Schedule
Monday, January 14th (read novel in classroom)
Tuesday, January 15: Receive Passenger, View artifacts, begin (library)
January 16th and 17th: Voices of Disaster (classroom)
Friday, January 18th (read novel in the classroom)
Monday, January 21st No School Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Tuesday, January 22nd and Wednesday, January 23rd: Step One Journal Entry (library desktops)
Thursday, January 24th: Step Two (library desktops)
Friday, January 25 and Monday, January 28: read novel in classroom
Tuesday, January 29th: continue step two (libary desktops)
Wednesday, January 20th and Thursday, January 31st: Step three (library desktops)
Friday, February 1st and Monday, February 4th: read novel in classroom
Tuesday, February 5th: Step Four (library desktops)
Wednesday, February 6th and Thursday, February 7th: Step 5 (library desktops)
Friday, February 8th and Monday, February 11: (read novel in classroom)
Tuesday, February 12 and Wednesday, February 13th: Step 6 (library desktops)
February 14, 15th, and 18th: No School
Tuesday, February 19th and Wednesday, February 20th: Step 7 (library desktops)
Thursday, February 21st: view projects
Friday, February 22nd final projects due
Titanic Project Rubric
Creating Your Titanic Scrapbook
Step One: Setting Sail
Journal Entry: Using the person you were assigned, write a journal entry from their perspective explaining why they are taking the journey. Include a minimum of 10 facts from the Encyclopedia Titanica or the book, Voices from the Disaster.
Step Two: A Floating Palace
Using Power Point, create a postcard in which the person you chose writes to a family member back home. Include at least 10 facts about The Titanic using descriptive writing to describe the ship.
Step Three: Iceberg Ahead
Write a newspaper article in which you explain the event on the day the Titanic sank.
Step Four: Impact
Write a narrative poem from the voice of the passenger or crew member you selected revealing their experiences when the ship sank.
Step Five: Rescued
Write an eyewitness account from a survivor.
Step Six: Aftermath
Write an obituary about the passenger or crew member you were assigned.
Step Seven: Argumentative
Argumentative Questions: Answer one of the following
1) Could more people have been saved?
2) Why did the Titanic sink?
3) Who was at fault for the Titanic sinking?
Rubric
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Writing |
Points Possible |
Points Received |
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1. Setting Sail: 10 pieces of textual evidence included in narrative nonfiction (journal format) |
10 |
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2. A floating palace: 10 pieces of textual evidence included in narrative nonfiction (postcard format) |
10 |
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3. Iceberg ahead: date, picture with caption and 6 questions answered (newspaper format); what? When? Where? Why? Who? and How? |
15 |
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4. Impact: narrative poem 15 lines minimum and 5 pieces of textual evidence |
10 |
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5. Rescued: eyewitness report includes textual evidence and 5 facts quoted from source |
10 |
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6. Aftermath: Obituary with 10 pieces of textual evidence |
10 |
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7. Argument: topic sentence, 3 pieces of supporting evidence with explanation and concluding sentence |
10 |
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8. Spelling/Conventions/Sentence Fluency (1 point for every 3 mistakes) |
15 |
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9. Creativity (words from the time period, fictional writing, pictures, etc.) |
10 |
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10. total |
100 |
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The Titanic
nationalgeographic.com
At 12:00 p.m. on April 10, 1912 the titanic set sail from Southhampton, England to New York.
On Sunday, April 14, just four days after setting out on its first voyage with passengers aboard, the R.M.S.TITANIC passenger ship struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 11:40 p.m., and subsequently sank at 2:20 a.m.
Of the 2,227 people aboard when the ship started its trans-Atlantic voyage, a total of 1,522 died in the disaster. 705 passengers were ultimately rescued by the CARPATHIA liner, several hours later.
At 9:20 p.m., Captain Smith retired for the evening, leaving Second Officer Lightoller in charge. Lightoller's watch was over at 10:00 and he then made his rounds of the ship before retiring to bed. Captain Smith was awoken at 11:40 p.m., by a grinding vibration, and proceeded to the bridge in his pajamas to investigate. He returned to his room, after a brief discussion with Third Officer Herbert Pitman about the noise. Ten minutes later, the severity of the situation was brought to Smith's attention by Fourth Officer Boxhall, who informed him that "the water was up to F-Deck in the Mail Room."
Upon receiving orders from Captain Smith, Second Officer Lightoller immediately began to load Lifeboats.
At dawn on April 15th, 1912, the CARPATHIA arrived on the scene, and helped to rescue the passengers.