Subject: MY very own RECOLLECTIONS - 38/100 1. 2. IF you lived on a FARM Sketch a layout of the farm..... Sketch the outline of your big barn... with special attention to the roof line.. Now sketch the inside layout of each of the floors of the big barn. Sketch the SILO and the shape of the dome area.... Talk about anything relating to the SILO Was it poured cement, wood, ceramic, cement block... DO you remember when it was built... What kind of chores did you have before school...after school.... Talk about anything relating to the WINDMILL... Talk about anything related to the BIG BARN What was the most dangerous thing you did on the farm... What did you get caught doing after you were told NOT TO DO IT? What kinds of tractors did you have. Did you ever drive a team of horses and for what purpose... What happened when animals on the farm were sick.. When was the first time you drove a tractor? What were your jobs during threshing.. When you were on the farm did you have animals.... Dairy? What kind of cows... And where did you take your milk What diary processed your milk.... Did you have geese, chickens, etc.. WHERE did you get the geese or ducks.. How did they get to your farm... What color were your farm buildings... ! Where did you purchase your groceries... What did your childhood family grow on the farm as a cash crop... Did you have a vegetable stand... What were your responsibilities at the stand... IF you did NOT live on a farm, then talk about the AREA that you live in, the neighborhood, the parks, the landmarks of interest, clip a map, perhaps from mapquest.com, including a check to see if there is an aerial available thru mapquest.com or another landscape site and refresh your memory by looking at what appears on the map; talk about churchbell sounds, traffic sounds, factories that may have been in the area, railroads nearby, talk about the structure of the street - were there paved roads, or gravel, curbs or not, track in the roadway, etc; . 3. What cemeteries did you and your family visit... and churches, be as clear about where these places were as possible, why is it that you visited. Remember...... Write as you speak.... Be yourself.... Write liberally...... Do not worry about technique.... It is the THOUGHT that counts - or thoughts! Write as if it might be the LAST time you can address the question... 0 0 0