Exploring Social Studies: Your Family History
Hi, GED studiers. You know, I always think it’s a good idea to make studying personal. I mean, make it important to you. That way, it’s more interesting. So, here’s a good way to make GED social studies more about your real life, plus it’s something that you could find really valuable to you.
Try making a family tree. Find out where your parents were born, and their parents names. Find out where they lived, and what events were happening nearby during their lifetime. You can trace your tree back as far as you’re able to, and out along the branches. You might find out some interesting things about your ancestors.
Your family tree is called a “genealogy,” and making one can be fun and also interesting to your kids, too. You’ll have stories to tell them about their grandparents, and great-grandparents… who knows how far back? You might even make the family tree together as a family project.
The bonus is, a family tree will give you a good way to study a lot of the events that happened in the world, wherever your ancestors were. Remember, history is made up of a lot of people’s lives! It’s all about people. And you’re connected to them!
Be sure to include important events that happened and stories from the past, not just who got married when. You might even find some mementos and photos from your family’s past.
Here’s are a couple of great sites to help you get started: http://www.genealogybeginner.com/ and http://family.samhsa.gov/get/tree.aspx
And these sites have templates of charts you can use: http://www.misbach.org/pdfcharts/ and http://www.uftree.com/family_tree_template.asp
Good luck! And have fun with the GED.
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