Why is History Important

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Why is History Important?

• if you dont know where you came from its
  difficult to know where you are going - M.
  Garvey

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This is Your Life!
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Family Tree

• Make a family tree
• Remember
• Everyone is different
• Not always straight lines

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The Interview

• Find someone who knows an anecdote about your
  past and ask them to tell you what you and the
  world were like from their perspective

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Find a Treasure

• Share something you
• treasured as a childbooks, stuffed animals,
  share an experience

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SUM IT UP!

• This time it really is all about you!
• Interview someone who has known you for a long
  time - write your autobiography

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You are important!
THIS IS YOUR LIFE!