Students for whom this may present a difficulty may choose to leave any sensitive chapter out or write it as fiction. The students finish their books, organize them in one file on a computer disk, upload and send their products to a distant school which is doing the same activities. Post student autobiographies online. They also interview parents, grandparents, and other relatives. Students learn a variety of commands as they word process their story.
Students investigate their first five years.
After completing the rough draft of this chapter, and having their writing proofread by peers and teacher, students word process the history. Students investigate their years from six to ten. Using a variety of sources they research several world events that happened in the tenth year of life that may have had an impact on their lives and discuss this event. They compare the results of the survey with what they know about themselves. After viewing a video describing the future, the students write a fantasy story about their lives at the age of 30.