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It’s All About My History!: aka Using the Curricular CompetenciesWhat are the competencies?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Curricular Competency #1: Evidence

Task 1: Think about your own life from birth to present. Choose 9 specific events (include a year) that you think helped shape who you are today. Be sure to write a 1-2 sentence description of these events.

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Curricular Competency #2: Significance

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Task #2: Choose THREE of your events on above that you think were the MOST significant to you. What made you choose these three? Why are they the most important? Justify your reasoning below.EVENT WHY IT IS SIGNIFICANT

Curricular Competency #3: Continuity & Change (using Periodization)

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Task 3: 1. Record your events on the timeline in order from earliest to latest.

2. Divide your timeline into 3-4 “periods” like the ones we discussed in class and label them with a title (ex: “Age of Discovery” or “Time of Discontent”)3. In the space below, write a few sentences explaining what continued from one time period to the next (what stayed the same). Why did these remain continuities?

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4. In the space below, write a few sentences explaining what changed from one time period to the next (what varied or altered). Why did these things change?

Curricular Competency #4: Perspective

Task #4: 1. Show your timeline to a friend. Do you have any similar periods of your history? Explain below.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Show your timeline to your parent or guardian. Do they agree with your periodization? Are there any events they would include that you did not? Have them mark these on your timeline in a different colour and initial. ________3. Is your view of your life different than your parents? Why or why not? Explain below.

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Curricular Competency #3: Cause & Consequence

Task #5: Pick ONE significant event on your timeline and answer the following questions:

What caused the event to happen?

What effect did the event have on you?

Curricular Competency: Ethical Judgements