1. Why do we study History?

2. Why we Study History

3. Charlottesville Virginia

7. Snapshot Autobiography
In this project you will think about the meaning of history by describing and illustrating several events from your life.
What is the story of your birth?
How do you know the story of your birth?
What evidence do you have to back your story?
How might someone else remember your story?
Share your story with a partner.

8. Bring your story to life
1. take a piece of paper and fold it like a letter, so that it forms 3 panels.
or counting front and back you will have 6 panels
II. The first panel is the cover for your snapshot autobiography
Create a title
Illustrate
III. On the back panel write a brief “About the Author”
Include your name, place and date of birth and anything you want people to know about you
illustrate
IV. This leaves 4 panels. In the 1st panel write about your birth. In the other 3 panels, write about important events that have shaped you as a person

9. Homework I. finish your autobiography pamphlet
Describe the stories from start to finish
Pretend that someone who doesn’t know you will b3e reading your story and trying to understand it
Illustrate each event
II. Interview someone in your family about one of your events
Note which parents of their story differ from your own
Take careful notes on the paper provided
III. Be prepared to share in class

10. Tell us what you see I. Tell us about you
Pick one panel you would like to share.

11. History History is written with an agenda
People tell somethings and choose not to share other things
People see different things and can report events in a different way because of their experiences.