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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
A Character's Perspective - Colonial House Students watch a video segment that shows the reactions of colonists and native people when they encounter one another for the first time during a colony settlement reenactment. Students then select a character and write a letter from that character’s point of view that describes the meeting.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Character Development: Cancer - A New Treatment Students will answer questions about what motivated chemical engineer Mark Davis to search for a better treatment for his wife's cancer. They then complete a journal entry in which they compare his motivations and goals to those they’ve established for themselves.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, and Theme - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster Students will watch a video segment chronicling the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Using a story elements graphic organizer, students will determine the various elements of the story and arrange them in the correct order on the organizer.	6-8	Lesson Plan
The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis Through flashback, L.D.Cox tells how he survived the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II in this segment from History Detectives.	6-12	QuickTime Video
The Wreck of the Corinthian This interactive activity, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, tells the story of the wreck and towing of the whaling ship Corinthian using three narrative sources.	4-6	Flash Interactive