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Trimès 2 - Pèspektiv:
Konprann Idantite Lòt Moun

Sa a se yon plan inite echantiyon ki baze sou enterè elèv yo nan listwa ak moun ki te sou Titanic la. Elèv yo eksplore kesyon sa yo ansanm pandan diferan konpozan jounen an.

Reading

  • Non-fiction texts about the history and creation of the Titanic 

  • Non-fiction texts exploring the identities of the people on-board

  • Journal entries from passengers aboard the Titanic

  • Non-fiction texts about icebergs

  • Historical Fiction: I Survived The Titanic

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Math

  • Liquid measurement

  • Mass/volume

  • Multiplication and division application: people to lifeboats

  • Multiplication and division application: Number of people compared to the number of rooms on different levels

Science

  • What makes things sink and float?

  • What caused the Titanic to sink?

  • What could have prevented the Titanic from sinking?

  • What was the engineering process used to design the Titanic?

  • How are ships built differently now? 

  • An exploration of icebergs and states of matter

History

  • What was happening during this time in history?

  • Where were people going? Vacation? Immigration? Why?

  • Who designed the Titanic?

  • What were ships like before the Titanic? 

Equity and Critical Literacy

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  • Who got to board the Titanic? Who didn’t?

  • Who slept where? Why?

  • Who got on lifeboats? Who didn’t? What about the workers?

  • Whose perspectives did we read mostly about? Who is left out?

Community Resources

  • USS Constitution Museum

  • TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition Boston

  • Charlestown Navy Yard

  • Harborwalk Boston

Writing

  • Perspective Writing: Letter writing from the perspective of people preparing to depart​

  • Narrative Story Writing

  • Informative Essays: Documenting what was learned

  • Argumentative Writing: What should have been done differently on board?

Art/Music

  • What style of art and music was present on the Titanic

  • What art has been recovered?

  • What style of art was considered elite enough to be displayed on the ship?

  • What was the role of music during times of tragedy?

Final Project/Action

TBD based on student input

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