My Birthday Project Table of Contents Page My ID card Acrostic Poem Historical Event on my date of birth My Ideal Present A famous person born in the same month as I was How my family celebrates birthdays My Zodiac Sign My Chinese Astrological Profile A recipe for a family birthday cake The Checklist Self - Reflection Page Bibliography Appendices (draft copies, extra pictures, etc.)
Birthday Project: ID card Name: Date of Birth: Where I was born: Where I live now: My favorite things: favorite subject in school: favorite color: favorite hobby: favorite animal: favorite TV show: favorite singer: favorite movie: A picture of myself Things I hate: My name means: My parents gave me this name because: *Remember! Use capital letters at the beginning of each sentence and for all names, cities, countries, months, and so on.
Think about yourself. Write your name at the side of the page Write about yourself each line will start with one letter from your name. Look at this poem about Ann: A N N Angels Never tell a lie, well almost Never Now make a poem for yourself.
"He who doesn't know history is doomed to repeat it." Write one paragraph (5 or 6 sentences) about something important that happened on your birthday. Answer these questions in your paragraph: Who did something? What did he or she or they do? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Why did it happen? Use the past tense. Past simple: regular: verb + ed He looked in the newspaper. irregular: look in the dictionary or in your irregular verb list He bought the newspaper at the store. Past progressive: I, he, she, it: was + verb + ing I was eating dinner when he called You, we, they: were + verb + ing We were watching TV when he came to the door. Try these sites on the Internet: 1. Today in History, http://www.entireearth.com/today-in-history.html 2. The History Channel, This Day in History, http://www.history.com/tdih.do
Today is a gift From God, that's why it's called the present" The word present has two meanings: now ( (הווה and gift (.(מתנה This topic is for you to write about your ideal present (gift). Write one paragraph 5 or 6 sentences about a present that you want for your birthday. Here are some ideas you can write about: WHAT the present is. WHY I want this present. HOW I will use it or WHAT I will do with it. WHO will give it to me. WHAT it looks like. (You might want to add a picture.) Use the future tense. will +verb We will ride our new horse. or We ll ride our new horse. I will = I ll we will = we ll you will = you ll they will = they ll he will = he ll she will = she ll it will = it ll be + going to + verb My father is going to take me to Disney World in Paris. I am You / we / they are He / she / it is going to + verb
Find a famous person who was born on your birth date (day and month, not the same year). Write a paragraph about him/her. Give the following information: Who is he/she? When and where was he/she born? Why is he/she famous? Are you happy or sad that you were both born on the same date? Why? Add a picture of the person. Go to: http://www.famousbirthdays.com Add the site to your bibliography Morykwas, E., Famous Birthdays, http://www.famousbirthdays.com/, (Feb. 2006)
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you. Do you have a party? Do you have a special cake? Do people come to visit you? Write a paragraph about how you and your family celebrate birthdays. Add pictures if you can. Use the present simple: (things you do every year) We eat cake My relatives come to visit They sing Happy Birthday to me
Astrology The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves Julius Caesar by Shakespeare Write one paragraph (5 or 6 sentences) about your zodiac sign. What is your sign? What does it mean in English? What kinds of people are born under this sign? (Loving, shy, powerful.) Are you like this? Give an example. How are you not like this? Give an example. Add a picture of your sign. An example of a paragraph about your sign: I was born in July. My sign is Cancer (the crab). Cancer people are very loving and helpful. I am like this because I always help my friends. If my friend has a party, I help her organize ( (לארגן it and then help her clean up after the party. I am not a true cancer though because I don't really like to stay around my own house very much.
Chinese Astrology Find your Chinese Astrological Profile. Go to the Internet:: http://www.chineseastrology.com/wu/asiansignpl.html Copy the important parts of the profile. Translate it into Hebrew. Is it true for you? List 2 things that show that it is and 2 that aren't true for you. Add a picture. What's your favorite birthday cake recipe? Write it down in English. Include a picture. Translate these words and put them on your Recipe Page. _ English Hebrew English Hebrew favorite (adj) recipe (n) ingredients (n) measure (v) add (v) stir (v) mix (v) whip (v) bake (v) fold in (v) combine (v) frost (v) decorate (v) serve (v)