Name: Perid: Date: Genealgy Prject 7 th Grade Scial Studies The students will spend the next few weeks researching their families genealgy (family tree). Last year in the 6 th grade, students made a family tree as part f their autbigraphy prject. This year, the main gals are t expand the family tree t include mre distant ancestrs, t research the rigins f the family surname, and t learn abut the ancient cultures f ur ancestrs. The gal is t take last year s prject t the next level. IMPORTANT NOTES: If students chse t make their family tree n the Internet, students must NEVER enter their wn persnal infrmatin n any website (real name, birthday, hme lcatin, etc.) Use a nickname r pseudnym. Fr sme peple genealgy is a tuchy subject. The pint f this prject is t learn abut ur past, nt t pry int family secrets (adptin, divrce, suicide, crimes, etc.) This is intended t be a psitive experience. Students can pick and chse which family members t research. In the case f a divrce r adptin, students can research step /adptive parents r bilgical parents r all parents. Students frm sme Asian cuntries have traditinally had prblems adapting Asian naming systems (particularly the system used in India) t the system used by Eurpean descendents, s feel free t imprvise. Mst African American students have Eurpean last names due t the slave trade. Thse students can fcus n a cuntry r regin in Africa rather than Eurpe fr My Ancient Ancestrs if they chse. Yu can make a family tree n paper, in bk frm, a pster, a scrll, r n the Internet (print it ut fr the final prject). Fr the first cuple weeks, we will gather research infrmatin in a ntebk. Visit http://www.freewalt.cm/scialstudies/prjects/familytree.htm fr a list f helpful genealgical research websites. FINAL PROJECT WILL BE MADE INTO A BOOK (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW). Prject Directins: The final prject can take the frm f a scrapbk, textbk, magazine, newspaper, r sme ther creative frmat. It shuld be divided int fur distinct parts r sectins. The cntent f each part will cnsist f 20% f yur final prject grade. The remaining 20% will be graded n neatness, creativity, visuals such as phts, and verall lk f the finished prject. Be sure t include cpies f family phts, recrds, pictures f yur ancestral cuntry, and ther pictures (and dcuments if yu can find them) thrughut yur prject. Use clr, interesting design, and ther creative pizzazz t make yur prject lk nice. The fur parts will be as fllws: 1. My Family Surnames (Part 1 checkpint September 23) 2. Family Heritage (Part 2 checkpint September 30) 3. Ancient Ancestrs (Part 3 checkpint Octber 7) 4. My Family Tree (Part 4 checkpint Octber 14) cmpleted bk due Mnday, Octber 17 Part 1 My Family Surnames Directins: Research yur mther s and father s surnames fr this part. If yur wn surname is different frm ne f yur parents, yu can substitute yur wn surname fr ne f yur parents surnames r add it as a third surname. Yur prject must cntain infrmatin abut tw different surnames. Answer the questins belw t get started, and then put everything tgether in paragraph frm. Yur surname is yur family name. In Western cultures, it is the last name. Part f this prject will include finding the rigin f yur surname. Sme surnames are easier t research than thers. Visit http://www.freewalt.cm/scialstudies/prjects/familytree.htm fr a list f helpful surname rigin websites. HINT: When lking up the meaning f yu name, yu might need t break the name up int different parts (fr example Khlhrst is German khl = cabbage, hrst = refuge, prbably named fr a persn wh wrked at r wned a strage building fr cabbage) Is yur surname related t the name f an ancient grup f peple? (ex. David Lmbard the Lmbards were a tribe in ancient Italy) Is yur surname related t the name f a regin r gegraphic feature f a cuntry? (ex. Theresa LaValley family ancestrs lived in a valley between muntains) Is yur surname related t an ccupatin? (ex. Jhn Miller a miller is smene wh perates a grain mill r sawmill) Is yur surname related t a physical attribute? (ex. Taylr Swift a family f quick runners)
Father s Surname (r yur wn surname if different): Mther s Maiden Variatins, alternate, r ld spellings: Variatins, alternate, r ld spellings: Cuntry/Regin (cuntries/regins) f rigin: Cuntry/Regin (cuntries/regins) f rigin: What des the surname mean? What des the surname mean? Hw ld is the name? Hw ld is the name? Des yur family have a crest, shield, r cat f arms? Describe it, then print r draw it n a separate page. Des yur family have a crest, shield, r cat f arms? Describe it, then print r draw it n a separate page. Des anyne famus (r infamus) share yur surname? (a president, cnquerr, athlete, etc.) Des anyne famus (r infamus) share yur surname? (a president, cnquerr, athlete, etc.) Fun facts abut yur surname r ntes Fun facts abut yur surname r ntes Why did the family cme t the United States? (yu ll prbably have t ask a relative t answer this ne) Why did the family cme t the United States? (yu ll prbably have t ask a relative t answer this ne) What part f the United States did the family settle first? What part f the United States did the family settle first? Why might they have chsen that lcatin? Why might they have chsen that lcatin? Is the surname mre cmmn in ne part f the US than anther? Which states? Is the surname mre cmmn in ne part f the US than anther? Which states?
Part 2 Family Heritage Directins: This part f yur prject will be a summary stry f yur verall family heritage, including interesting facts, stries, phts (nly cpies, nt riginals), and dcuments. HINT: Talk t yur parents abut this. If pssible, call yur grandparents r great grandparents t help yu with this part. They lve t tell stries abut this kind f thing. Answer the questins belw the chart t help yu get started, but feel free t add yur wn ideas t. Put everything tgether in paragraph frm fr yur final prject. Are there ther surnames (cusins, great great grandparents, distant relatives, etc.) nt listed in the chart abve but are interesting, histrically imprtant, r therwise wrth nting? (ex. Grandma s cusin was President Franklin Rsevelt) Are there ther cuntries f rigin nt listed in the chart, but are in yur family tree smewhere? (ex. Mther s maiden name is Smith, but she was adpted frm an rphanage in China r great great great grandfather was a full blded Cherkee Indian) Have yu fund phts r recrds fr yur ancestrs? (remember t include nly cpies) (recrds = birth / death certificates, immigratin papers, family shield, phts, jurnals, etc.) Interesting stries abut yur parents / grandparents / great grandparents / ther relatives r ancestrs. All families have stries. (ex. ccupatins, military service, travels and adventures, ryalty, pverty, hrse thief, family castle in Transylvania, Aunt Gertrude was the bearded lady in a circus, etc.) Hw did yur parents (grandparents) meet? Did Grandpa fight in a war? What was it like t live withut electricity? D yu have a rich uncle? Etc.
Part 3 Ancient Ancestrs Directins: Use yur family tree r cmplete the chart belw with surnames thrugh yur great grandparents. Then, find the cuntries/regins f rigin fr all eight f thse surnames. This will give yu a clearer understanding f where yur ancestrs came frm. Yur Father Yur Mther Maiden Grandfather Grandmther Grandfather Grandmther Maiden Maiden Great Grandfather Great Grandmther Great Grandfather Great Grandmther Great Grandfather Great Grandmther Great Grandfather Great Grandmther Surname Cuntry r Regin f Cuntry r Regin f Surname Cuntry r Regin f Cuntry r Regin f Surname Cuntry r Regin f Cuntry r Regin f Surname Cuntry r Regin f Cuntry r Regin f Directins: Research the cuntry r regin yu believe t be YOUR ancestral hmeland. Answer the questins belw t help yu get started. An encyclpedia, yur textbk, r a bk frm the library might help yu research this. Put this in yur wn wrds!!! All f this infrmatin shuld be put in paragraph frm in yur final prject. Based n the cuntries f rigin fr each f yur great grandparents surnames and/r what yu knw abut yur family s ancestral backgrund, which cuntry d yu cnsider t be YOUR ancestral hmeland? (Nte: This is up t yu. In sme circumstances, yur ancestral hmeland may nt match yur surname. ex. adpted students r African Americans due t slavery) Which chapter(s) f ur textbk and/r which ther surces describe yur ancient ancestrs? Give a brief descriptin f the mdern cuntry r regin tday. Give a brief descriptin f the area in ancient times (ur textbk may be able t help yu with this). What ancient civilizatins lived there? (names f empires, tribes, etc.) What might life have been like fr yur ancient ancestrs? envirnment resurces
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Part 4 My Family Tree Directins: Use can use the fllwing tree t get started. Or, if yu prefer, yu can use a website such as Ancestry.cm (there are thers), r a prgram such as Family Tree Maker. If yu have yur family tree frm last year, yu may use that as yur starting pint, but THE FAMILY TREE YOU TURN IN FOR THIS PROJECT SHOULD GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT YOU TURNED IN LAST YEAR FOR YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY!!!