Major Paper Assignment Due 12/6 = Interview your oldest family members for family stories you don't know yet. What was his or her first car? First date? What is his or her first memory of school, first job? How did he or she celebrate holidays as a young child? What was his or her favorite present, favorite pet, birthday celebration? Did they take vacations? Does one particular event stand out? Did this person serve our country (military experience is a touchy topic. Some want to talk; some don't. Just take cues from your relative.)? These are just suggestions...just let the stories flow! One day, you may be happy you asked these things and wrote them down. You just may enjoy listening to your relatives spin tales from their American (or other culture's) past! Everyone has interesting stories to tell. For this assignment, your paper must be in perfect MLA format and at least 4 full pages long. Do a great job! You will be proud of this paper, I promise! The week after Thanksgiving, we will have a computer lab for one day. This paper will not have a Works Cited page or direct quotes. You will use first person in the first and last paragraph to set the stage (tell me who you talked to and where you were), and third person when telling about him or her or they. The last paragraph will be first person again and will summarize your experience doing this assignment. What can we learn from listening to others? What can we learn from our nation's past? Is the past different from the present? Are our goals and wants of today different from those of the past? Email me with any question any time.