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Family Tree

Hi Grade 8s, remember your family tree assignments are due after the weekend.  8-1 on Monday and 8-2 on Tuesday.  If you've misplaced your assignment sheet here's another one :)

Family Tree

Gr 8 Social Studies

Mrs. Orendorff

You are a historian, and you are trying to find out how your family came to live in Bishops Falls.  You will need to ask family members where they came from, why they moved and how they met one another to discover their journey to the area.   

Conduct an oral interview with a member of your family (preferably a Grandparent).  Prepare 5 open ended questions to ask them about their lives to try and find out how you ended up in Bishops Falls. 

Draw a family tree either in tree or pedigree form going back at least 3 generations.  Type out your questions and the answers to me handed in with your family tree. 

Family Tree worth 10 marks

• 3 generations are included (3 marks)
• the tree or pedigree follows the correct form (5 marks)
• names, place of birth, and dates are included (2 marks)

Written Questions worth 10 marks 

-1 mark for every open ended question

-1 mark for each complete answer 

Course Outline

Social Studies Eight:

The Social Studies curriculum for the grade eight class is history based.  This course studies Newfoundland History through the themes of discovering and appreciating history, history as a story of people, history as a story of significant events, and history as a story of change.  

Textbook and Resources

Text:  Voyage to Discovery

Web content, power point, songs, stories, video, guest speakers etc. 

Course Evaluation

Methods of Evaluation	Timing of Evaluation	% of Evaluation
Unit Tests	After each unit of study	30%
Quizzes, Assignments, Presentations, Portfolio, Participation (Checklist)	On going	50%
Final Exam	During every unit of study	20%

Supplementary Reading Material

Research    

Dictionary

Thesaurus 

Writing Materials

Booklet

Pencil

Pen