You will be preparing an oral history to tell about your own life or that of someone you know. An oral history is one way that information about people and events in their lives can be passed on so that others can learn about it.
People learn about history in many different ways.
Think about some of the ways to learn about people and events of the past, and about what life was like in the past. Work with your teacher and your classmates to list the different ways below, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. One is done for you, as an example. Many copies can be produced Can last many generations Can be reread many times Activity 2. Oral history , people telling the story of events they or others have experienced, is one way we learn about the past.