Cultural Heritage Project
Due: Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
Create a scrapbook about your cultural heritage. The layout is explained below.
Cover: You may glue the large white paper to one of the thicker pages to create your
cover on or you may just use the thicker paper. You could even cover it with fabric. It is
up to you. The cover should include a title like “Sarah’s Cultural Heritage” or “All
About Sarah”. Be creative.
First Page: “All About Me” This page should include a picture or two of the child when
he/she was younger and a current picture. The child’s full name should be written or
typed in large letters on the page. Write a paragraph including how the child got his/her
name, his/her birthdate, place of birth, cultural heritage, and what is important to him/her
at this point in his/her life.
Second Page: “Family Tree” or “Family Collage” Create a family tree. Use
photographs or drawings. There are some examples on the internet, or you may be
creative. Be sure to include the names of the people in your family, as well as their
relationship to the child.
Third Page: “Heritage Map” Use the map provided or create one of your own that shows
which countries the child’s heritage is from. Be sure to color-code for father’s side and
mother’s side. Include a key.
Fourth Page: “Country Information” Do some research about each of the countries that
the child has cultural heritage from. Write a short paragraph or list information about
each one. The information should include: the country’s name, cultures represented,
languages spoken, capital city, and at least three important or interesting facts about the
country. Include a picture of the country’s flag. Other interesting pictures may be
included as well. If you need to use additional pages, feel free to use as many as you
need. You may use one page for each country or create a collage of all of the countries
on one page.
Next Page: “Interview with a Relative” The student should interview the oldest living
relative in the family, if possible. See the handout for the questions. Design this page to
represent what was learned from that relative. Include a photo, if you have one, or make
a drawing of the person. Include a paragraph or another interesting way to show the
responses given during the interview.
Last Page: “Reflection” The student should reflect on what he/she learned through this
experience. He/she should write a paragraph about this. It may include new
understandings gained, interesting facts, how he/she feels about his/her cultural heritage,
what he/she enjoyed about this project, or any other thoughts. The student should design
this page to reflect their cultural heritage.
Finally, add the back cover and bind the book using the yarn provided or your own
ribbon. Before binding, be sure to reinforce the holes on each page and on the front
and back covers with tape or hole reinforcers.
Other Notes:
All writing may be typed. Stickers and pictures are welcome. It is
recommended that students do the work on white paper and then cut and glue the work
into the scrapbook to help with organization and neatness. Each page should include a
title.
***This is considered a family project, so parents are strongly encouraged to really work
along with their children to create this keepsake. The main goal of this project is for the
student to have a deeper understanding of his/her family and cultural heritage. Also, the
student should be able to discuss how life was different in the past, compared to today.
Oral Presentation: Students will be sharing their scrapbooks with their classmates. They
should plan to speak about 2-3 minutes orally sharing, not reading, what they learned.
They will use their scrapbooks as a guide.
The scrapbooks will be scored either completed or not completed. The student’s oral
presentation will be scored on:
- organization
- appropriate volume/clarity of speech
- eye contact with the audience
- complete information shared (something from each page)
- how student uses the scrapbook as a prop to help explain his/her ideas
- neatness of work
- audience behavior as he/she listens to others share
Please sign, tear off and return this bottom portion to your child’s homeroom teacher.
I have read and discussed this project with my child. We will complete it together and
turn it in on time.
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Parent’s signature
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Student’s signature