Life+Stories


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 * __[|Ian's Story]__**
 * [|Christin's Story]**



**__A Life Story __** During the interview process, you might hear some amazing, unbelievable, hysterical, touching, powerful stories. A story might even inspire you to want to do something more than simply include it in your narrative. This project is designed to let you discover and tell an interesting story about someone in your family or a memorable event from your family’s history in a creative way. **Options: ** As is the case with each task in this unit, you have many options regarding how you tell your story. One possibility you will be shown is how to make a picture book, with each page containing an illustration and a couple sentences of the story. Examples from past projects include the story of a father’s first rock concert, which was the Rolling Stones, or the day a great uncle said “No!” to a president, or the time a grandfather got locked in the chicken coop. You could also tell your story in a digital medium, creating it on the computer. //The one caution here is that there’s no guarantee that people will be able to enjoy your work in the future if you choose a digital medium. Technology changes so rapidly. Could you listen to an 8-track tape if you were given one today? Do you even know what an 8-track tape is?// **Keys ** to a successful project include: · having a great story to tell, · planning out how you will tell that story, · carrying out that plan as carefully as possible. Hands-on instruction and resources will be provided to help you prepare and bind a book. **//Check the Wiki for examples of awesome past projects! //** 