BUILDING OUR BOOK

Dig 1: Personal History Questions are posed to allow students a focus in writing personal stories Related Link: My Personal History	Dig 5: Research Use the Internet to research Acadians and local history Read articles on the Acadian Deportation and answer questions Find and trace ancestors routes on maps Invite parents and grandparents to an afternoon session to research their roots Related Link: Acadian Ancestral Page
Dig 2: Interviews Lots of example questions to ask parents and grandparents Related Link: My Personal History Part 1a	Dig 6: Family Pedigree Print forms for pedigree chart and family group sheet More family lines can be found on Genealogy Links Web Page
Dig 3: Photos Sign out a classroom's digital camera to take family pictures at home Write captions for the pictures you've taken with the web camera of your friends and yourself Bring in special pictures to scan	Dig 7: E-mail Contact us with your questions and responses Address: Dr. Levesque Elementary School - Mrs. Melvin - 2nd Grade Teacher
Dig 4: Hereditary Traits Discover characteristics and traits genetically passed by your ancestors Related Link: You are Unique Handout