Learning Intentions
We are learning to:
Key vocabulary / structures
Genealogy
Ancestors Relatives
My family are from …
| Key Competencies |
Using Language Symbols & Texts Relating to Others Participating and Contributing |
| Principles and values |
Cultural Diversity Community Engagement Diversity Community and Participation |
‘Here’s My History’ (Grab Bag)
(the grab bag is a large A3 sized paper shape of a bag – see the exemplar)
Resources
Inquiry Tasks
Students are to research their personal history using questions to interview family members. They are learning that choices people make are dependent upon their social environment and the choices that are available.
Use Template 1 - HW Grab Bag (Word 175KB) to interview at home: Students write suitable closed / open questions similar to the ones below to ask their family. In class students present ‘mock interviews’ on their classmates before taking the questions home:
Students collaborate with their family members to identify their family history. They collect:
In some cases students phone relatives who live overseas, video record their interview or tape record it to present to class. They can also bring their family members to class and introduce them.
Present the research as a kete or grab bag:
The teacher introduces a personal grab bag of her/his own family history and shares this with the class.
Also explain how to arrange the information on the grab bag so it is easy to read on the wall with:
Students work on their grab bag at home and present in class as an oral summary in small groups.
Teacher puts their bags on display in the class.
Assessment
Have students now consider the Big Idea.
What do they think it means? Record their thinking as it is now on Template 2 - Before, During and After (Word 2007 17KB) , and explain that they will be learning more about cultural practices and revising their thinking in the middle and at the end of their learning journey.
What wonderings / questions do they have about the Big Idea? Students fill in Template 3 - My History Learning Log (Word 2007 33KB) to reflect on their learning and record their thoughts.
Extension tasks
Published on: 09 Jan 2018
