Project+Overview

**GENERATIONS - What is it?**
GENERATIONS is a multidisciplinary unit special to the 7th grade. It is about who we are in relation to history and our own sense of multi-generational history in the context of American cultural history. It's purpose is to give us a better idea of how we fit into the Big Picture. During the unit of study, we suspend regular classes and devote ourselves to very different types of projects. Multidisciplinary means that instead of having a separate class and time for each subject, we let things overlap and run together in whatever ways they need to. For example, when we're writing our multigenerational narratives, we might be doing some "English," some "history," some "geography," some "science" all at the same time, depending on what we're writing about. When we're preparing to present our projects, we might be doing some art, some computer graphics, some written composition, and some performance. The handbook will help guide us through the GENERATIONS unit. It contains descriptions of projects, lists of requirements and options, and tables to use for scheduling our progress and due dates. We will get to make a lot of choices. We will have input into what we do, how we do things, who we do them with and how we want to schedule our deadlines. We will have plenty of help and support to do all these things. We will learn new things about our families and we will get to share some of what we learn. We will spend time talking with parents, other older relatives, teachers and friends to learn about our family's past, present and future. One of the goals of this unit is exploring different ways of communicating. Since a lot of what we'll learn is through multigenerational stories, we will organize and present what we learn in a variety of ways. We will learn some interesting techniques for making things that we might like to use in other classes or projects in the future. All of the seventh grade teachers are participating in this special unit. So are other adults who will provide guidance, support, supervision & entertainment...