Mon, Oct 3, 2022
Assignment:
Read and answer questions: Crevacour: What is an American?
Journal - Connect to life on online article
Do questions 1-4, 6, 7 (You do not have to do 5)
Tue, Oct 4, 2022
Discuss "What is an American?"
Family Heritage Project Begins
Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to
understand more about their personal family origins.
relate their family histories with the immigrants that came here for a better life.
explain how both speaker and audience benefit when listeners are respectful and attentive.
show interest in what another person is saying.
prepare an intriguing introduction presenting a topic using multi-media.
create a topic of interest to listeners.
draft, revise, and proofread a multi-media presentation.
Family Origin Projects based on Cultural background
Students need to investigate family origins by speaking to parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc….
Individual assignments will include history and background about their families and at minimum of three things
they learned about that culture, ie… religious influences, historical conflicts, food, celebrations, folktales,
rituals…
*Final individual projects will be presented in a PowerPoint program.
Wed, Oct 5, 2022
Research Working on Presentations
Thu, Oct 6, 2022
Research Working on Presentations
Fri, Oct 7, 2022
Purple Day - Student Enrichment