After viewing the West of the West's documentary Cache, individuals craft either a newspaper article chronicling the discovery of the cache on San Nicolas Island, a historical narrative of the placement of the cache in the cliff side, or a narrative that describes the migration of artifacts from Alaska to San Nicolas Island.

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social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Post a relationship map that identifies the characters in the documentary and their field of study

Classroom Considerations

• Class members need to have studied the conventions of narrative and/or informative writing
• The video does not address the controversy that ensued over the removal of the artifacts

Pros

• The seven-page packet includes a brief plan, discussion questions, a vocabulary worksheet, images, three option for the writing activity, and a template for the writing project

Cons

• No scaffolding is provided for the assignment nor is a rubric included

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.4 RL.8.1 RL.8.4 RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.10a W.7.2.a W.7.3.a W.8.2.a W.8.3.a W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.3.a SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2