FAMILY PICTURES CLASS BOOK: REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH PAGE We will be creating a class book inspired by Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza. Each of you will create three pages for the book. The requirements for the pages are as follows: First Page Something special you do with your family a) Write at least one paragraph describing a memorable family activity (neatly handwritten). b) Include a drawing, painting, collage, photograph, or a picture cut out of a magazine or printed from the Internet to go with the text on half of the page. Second Page A map and basic information of a country where your family has roots a) Use the Internet and a word processing program. b) Include a map of the country. c) Include at least five basic facts about the country. d) At the bottom of the page, write “Websites consulted:” followed by the websites you used to get the information. e) Save all of your work on the computer in case you need to make changes later. Third Page A recipe for a special family dish (You can ask a family member for help with this.) a) Write or type the name of the dish and the recipe neatly and clearly. b) Include a drawing, painting, collage, photograph, or a picture cut out of a magazine or printed from the Internet to go with the text on half of the page. • CountryWatch.com (http://aol.countrywatch.com/ ) • Country @ a Glance (http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp ) • Encarta Encyclopedia (http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html ) Use these websites to do your country research: For Each Page • Layout should be well done, with just enough blank space to make it pleasant to look at. • Leave a margin of about one inch at the left for the binding. • Add colored borders or other artistic details. • Make sure the pages look neat, ready to publish, with no spelling or grammar errors. Copyright 2006 IRA/NCTE. All rights reserved. ReadWriteThink materials may be reproduced for educational purposes. Images ©2006 JUPITERIMAGES, and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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FAMILY PICTURES CLASS BOOK:REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH PAGE

We will be creating a class book inspired by Family Pictures/Cuadros deFamilia by Carmen Lomas Garza. Each of you will create three pages for thebook.

The requirements for the pages are as follows:

FirstPage

Something special you do with your family

a) Write at least one paragraph describing a memorable family activity (neatlyhandwritten).

b) Include a drawing, painting, collage, photograph, or a picture cut out of a magazine orprinted from the Internet to go with the text on half of the page.

SecondPage

A map and basic information of a country where your family has roots

a) Use the Internet and a word processing program.

b) Include a map of the country.

c) Include at least five basic facts about the country.

d) At the bottom of the page, write “Websites consulted:” followed by the websites youused to get the information.

e) Save all of your work on the computer in case you need to make changes later.

ThirdPage

A recipe for a special family dish (You can ask a family member for help with this.)

a) Write or type the name of the dish and the recipe neatly and clearly.

b) Include a drawing, painting, collage, photograph, or a picture cut out of a magazine orprinted from the Internet to go with the text on half of the page.

• CountryWatch.com (http://aol.countrywatch.com/)

• Country @ a Glance (http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp)

• Encarta Encyclopedia (http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html)

Use these websites to do your country research:

ForEach Page

• Layout should be well done, with just enough blank space to make it pleasant to look at.

• Leave a margin of about one inch at the left for the binding.

• Add colored borders or other artistic details.

• Make sure the pages look neat, ready to publish, with no spelling or grammar errors.