Dear students, please read carefully the general instructions
For the instructions of each group, go to the bottom of the page
This project is about comparing different aspects of daily life of three generations and will cover a period of about 50 years.
You are going to conduct research on various topics by interviewing grandparents and parents.
You will find out about different aspects of daily life in the period (1950-1960) that your grandparents (or people of the age of your grandparents) - were about 14 years old and in the period (1980) that your parents or people of the age of your parents were about 14 years old
You will compare the differences/similarities between aspects of daily life of three generations and to learn about the situation in India and in Europe
You are going to conduct research on various topics by interviewing grandparents and parents.
You will find out about different aspects of daily life in the period (1950-1960) that your grandparents (or people of the age of your grandparents) - were about 14 years old and in the period (1980) that your parents or people of the age of your parents were about 14 years old
You will compare the differences/similarities between aspects of daily life of three generations and to learn about the situation in India and in Europe
Part one of the article. Intro
Your team needs to present yourselves using a written presentation or a video presentation. Mention your name, age, hobbies and your ambitions for the future. Video presentation: restricted to 90 sec
Video on You Tube. Start always with Eumind in the title. See worksheet. All videos have to be uploaded forst on You Tube. Direct uploading in Weebly is not allowed as we have experienced that most of the video’s cannot be viewed properly
Part two of the article. Topic. Our research and conclusion. Deadline End December 2017
How to compose your article?
If the group consists of five group members, than four grandparents (or people of the same age of your grandparents) and four parents (or people of the same age of your parents) will be interviewed.
If the group consists of four or three group members, than three grandparents (or people of the same age of your grandparents) and thee parents (or people of the same age of your parents) will be interviewed.
Important note: don’t include in your research two members of the same family (e.g. not your grandmother AND your father)
a. General questions. See worksheet Research. General questions
Give a short descripton of each person (see general questions) and add a picture of each person interviewed (and scanned pictures of the people when they were about 14 years old?? )
General questions. Give a short description of your family when you were a teenager
Give per interview a short report on the answers to the subquestion. See worksheet Research. Specific questions
c. Comparison See worksheet Research. Comparison
Compare the answers to the subquestions of the grandparents. (comparisons and similarities) Try to draw conclusions
Compare the answers to the subquestions of the parents. (omparisons and similarities) Try to draw conclusions
Compare the answers of the grandaprents and the parents. Try to draw conclusions
What is the opinion of the group on the question about the life of teenagers in 2016
d. Draw a conclusion on the main question
Part three of the article Group. Conclusion/Comparison
a. Comparison
You are going to read two articles of Indian / EU counterparts
Are there –generally spoken- any similarities between the situation of the grandparents in India and in the Netherlands? Explain
Are there –generally spoken- any similarities between the situation of the parents in India and in the Netherlands? Explain
You are going to compare your outcomes with the research results of two groups from Indian or EU and answer the question “What are the main similarities and differences on the subtopic”
b. Reflection
What went well?/What would you do differently?
Your team needs to present yourselves using a written presentation or a video presentation. Mention your name, age, hobbies and your ambitions for the future. Video presentation: restricted to 90 sec
Video on You Tube. Start always with Eumind in the title. See worksheet. All videos have to be uploaded forst on You Tube. Direct uploading in Weebly is not allowed as we have experienced that most of the video’s cannot be viewed properly
Part two of the article. Topic. Our research and conclusion. Deadline End December 2017
How to compose your article?
If the group consists of five group members, than four grandparents (or people of the same age of your grandparents) and four parents (or people of the same age of your parents) will be interviewed.
If the group consists of four or three group members, than three grandparents (or people of the same age of your grandparents) and thee parents (or people of the same age of your parents) will be interviewed.
Important note: don’t include in your research two members of the same family (e.g. not your grandmother AND your father)
a. General questions. See worksheet Research. General questions
Give a short descripton of each person (see general questions) and add a picture of each person interviewed (and scanned pictures of the people when they were about 14 years old?? )
General questions. Give a short description of your family when you were a teenager
- How many people were there in your parents’ family
- How many people lived in the same house
- What was the profession of your father/ mother
- Where did your live with your parents (please add map/ Google map)
- Do you remember any historical fact/event when you were a teenager (between 12 and 16 years old) or in India or in EU or wordwide. Why has that event impressed you?
Give per interview a short report on the answers to the subquestion. See worksheet Research. Specific questions
c. Comparison See worksheet Research. Comparison
Compare the answers to the subquestions of the grandparents. (comparisons and similarities) Try to draw conclusions
Compare the answers to the subquestions of the parents. (omparisons and similarities) Try to draw conclusions
Compare the answers of the grandaprents and the parents. Try to draw conclusions
What is the opinion of the group on the question about the life of teenagers in 2016
d. Draw a conclusion on the main question
Part three of the article Group. Conclusion/Comparison
a. Comparison
You are going to read two articles of Indian / EU counterparts
Are there –generally spoken- any similarities between the situation of the grandparents in India and in the Netherlands? Explain
Are there –generally spoken- any similarities between the situation of the parents in India and in the Netherlands? Explain
You are going to compare your outcomes with the research results of two groups from Indian or EU and answer the question “What are the main similarities and differences on the subtopic”
b. Reflection
What went well?/What would you do differently?