Being a Red Cross Disaster Relief Volunteer
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New September 2022! A Red Cross volunteer describes what she does and why she does it to help others in an emergency situation. Video from the Red Cross is included.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Character-110**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- As part of your character education curriculum, use the video in conjunction with a journal prompt or conversation starter question dealing with volunteerism, helping others, and/or community service.
- Use the video as part of your study of community/citizenship. Before viewing the video, engage students in conversation about their current knowledge of the Red Cross, what it does and why. Then have their work come to life through the experiences of the volunteer in the video.
For more first person examples exploring the power of volunteerism and community service and resilience, check out the full program this segment is edited from: Weathering the Storm.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
