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Georgia Story Choice Board Assignment

Choose one of the activities below to share your Georgia story. If you are new to the state, you can still complete the task by providing the details of your initial perception of Georgia. Your descriptions should be detailed, but they do not have to be 100% positive. This is YOUR story, so you will be describing our state through YOUR eyes.

Georgia Story Narrative
Write a narrative detailing your history with the state of Georgia. Be sure to include answers to the following questions.
  • Are your parents from Georgia? Where? If not, where are they from? Were you born here? Where? If not, why did you move here? When?
  • Is Marietta the only city in Georgia you’ve lived in? If not, what cities have you lived in and why did you move to Marietta? What Georgia schools have you gone to and in which counties were they?
  • What places (cities, museums, features, etc.) have you visited? What was your favorite? What was your least favorite? If you haven’t explored Georgia yet, where do you want to go? Where have you been in other states/countries?
  • What is your favorite thing about living in Georgia? What is your least favorite thing about living in Georgia?
/ Georgia Story Poem
You are going to write a poem describing what Georgia is to you. This poem is written from your perspective and should include YOUR personal view of each component of our state following the guidelines below. Each stanza must contain two to three lines and descriptive language, but it does not have to rhyme. You may put your description in any order you choose.
  • Descriptive your history in the state of Georgia. Were you born here? Did you recently move here? If so, what brought you to the state?
  • Give a description of Georgia’s climate. Include a description of at least two seasons.
  • Describe Georgia’s culture. This may include common phrases, vernacular, traditions and/or pastimes.
  • Describe Georgia’s natural surroundings and geography. This may include physical features, plants, flowers, etc.
  • Describe your favorite activities, sports, or traditions.
  • Describe your favorite foods of the state. It can include something grown here, a restaurant that originated here, or family based Georgia cuisine.
  • Georgia music- describe an artist, genre of music, or Georgia related song.
  • Favorite Place in Georgia. If may be a city, venue, museum, a relative’s home, etc.

Georgia Story Picture Collage
Create a picture collage of your Georgia story. Your pictures may include captions to describe their meaning to you. Your collage should be no smaller than an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper and should contain a minimum of TWENTY pictures. Your collage should contain NO WHITE SPACE. / Georgia Story Timeline
Create a timeline of your Georgia history. Use the following guidelines:
20 dates
2-3 sentence descriptions for each event
Give specific locations when possible for each event
Include at least TEN pictures or illustrations.