background information
The ocean liner Titanic sunk in
the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean in April of 1912. This disaster was one of
the worst maritime accidents of all time. Your job is to gather facts and
information about Titanic, its passengers and crew. You will document the series
of events that led up to the sinking of the Titanic.
The Mission
To be able to complete your debriefing you will need background information about the RMS Titanic.
Use the websites located below to help you learn about nautical terms and backgound information about this ship and the tragedy attached to it.
* give help to those sitting next to you
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Brittanica Online Titanic Exhibit
RMS Titanic, Inc. - this is an archive of the original site and does not show the photographs
Other sites for extra information about the titanic:
Kids connect (scroll down a bit for Titanic info) immersion learning - return to the Titanic
National Geographic Explorer - Titanic
Debriefing
You will use all your new found information about the Titanic, along with the information gained from the story in our anthology and documentary we watched on the Titanic to create a writing piece (R.A.F.T.) Your debriefing will take place on Friday at 08:20 eastern standard time
R (role) who are you going to be: a passenger on the Titanic, a crew member of Robert Ballard, the Titanic itself, the iceberg, an inanimate object on the ship itself?
A (audience) who are you writing to: a family member, the other boats on the high seas, the ship itself, another object on the boat, a diary?
F (format) what form is your writing going to take: a letter, a diary, a telegraph?
T (topic) about what are you going to write: anything that has to do with the sinking of "The unsinkable ship", hitting the ship, finding the ship in 1985?