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“Generation Bridge” : Intro. Mrs. Kessler Sixth Grade English Helena Middle School . Image provided from Microsoft Templates. Project Overview.
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“Generation Bridge” : Intro. Mrs. Kessler Sixth Grade English Helena Middle School Image provided from Microsoft Templates
Project Overview You are about to embark on a fascinating journey in which you discover where you came from. There are several activities you will complete to aid your discovery.
Activities • Interview your parents and grandparents to find out what life was like for them as a 12 or 13 year old • Create a family tree • Conduct research on three generations (yours, your parent’s, and your grandparent’s) • Write narrative about your family’s history • Create digital scrapbook of your family’s history through Animoto
First things first…. What is a generation? gen·er·a·tion/ˌjenəˈrāSHən/noun 1. All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively: "one of his generation's finest songwriters". 2. The average period, generally considered to be about thirty years, during which children grow up and have children of their own. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary
First things first…. The definition of a generation in a picture: Image from www.elderlyjournal.com
First things first… This is Mary Stalling. Elizabeth is her grandmother. Mary was born in 1981. Her generation is a group of people who were born in the same decade, the Eighties. This is Elizabeth Stalling. She was born in 1932. Her generation is a group of people who were born in the same decade, the Thirties.