United States in the first place.
Rewrite the story in your own words. Try to remember as much as you can about what you heard. You are recording your family's oral history. You may publish your story using the computer or your neatest handwriting (in black ink). This project will be due Thursday, February 28.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Family Book Requirements
FAMILY BOOK:
REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH PAGE
We will be creating a class book. Each of you will
create two pages for the book. The requirements for the pages are as follows:
First Page:
Something special you do with your family
a) Write at least one paragraph describing a memorable
family activity.
b) Include a drawing, painting, collage, photograph,
or a picture cut out of a magazine or
printed from the Internet to go with the text on half
of the page.
A recipe for a special family dish:
(You can ask a family member for help with this.)
a) Write or type the name of the dish and the recipe
neatly and clearly.
b) Include a drawing, painting, collage, photograph,
or a picture cut out of a magazine or
printed from the Internet to go with the text on half
of the page.
Second Page:
A map and basic information of a country where your family has
roots
a) Use the Internet and a word processing program.
b) Include a map of the country.
c) Include at least five basic facts about the
country.
d) At the bottom of the page, write “Websites
consulted:” followed by the websites you
used to get the information.
Use
these websites to get your info:
e) Save all of your work on the computer in case you
need to make changes later.
For Each Page:
- Layout should be well done, with
just enough blank space to make it pleasant to look at.
- Leave a margin of about one inch
at the left for the binding.
- Add colored borders or other
artistic details.
- Make sure the pages look neat, are typed (12 pt. font) and ready to
publish, with no spelling or grammar errors.
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