Building a timeline
Which side of a horizontal timeline do you put the earliest date on?
Put it on the left.
What event starts your timeline?
Your birth!
Name the first part of a timeline.
one long horizontal line
What does every timeline need, to describe what it is?
It needs a title. (a name)
What can everybody in this class put on their timeline?
The year they migrated
The month they started this class
The date they left their country
Name the second part of a timeline.
First is the long horizontal line.
Second is a short vertical line.
What is a timeline?
A timeline is a visual representation of activities that happened through time, on a line.
How many events are on your timeline?
As many as you want to put
Name the 3rd thing piece of information you put on a timeline.
The third thing you write on a timeline are the dates of events.
Name two things that make better timelines.
Pictures and descriptions
What is your timeline about?
It's about events in my life.
What is the last thing on a timeline?
The most recent event in your life.
What does the short line on a timeline represent?
It represents time passing.
How did you get the information for your timeline?
The events are in my memory.
Name five important events someone would put on a timeline?
migration date
first job
marriage
divorce
birth of child