1. My History We all have histories. How has yours shaped you?
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We all have histories. How has yours shaped you?

2. My __________ History
Consider the various ‘histories’ of your life.
The “histories” of your life that we’re referring to in this assignment are experiences you’ve have with different – people, places, or things.
Let’s brainstorm!

3. Some possible topics: Any sport Family Music Travel School Eating
Friendship
TV Viewing
Video Gaming
Fashion
Dancing
Playing an instrument
Pets
Neighborhood
Health
Getting into Trouble
Hair
Toys
Computers
Singing
Working
Babysitting
Volunteering

4. Your Assignment
Select a topic (or two) and explain your history in approximately 400 words.
Also, include some sort of visual representation of your history (or histories) to accompany the written explanation.
Visuals could be:
Photographs
Drawings
Symbols
Paintings
Any other visual symbol you can create.