Write about a meaningful object or place in your life that carries a story.

 Prompt Response: My childhood pictures hold meaning to me as they carry my life's story. They have stories that carry value to me because I don't just remember all of them. I need something to jog my memory and remind me of the things that happened to me. They carry meaning because they show me who I was. If you lose your childhood, you lose a part of you, so that's why they are meaningful to me.

Summary: Today in class, we went over the Navajo creation story, which is an origin myth.

Reflection: Today I learnt about where the native americans' beliefs come from and what stories they relate. One example is the Navajo creation relates to biblical stories and other religions with Noah's ark.

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