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Family FolkloreProject

Assigned: Monday, January 14, 2013

Due: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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Family Folklore ProjectGuidelines, Requirements, &

Recommendations

All pages must be typed in Final Copy Format (no block lettering)

All pages must be visually attractive (Look at the examples in class. What do people like to see with public presentations of material? What grabs their attention?)

Use this section as a check-off list to make sure all of the items are completed, and that you’ve followed directions

Make notes on this packet as we discuss each section

Covero It must be attention grabbing. Think of books that you’ve

seen that have attention-grabbing covers. This entire project is about YOU, YOUR life, YOUR family, YOUR friends. The cover should represent the “feel”/mood of your project. My suggestion: do this page last! You won’t know the “mood” until all the text is written.

Dedication Pageo This is NOT a numbered page. It is also not a required

page. If many of your family members have assisted you in doing this project, it might be nice to thank them.

Introduction and Vital Statistics Pageso The introduction is a one-page summary of highlights

from your life to date. See the “What to Include” page for details. The Vital Statistics page is required and FACES (meaning that the pages are next to each other when your project is open) the Introduction page. Note: I can print the Vital Statistics page in color for you when we go to the Computer Lab.

Name Description o A page that tells about your name. You’ll have to

research: What does it mean? Does the meaning change depending on what language it’s in? How did you get your name? Is there a story behind it?

Comparison/Contrast 5 Paragraph Theme

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o You must compare/contrast yourself to one of the following: a character from a novel we’ve read in class this year, or one of your relatives.

Poemo About you, written by you. At least 10 lines long. Any

type of poem EXCEPT a “name” or formula poem.

Family Tree & Historyo Family Tree: must include two generations (you &

siblings, plus your parents), but you may put more if you wish.

o History Page: a list of 10 interesting events that have occurred on your birthday. These are facing pages.

Four Journal Entrieso Use facing pages (putting 2 journals on each page). Use

the “Family Folklore Journal Choices & Directions” page to help you.

Family Storieso You must write 3 family stories. Include a title for each

story. Each story on a separate page!! Use the “Family Folklore Story Themes” page to find topics/stories to write about. You may do more than one story from a single theme.

Family Words/Phraseso A page of words or phrases that you and your family use

with each other. Think of examples we’ve talked about in class (doing an “Erkle”, “YOLO”, etc.) Lines that your parents/siblings use when you do something very “YOU”. When do something dumb, not clean your room, leave the refrigerator open, appearance comments, etc. Most people who see these lines out of context will NOT know what you’re talking about, and THAT’S OKAY! These are things you say with your family! Please use (!@#$%) if you must write an expletive!

Friends Words/Phraseso Just like the family words page, but ones you use with

your close friends. Keep expletives to a minimum! Think of nicknames, slang terms, etc. You may even want to include words/phrases that you used a long time ago, like 6th grade.

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Family Ritualso A list of at least 10 family rituals with short explanations.

OR a 2-paragraph explanation of one longer family ritual (the long one might be something you always do starting on Christmas Eve and goes thru Christmas day! – especially if your routine is the same from year to year!)

Pictureso You should have at least 10 pictures although the more

the better!! Especially if you have pictures that go with certain items that you’ve written about! DO NOT CUT UP, TEAR APART, OR OTHERWISE DESTROY IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR MANNER YOUR FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS!! ASK your parent(s) if you may borrow the ones you need and make COLOR COPIES of them. If you put several on a “page” it will be cheaper than doing it individually. Cord Camera or Office Max are booth good places for making color copies. Your project will look best if your pictures are scattered throughout, but if you choose, you may put them all in one “Picture” section.

Family Quilto Believe it or not, this is the hardest part of the project. It

requires some thought, time and creativity on your part. It is a 2-page spread. See “Family Quilt” page. BE CAREFUL – this page is a picture/character/symbol page; there are NO WORDS!!! You are not limited on where/how you get the pictures (cut from magazines, photos, online, drawing, etc.)

Family Quilt Description Pageo A page describing your “quilt”. You may do this page as

a list describing things in a clockwise manner, or in paragraph form.

Collageo Simply a collage of

pictures/words/stores/foods/places/events/items that you like! This page should be completely covered with pictures of things you like/have interest in. IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!!

Thoughts about Meo Since we just finished studying A Christmas Carol and

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your life has affected other’s lies. This page will be a sort of two-way mirror of how you affect others. I want you to be creative as to how you set up the page. It can be a graffiti page, or it can list things, or look similar to your family words page. It will tell you what others think are your strongest characteristics, and/or how you have affected them.

“It’s All About ME!”o This page is for ONE of the following:

To tell me about anything you’d like to that you haven’t already had a chance to do, like a page about your hobbies, activities, things you like to do in your spare time.

You could use this as a page for more ethnic-related items. Tell about where you’re from, so I can learn more about you!

A lot of people like to write about friends on this page. After all, friends are the family that you choose for yourself!!

o This page is designed for whatever topic you feel has been “left out” of this project. Be creative!

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Vital StatisticsLittle Known Facts about …

First 7 are REQUIREDThen choose no more than 7 MORE from the list

REQUIREDFull NameBirth DateAstrological SignBirthplaceHeightEye ColorNickname(s)

Choose 7 (or fewer) from this listFavorite FoodFavorite RestaurantFavorite ColorLucky NumberCan’t live without my daily …Favorite MoviesFavorite TV showsBest Day EVERBest day of the week This is a REQUIRED pageSong of the moment that goes right next to yourFavorite Book Introduction Page!Favorite FlowerLeast Favorite ThingBiggest Pet PeeveFavorite SportGreatest Living AmericanBest Date IdeaBest Vacation SpotPetsFavorite SeasonFavorite HolidayFavorite VegetableFavorite FruitFavorite Store

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Family Folklore Journal Choices & Directions

Directions:1. Choose 4 of the following questions you would like to answer.2. Answer the journal by including the question in your answer.3. Put all 4 journals on one page (or 2 facing pages) in your

project.

Questions:1. If your entire life was made into a movie, what would the title

of the movie be, and why?

2. If you had a suggestion box in your home for ways to improve things, what would be 2 items you would suggest?

3. What kind of parent do you hope to be?

4. What part of your personality do you like the most, and why?

5. What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?

6. If a family member was describing you to someone who had never met you, how would they describe your personality?

7. What is your greatest feat for your future?

8. If you were not a human, but an animal, which animal would you be and why?

9. As you become an adult, what are you looking forward to the most?

10. If you were given a million dollars that you could not keep for yourself (it must be distributed to benefit others), how would you divide it, who would get it, and why?

11. If you could travel back in time to meet anyone from history, who would it be and why?

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12. If you plan on going to college, where do you think you’ll go, what do you plan on majoring in, and what job would you like after you graduate?

13. As a middle school student, what are students’ greatest peer pressures in today’s world?

14. If you were invited to be on the Ellen Show to discuss concerns of your gender and age, what do you feel would be the most relevant topic to discuss, and what is your opinion on it?

15. What is the title and artist of your favorite song? What is this your favorite song?

16. What kind of places do you find the most relaxing? What place or places can you totally be yourself? What do these places have in common?

17. What would be the perfect climate for you to live in? Does the weather ever affect your personality?

18. Who would you prefer to live with if something tragic happened to your family? What would you choose these people?

19. A perfect friend is someone who …

20. Do you feel that schools are given too much or too little responsibility in what is taught to students? Support your answer with examples.

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Family Folklore ProjectThemes for StoriesChoose 3 themes to write on

THEME 1: Stories about hard times. Divorces, deaths, accidents, natural disasters, illnesses, etc.

THEME 2: Stories of things you’ve learned from your older relatives (parents or grandparents). How to … ? Cooking of special dishes (include recipe), and when your family serves this dish, manners, games, etc.

THEME 3: Stories of practical jokes played on or by family members.

THEME 4: Stories of when parents, grandparents and other relatives influenced your decisions or choices in a good way. Think about decisions or choices you’ve made with school, athletics, academics, friends, etc.

THEME 5: Stories of memorable moments with your family. Bad/excellent trips or vacations, stranded in the car or someplace, lost somewhere, lost luggage, bad or good service, etc.

THEME 6: Stories of most embarrassing moments, funny times, inside jokes, stories about your pets or animals, etc.

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Family QuiltThis is a picture/symbol ONLY assignment!

1 LARGE PIECE OF PAPERSection into 8 areas

1.Where you were born or where your family lives.

2.Things you like to do together as a family.

3.Things your parents enjoy doing.

4.Pictures representing each family member.

5.Favorite places (vacation spots, restaurants, hide-outs).

6.Favorite holidays or celebrations.

7.Things that your family dislikes.

8.Your family’s nationality (German, Italian, Spanish, Scottish, etc.)

“Family” for this assignment will mean your immediate family only. If that is not applicable, then write on the family you live with.

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“Thoughts About Me”Family Folklore Project

This page of your project can be set-up any way you’d like. It can be in a letter format, a “graffiti” looking page, a journal-entry page, page from a diary, however you’d feel most comfortable presenting the information that you gather from others, and what you already know about yourself.

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THIS PAGE: Survey your friends and family (on paper) to get their thoughts about

you. Don’t just come out and ask, “What do you think about me?” Or “What would you say about me?” Have them write down qualities or traits that they believe you have that are outstanding or unique to you.

You can have someone tell a story about a time when you really helped them do something, solve a personal problem, get out of a bad situation, or were especially supportive, etc.

If you know of a story from your past that your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins like to retell because it was about a time when you did something for the benefit of someone else or a group of people.

Also, ask some people who you know, but perhaps not as well as some of your close friends. Do this with caution. It will take tactful wording, and sometimes a swallowing of your pride to hear what people have to say who truly do not know you very well. (For example, if you just don’t happen to smile that often you might be seen as “sad” or “depressed” or “mean-looking”. These won’t make you feel great, but it will give you a better picture of the non-verbal messages that you’re sending out without even meaning to send them!)

Include some of YOUR thoughts. After all, it is about you. It’s very important how you see yourself, because whether you like it or not, people can “see” it. Include skills, personality strengths that you have, maybe some traits that you need to work on, or learn how to deal with better!

Obviously, don’t include things that you do not feel comfortable sharing. If there is something very personal that you’d like to add, save it for AFTER I return the project to you. Then you can add a page or additional information so that when you take it out in a few years

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and look at it, you can read about what you really thought about yourself. You will do a lot of growing-up in the next few years, and you’ll really amaze yourself!

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In-Class Computer Lab PointsActivity Key

1. Inappropriate Internet Sites2. Socializing/talking, off task with no product3. “Thinking”, fake-working with no product4. other – related to project5. other – unrelated to project

Project DUE on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Date Lab/Class Planned Work for day Points

Jan 16 Lab (Star) Introduction/Vital Statistics__/10

Jan 22 In-class Rough Draft 5-paragraph Compare/Contrast__/10

Jan 23 Lab (SUB!) Finish Intro/Vital Statistics __/10

Jan 25 In-class Collage & Quilt Workday__/10

Jan 29 Lab 5-paragraph Compare/Contrast __/10

Jan 30 Lab Titles/Cover/3 Family Stories__/10

Feb 5 Lab Family Stories (3 X 1 page each) __/10

Feb 6 Lab Poem /Name/Rituals__/10

Feb 12 Lab Family Rituals/Family words/Friend Words__/10

Feb 13 Lab (SUB!) Family Tree/Family History

__/10

Feb 19 Lab (Star) Family words/Friend words__/10

Feb 20 Lab Journals (4 total, 2 on each page)__/10

Feb 26 Lab Quilt Description/Thoughts About Me__/10

Feb 27 Lab It’s All About Me/Catch up__/10

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Mar 4 Lab Catch up/Final Printing __/10

______________TOTAL LAB/IN-CLASS POINTS /150

Have your own flash drive to save your work so you can also work from home. THIS PROJECT WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DUE DATE!

You have 2 months to finish this, and plenty of class time. E-mail any Word document that you need me to print BEFORE MARCH 4!

If you are absent on a workday, you need to get that work done on your own time, and show it to me within a few days of being absent so that I can give you your lab points.

Computer lab time is precious – we cannot get more lab time! If we have a snow-day on a lab day, you will need to do the computer work for the page(s) we were to work on AT HOME!!

Family Folklore Project Evaluation Sheet

Grading Rubric25+ Perfect Page. Title, spelling & grammar is perfect/ all requirements met/ visually attractive/ neat 20 Near Perfect Page. Title, spelling & grammar errors are minimal/ all requirements met/ visual/ neat10 Average Page. Title, several spelling & grammar errors/requirements not complete/somewhat attractive5 Poor Page. Title missing, spelling & grammar errors/ requirements not met/ not attractive/ not neat0 Unacceptable Page. Title missing, many spelling & grammar errors/not typed or attractive/ page missing

1. Cover _____/25

2. Introduction _____/25

3. Vital Statistics _____/25

4. Name Description _____/25

5. Compare/Contrast 5 paragraph theme _____/50

6. Poem _____/25

7. History Page _____/25

8. Family Tree _____/25

9. Journal Entries (2 pages facing each other) _____/25

10. Family Stories (3 stories) _____/25

11. Family Words _____/25

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12. Friend Words _____/25

13. Family Rituals _____/25

14. Collage _____/25

15. Family Quilt _____/25

16. Family Quilt Description _____/25

17. Thoughts About Me _____/25

18. Pictures (throughout or in one section, 10 minimum) _____/25

19. It’s All About Me _____/25

TOTAL on finished project: _____/500

Total on Project & Lab Workdays _____/650

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