History gives an account of what has happened. Each person views what has happened from a unique perspective. Historians record, analyze, explain, and organize information. Both the gathering and the editing process affect the point of view presented.

Individuals can make pictorial and written records of life experiences.

Each person's life story fits into that of larger groups.

The family unit has a unique and changing history.

Families make visual and written records of life experiences.

Genealogy is part of the story a family has to tell.

Schools exist in time and place and are affected by events around them.

Throughout time many changes take place in each school.

Each school has a story to tell which is the history of the school.

People can be school historians.

Each person in a community may describe events which take place in a different way.

Primary and secondary sources can be used to tell the story of a community.

The history of a community has been affected by events which have taken place outside of it and history affects the future.

The story of a community can be shared in chronological order.

The history of a community can be shared through music, art, or language.

State history can be written from a sociological, economic, political, geographic, or anthropological point of view.

Primary and secondary sources can be used to tell the story of a state.

The history of a state has been affected by events which have taken place outside of it and a state's history affects its future.

The story of a state can be shared in chronological order.

The history of a state can be shared through music, art, or language.

State historical societies preserve important documents, artifacts, and information.

Each person in a region may use primary and secondary sources differently to tell the story of a region.

The history of a region has been affected by events which have taken place inside and outside of it and these events affect the future.

The history of a region is reflected in the art, music, and language of the people.

Each person in a nation may use primary and secondary sources differently to tell the story of the country.

The history of a nation has been affected by events which have taken place inside and outside of it and these events affect the future.

The history of a nation is reflected in the art, music, and language of the people.

Recorded world histories reflect the perspectives of the writers and their places of origin.

Chronologies reflect the cultural calendars of people of the world.