DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE CHARACTERS OF GOWANUS WEBSITE

1.  Go to the this link:   http://www.charactersofgowanus.com/

2. Familiarize yourself with the page layout:

·        What categories of information are on the page

·        What character stories are on the page

3. Explore the site by doing 1 -2 of the following:

·        Click on the “project” and read who created it and why

·        Click on the interactive timeline and read entries

·        Click on Gowanus Today, or the Cleanup and read/review the page

4. Choose one of the points of view and click on it.

5. Read the information on that POV and watch the video.  TAKE NOTES ON YOUR NOTE-TAKING SHEET. *

6.  Fill out the evaluation section of your note-taking sheet.