1. National Geographic Genographic Essay Graphic Organizer Name ______________________________ Use this organizer to gather your thoughts and write down facts that you want to put in your essay.
1. Introduction- What is and what is the purpose of the National Geographic Genographic Project? This is the basis of your introduction. What is your thesis? What are you trying to prove in your paper?
1. What is it?
2. Purpose? What is the point?
3. Thesis?
2. Body Paragraph - How, why, and where did humans migrate overtime? List at least five facts here about migration. Include examples of actual groups that Spencer Wells has studied.
3. Body Paragraph - How do genetic markers tell us about ancient human migration routes? How do scientists use today’s technology to trace people’s genetic history and ancient migration patterns? What does DNA have to do with it? What are genetic markers?
4. Conclusion - Why is this important to me? Explain how knowing about ancestral history, migration, and the establishment of ancestral civilizations can be meaningful in the context of your life and future relatives. Why would it be personally meaningful for you to be able to discover your ancestry? List at least three reasons and sum up your essay here.