Family Tree

Family Tree Project

You will create a family tree that includes you, your parents, and your grandparents. Include full names (maiden names for mom and grandmothers), birth years, and countries of birth.

You do not need to follow the same layout as the example below, but it should give you an idea of what you need to do.

Can I put more people? (Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters, Stepparents, G. Grandparents)

Yes.

Can I put pictures?

Yes.

Can I do it on the computer?

Yes. But it has to be your work. Not the work of a website.

Does the direction of the Family Tree matter?

No.

Do we need to put all the information for any extra people?

No. As long as you have it for the 7 core people, you’re good.

What if I don’t know about my Mom or Dad’s side?

Fill in your 7 core people with areas of your family history you do know about.

Summer Reading

Summer Reading Reflections

Choose any book you read during the summer or in the past few weeks.

Reflect on any two chapters from the book. Reflections are not reports. Things to focus on for a reflection are your thoughts, feelings, and reactions to what you are reading. Personal connections and questions that you may have are also very good. If there is a particular quote that strikes you, write about your reaction. Review the page from your Literature book that talks about active reading.

Even though you read the book already, I advise you to read over the chapters again. Keep notes while you read. You may type your notes for your reflection.

Since this is not a report, do not worry about the Setting and Characters. However, the title of the book should be clearly stated, and underlined. Also include the author’s name.

The minimum word count for each chapter’s reflection is 75.

This assignment is due September 13^th.

In the dumps

Last Thursday the 6th grade took a field trip to the San Francisco Dump. Thanks to Miss Rivieccio for setting up the field trip.

The trip started with a bus ride that featured reclining seats, foot rests and a less than user friendly DVD player. The field trip started with a classroom demonstration on the different ways to dispose of household refuse. The students learned the difference between the black, blue and green bins.



The classroom had several beakers full of ground up recyclable material.





The dump features an Artist in Residence program where local artists used "previously owned" materials to create one of a kind art. The art is then displayed at an art show.




Anything put in a black bin arrives at the transfer station in the garbage trucks you see driving the streets. The transfer station smells really, really bad. But we learned that it smells so bad because a third of all the refuse brought to the transfer station is compostable food. Another third of it could be recycled. Having three different bins really can make a difference. The pit in the transfer station is as big as a football field and fifteen feet deep. Everyday the equivalence of 210 garbage trucks worth of garbage is sent to landfill from the transfer station.






Household dumping also takes place at the dump. This is wear people can drive up and dump off their household trash. The trash is sorted and anything that can't be recycled is sent to landfill. It is hard to believe that the mound of trash in the picture below is all brought by individuals. The last picture in this set is bricks of ground up an pressed styrofoam.


















We then took the bus to Pier 96 where all of our recycling is brought. We couldn't take pictures inside the facility, but the dump had these bails to show what our recycled materials looked like after going through the facility. Each bail weighs one ton. Some of the bails are then loaded on the ship and sent to other markets, mostly on Asia where the materials can be put to use.










After lunch at a nearby park it was back to school.









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Outsiders

Pick one of the following quotes:

“You can’t win.” – Randy

“Things are rough all over.” – Cherry

“Stay gold.” – Johnny

“The only thing that keeps Darry from being a Soc is us.” – Two-bit

After making your selection, demonstrate the quote using artistic means. It must be more than just simple marker on paper. You can do a mobile, diorama, poster or painting. There are many other ways to use art. The quote does not need to be a part of the art. The art should communicate the quote by itself.

After finishing the art, you will create a small (3”x5”) identification and description “plaque” stating the quote and giving a very short comment on the art.

Due April 5th.

Presidents

Who is your favorite President? Why?


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Family Tree

Family Tree FAQ’s

1. Can we put pictures?

Yes.

2. Will it be extra credit if we put pictures?

Yes.

3. Can the pictures be of anything?

No. That is a silly question. The pictures need to be of the people in your tree.

4. Can we put more of our family than parents and g.parents?

Yes. The minimum amount of people you may have is seven (you, parents and g. parents). However, you may put as many other family members (brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and g.g.parents) as you want.

5. What if I don’t know when someone was born?

Estimate the year the person was born (it isn’t that hard) and put “ca.” in front of it.

For example: ca.1927. “Ca.” is an abbreviation for the word “circa” which means “around”.

6. What if neither my parents nor I know my g.parents’ names?

Well, it is sort of weird that your parents don’t know the names of their own parents, but in the rare cases where that is true you need to talk to Mr. Galvin so we can make sure you can show seven people on the tree.

7. I have different family situation and don’t know my dad’s/mom’s side of the family at all.

See the answer to #6.

Egypt Unrest and Protests

I always say that the news seems to correspond very closely with the 6th grade history course. I never thought the timeliness of our history curriculum would reach this level.

As we concluded our first week of study on Ancient Egypt, those who live in modern day Egypt we taking to the streets in massive protests. These protests were directed at the ruling government in Egypt. Most of the government has resigned, except for President Hosni Mubarak. President Mubarak has been in power for 30 years.

On January 25th, thousands of Egyptians began protesting on scale not seen for over three decades. In a region of the world where social class and religion very often become cause for segregation, the protestors stood shoulder to shoulder with those of different class and faith. Their voices are joined to condemn the massive inflation and unemployment gripping the country.

The world's attention has come to focus on Cairo, located very closely to the ancient city of Memphis, itself the seat of power for so many rulers of Ancient Egypt.

I would like you to read this article. The article focuses on the impact the protests have had on the Egyptian Museum. The museum is a little over 100 years old and houses any antiquities still in Egyptian possession. Egypt has taken steps in recent years to gather and reclaim artifacts currently in the possession of foreign governments.

The museum is located next door to a government building set on fire during the protests. As fear rose that looters would target the museum, Egyptian civilians took it upon themselves to guard treasures of Ancient Egypt. To even call these treasures priceless seems so very inadequate.

After reading the article, I want you to consider several things:

The role of a citizen, a soldier and a government in guarding a country's past.

What would bring a person to target and destroy priceless artifacts of his/her nation's past, including those of arguably the most famous ruler?

The role a nation's past, including ancient past, has in directing its future.

An everyday citizen's voice and role in demanding change to prevent further injustice.

After reflecting on those points, leave a comment here on the blog with your thoughts. Also, consider leaving a comment on the page with the article. This article will figure heavily in our discussions this week as we continue to study Egypt, ancient and present.