Profa. Harcrow Ballou SHS Spring 2009.

Spanish II Midterm Family

Album Project. Day 3

Nombre: __________________________________
Fecha: el 18 de marzo 2009

HACER AHORA:
Family Traditions:
Family Traditions (and culture) may be big things or small things that help define your
family. Often, family traditions are centered on how we celebrate birthdays and holidays
or how we eat meals. You may also consider your family traditions and culture to be the
way your family views certain events of daily life. For your project, you may choose to
write about AT LEAST five family traditions or ways that your family works that may be
different from other families. It may be easier to think about a friend’s family, and then
realize how your family is different to help decide what your family traditions may be.

Family Traditions may change over time, as your family changes. For example, when my
mom married my step-dad the way we celebrated holidays and interact as a family
changed a lot. It is possible that you used to have a family tradition that doesn’t happen
anymore or that you have a new “tradition” in your family because your family has
changed.

A few examples from Ms. Harcrow’s family:

1. In my family, we open one present on Christmas Eve and save the rest for
Christmas morning.
2. We aren’t big present people. For birthdays we usually get flowers from my mom
and we may enjoy a dinner with friends, but it’s usually not about the gifts. It’s
more about the people.
3. We aren’t big birthday people either. Even when my mom turned 60, it wasn’t a
big show.
4. My stepdad works for the Texans, so Sundays during football season we all go to
the games instead of church. Often, the football games are a time to be with family
more than anything.
5. In my family we don’t always pick each other up from the airport. Even if we are
coming home from being away for months, my mom sometimes will get us to
catch a cab or get a ride with a friend. For some people this would be hurtful, but
in my family it is just the way things are some of the time. We love each other a
lot, but I can’t remember a time my mom came inside at the airport.

After reading the above explanation of family traditions and examples from Ms.
Harcrow’s family. Think about your own family traditions and culture. What is
something about your family that is either a tradition or part of your family?
How is your family different from other families in the way they celebrate
holidays, birthdays, eat dinner, or just live life?
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Album Project. Day 3
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Hacer Ahora: Participation: Behavior:

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TODAY’S CLASS GOAL IS TO…
1. Finish a rough draft of Page 8 for our family album on
WHAT IS FAMILY?

2. Finish a rough draft of Page 9 about our family

traditions…

3. For EXTRA CREDIT, complete the page about your family

compared to the Sanchez family from Mi Familia

TODAY’S HOMEWORK IS TO…

1. COMPLETE your family interview BEFORE class
tomorrow. Interview the oldest person in your family that
you are able to contact and ask the questions outlined in
you Midterm Project Overview. (Page 10)

2. Bring in any supplies you may want to decorate your

family album (photos, memorabilia, paper, stickers, etc)

Mi Familia
“The house just grew and grew with the family, and the rooms weren’t planned much
more than the kids were. But it was home.”
What does “home” mean to you? What makes “home” good and right?

Paco’s father, Jose Sanchez, spends money he really doesn’t have on the wedding for his
daughter, Irene. He felt like there was no better use for his money. After all, what is
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money for? He then says at the wedding that the “The greatest riches a man can have in
his life…familia.”
Do you agree with Jose’s view of money and family? What do you think is the
greatest rich a man can have?
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Album Project. Day 3

PAGE 1: Introduction
The goal is to introduce me to your family in Spanish. You should include a picture of you
family labeled in Spanish. You may use as much Spanish as you know, but you must
answer the following:

o ¿Cuántas personas tienes en tu familia? (How many people are in your

family?)

o ¿Cuántas hermanos tienes? (How many Brothers/sisters do you have?)

o ¿De dónde es tu familia? (Where is your family from?)

PAGE 2: Family Tree

****YOUR FAMILY TREE SHOULD ALSO BE LABELED IN
SPANISH****
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ADIOS:
Checklist for Family Album Project:
Have you completed rough drafts of the following?

________ Introduction Page (Page 1)

________Your Family Tree (Page 2)
________The Page About You (Page 3)
________ Family Member #1 (Page 4)
________ Family Member #2 (Page 5)
________ Family Member #3 (Page 6)
________ Family Member #4 (Page 7)
________ What is Family? Page (Page 8)
________Family Traditions Page (Page 9)

What is your homework tonight?

If you have not finished your work up through page 9, do you know what you are doing?

If no, what information to you need to know in order to complete your project by Friday?

Classwork: Adios:

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