My Family
The goal of this exercise is to understand the influence of an individual's
family on an their attitudes, values and beliefs about the world including
those relating to drug use and other risky behaviors.
- Begin by discussing with your students the many forms, sizes, and
shapes families come in, including: two natural parents, single parents,
step-parents, grandparents, foster parents, brothers, sisters, aunts,
uncles, cousins, and other relatives. Then send time with your students
discussing the meaning and importance of "family."
- fam*i*ly [1] (noun), plural -lies
- [Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including
servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant]
- First appeared 15th Century
- a group of individuals living under one roof and usu. under
one head : HOUSEHOLD
- a group of persons of common ancestry : CLAN
- a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a
common stock : RACE
- a group of people united by certain convictions or a common
affiliation : FELLOWSHIP
- the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two
parents rearing their own or adopted children; also : any of
various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent
to the traditional family <a single-parent ~>
- spouse and children <want to spend more time with my ~>
- Definition taken from Merriam Webster Dictionary
- Assign your students to write down a listing of their influential
family members and ways in which they feel they are impacted positively
or negatively by each of the. Have your students include examples of
activities that they are involved in with each family member they include
and discuss the impact of those activities on their relationships and
self-image. Finally, have them write a paragraph about an event or accomplishment
from their family history that makes them feel proud to be part of their
family.
- For extra credit or an alternate assignment, you can have your students
design a photo collage, montage or family crest to represent their families.
Display their work on the classroom walls!
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