It is beneficial to learn where other people come from, who makes up their family, what customs they have that are different from your own, etc. It is important to understand that not all families are the same and that there is a great deal to learn about the rest of the world.
 
Students were matched with a classmate to get to know their partner’s family. There are many options for their presentation after sitting down with their partner and talking about how they are alike and different. A student can decide to present only on their classmate. They can make a collage of all the things that make that classmate unique, write a report on how they interact with their family (what role they play in their family dynamics) etc. A student can also create a family tree of their classmate’s family to share with the class their partner’s siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. That can be done as a traditional family tree or using slides to show each generation or each family unit. A student can interview a specific person in their partner’s family like an interesting grandmother or cousin.
 
This is one of the more open projects of the year and if students have an idea that is not specifically mentioned here they can see me and tell me their idea.
 
Partners should assist each other in gathering information for the other to present about them, but they should not complete the project for them. If they are conducting an interview and can’t be there for the interview, the partner should write the questions to be given to the other partner who can conduct the interview.
 
If you are choosing a written project it must be typed. If you are using a notecard for the presentation or you are memorizing what you are saying then it doesn’t need to be typed or even written to be handed in.