Titanic 4

Titanic

The last picture of the Titanic

Grade Level: 6, 7

Learner Outcomes: Students will explore literature about the Titanic. Lessons 1-4 are based on non-fiction, this lesson begins with historical fiction. Students will use Microsoft's Creative Writer II to write their own account of the Titanic disaster.

Duration of Lesson: Ten class periods.

Materials: Books about the Titanic can be found at Scholastic Titanic. Two good choices at this site have chapter reviews.

Technology Tools: Computers with Internet connection, Microsoft Creative Writer II, or otherword processing software.

Procedures: Choose the book you want to use for your classroom. After completing lessons 1-4 the students should have a good grasp of vocabulary pertaining to maritime topics and to the Titanic in particular. Review vocabulary that is appropriate for your book selection and based on the need determined by class discussions and earlier lessons. After students read the book it is time to write their own Titanic story. The students may enjoy compiling their stories into their own Titanic collection. Make photocopies of the stories and allow each child to bind them into their own book. You can be as elaborate or simple with this part as you choose. It is easy to use card stock for the covers, illustrate them, use ribbon, laces, etc. to tie them together. If you cannot obtain copies of a good Titanic book, try using the previews on the Scholastic Titanic site. Read the chapter excerpts and have the students finish the next chapter or the rest of the story.

Enrichment: Students will write a poem dedicated to one of the people they have learned about in their study of chapters of 1-5. The poems should be posted in the school, on the school's web page, and on a website for children's literature.

Modifications: Teachers need to be aware of any IEP needs of students.

Evaluation/Assessment: The students' stories will be evaluated on their correct use of grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Their composition should have clear concise language, be creative, have good form, beginning, middle, end, and the information included should be based on fact. The story should sound like it really could have happened!

West Virginia Department of Education
Instructional Goals and Objectives:

Language Arts:
Reading Comprehension: 6.16, 6.18, 6.24, 6.26, 6.27, 6.33, 7.19, 7.25, 7.26, 7.29, 7.36
Writing: 6.52, 6.53, 6.54, 6.65, 6.66, 7.51, 7.52, 7.53, 7.56, 7.57, 7.59, 7.62, 7.64, 7.65
Spelling: 6.87, 7.87
Language: 6.88, 6. 89, 6.90, 6.91, 6.92, 6.93, 6.94, 6.95, 6.96, 6.97, 6.98, 6.99, 6.100, 6.101, 6.102, 6.103, 6.104, 6.107, 6.131, 7.88, 7.89, 7.90, 7.91, 7.92, 7.94, 7.95, 7.128
Computers/Technology: 6.154, 6.155, 6.160, 6.126, 7.164, 7.165, 7.1679, 7.172, 7.173
Social Studies:
History: 6.40, 6.45, 7.48, 7.52
Computer/Technology: 6.63, 7.61, 7.68

National Standards:

Teacher's
Notes: As a wrap up for the Titanic Unit the students should write essays on the following questions: Would you have wanted to travel on the Titanic? This will be difficult for these students to answer because it will be hard to see the Titanic as a majestic wonder of 1912 travel. Who, if anyone, was to blame for the sinking of the Titanic? Who, if anyone, was to blame for the enormous loss of life? Are there passengers you admire, who, why? Are there passengers of whom you have a bad opinion, who, why? What would you have done if you had been a passenger on the Titanic? When all of the stories and questions are collected it should be time to have a Titanic party. Have snacks that may have been served to the passengers, watch the movie A Night to Remember (1958) or The Titanic (1953).

References: Scholastic Titanic

Created By: Linda Dingess
Harry Freeman
Virginia Rayburn
Chapmanville Middle School

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Grade Level:	6, 7
Learner Outcomes:	Students will explore literature about the Titanic. Lessons 1-4 are based on non-fiction, this lesson begins with historical fiction. Students will use Microsoft's Creative Writer II to write their own account of the Titanic disaster.
Duration of Lesson:	Ten class periods.
Materials:	Books about the Titanic can be found at Scholastic Titanic. Two good choices at this site have chapter reviews.
Technology Tools:	Computers with Internet connection, Microsoft Creative Writer II, or otherword processing software.
Procedures:	Choose the book you want to use for your classroom. After completing lessons 1-4 the students should have a good grasp of vocabulary pertaining to maritime topics and to the Titanic in particular. Review vocabulary that is appropriate for your book selection and based on the need determined by class discussions and earlier lessons. After students read the book it is time to write their own Titanic story. The students may enjoy compiling their stories into their own Titanic collection. Make photocopies of the stories and allow each child to bind them into their own book. You can be as elaborate or simple with this part as you choose. It is easy to use card stock for the covers, illustrate them, use ribbon, laces, etc. to tie them together. If you cannot obtain copies of a good Titanic book, try using the previews on the Scholastic Titanic site. Read the chapter excerpts and have the students finish the next chapter or the rest of the story.
Enrichment:	Students will write a poem dedicated to one of the people they have learned about in their study of chapters of 1-5. The poems should be posted in the school, on the school's web page, and on a website for children's literature.
Modifications:	Teachers need to be aware of any IEP needs of students.
Evaluation/Assessment:	The students' stories will be evaluated on their correct use of grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Their composition should have clear concise language, be creative, have good form, beginning, middle, end, and the information included should be based on fact. The story should sound like it really could have happened!

Teacher's Notes:	As a wrap up for the Titanic Unit the students should write essays on the following questions: Would you have wanted to travel on the Titanic? This will be difficult for these students to answer because it will be hard to see the Titanic as a majestic wonder of 1912 travel. Who, if anyone, was to blame for the sinking of the Titanic? Who, if anyone, was to blame for the enormous loss of life? Are there passengers you admire, who, why? Are there passengers of whom you have a bad opinion, who, why? What would you have done if you had been a passenger on the Titanic? When all of the stories and questions are collected it should be time to have a Titanic party. Have snacks that may have been served to the passengers, watch the movie A Night to Remember (1958) or The Titanic (1953).
References:	Scholastic Titanic
Created By:	Linda Dingess Harry Freeman Virginia Rayburn Chapmanville Middle School