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6th grade lesson plan—The Titanic ** " You mean it Sinks?" A 6th grade narrative writing piece and perspective activity. **__ Lesson Objective __**** – Students will better understand writing and reading based on perspective. Students will express perspective in their writing. Students will choose from a list of activities to express what they have learned on the topic. ** ** Standards: ** Writing Applications 6.5.1, 6.5.3, 6.5.7 Reading comprehension and analysis of text 6.3.5
 * Teacher Materials

Why or why not? Now divide the class into a “Yes” group and a “No” group.
 * Day 1- Intro/Springboard **
 * “Would you or wouldn’t you?” Scenarios to consider… **
 * 1.) **** Pose Question 1 to class- “Would you get on a boat that was claimed to be unsinkable?” **
 * 2.) ** ** Question 2- If yes, what if I told you there weren’t nearly enough lifeboats, in case a disaster did occur. Would you take the risk? ** **Explain..**
 * 3.) **** Question 3- If you said “no,” you would not travel on this world class vessel, what if told you that on this amazing, unsinkable boat you could attend a dog show, dance in a lovely ballroom, swim in a heated pool, exercise in a gymnasium, relax in a Jacuzzi, and if you are sick or injured, there is even a hospital on board?? Are you still saying no? **
 * // Allow students time to defend their answers and engage in a lively discussion. Now, explain that over the next few weeks, we will be completing a writing project on the Titanic, and exploring the tragedy in depth. //**

** Day 2 Research and Information ** [] [] [] [] The media specialist will also provide some books that students can skim, or read through when they have exhausted the websites: **__ Print Resources __** **__ SOS Titanic __****, by Eve Bunting ** [|**Eyewitness: Titanic (Eyewitness Books)**] by Simon Adams [|**Titanic: April 14, 1912 (Survival)**] by Kathleen Duey [|**Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown**] by Elaine Landau [|**Exploring the Titanic: How the greatest ship ever lost -- was found (Scott Foresman Reading Classroom Library (Time Quest Book))**] by Robert D. Ballard [|**I Was There: On Board the Titanic**] by Ken Marschall [|**Robert Ballard: Oceanographer Who Discovered the Titanic (People to Know)**] by Christine M. Hill
 * 1.) **** This class period will be spent in the computer lab. Some “quality” websites have been added to the “Favorites” on the Internet toolbar. Take students to the lab and allow them to explore the websites: **

** Day 3 Choices and Passengers **
 * 1) ** Students will choose a name of a passenger out of the box on my desk. The slip of paper that students choose will provide a name of a passenger, and detailed information such as what class the passenger was, or if they were a servant or a child.
 * 2) ** Pass out the Project Handout with “Titanic Lesson 1 and Lesson 2” at the top. Explain to students that they will be learning more about their passenger, and then completing either an essay or a diary passage from the perspective of their passenger or crewmember. Point out that either choice must be 500-700 words, and must use the websites, and books that students were provided with the previous day. (Other books and websites may be approved by the teacher)

**A**. Write a personal narrative essay from a passenger or crewmember's point of view on the ship. Be sure to include historical facts from the research you have completed. The length of the essay should be 500-700 words. --Students can create an advertisement enticing "would-be" passengers for the Titanic. How will you persuade them? --Students will map out the Titanic's route with specific directions and show where the the ship was supposed to end up. --Make a model from paper, clay or whatever material of the ship. Be sure to describe special features in detail. --Students will go on make-believe underwater expeditions by the Titanic wreckage. Imagine this expedition, and create a small picture book describing your journey. Some students may want to make artifacts that they found while on their expedition. ---What would the headlines have read the following day in the newspaper after the Titanic's sinking? Students can make their own front page for the newspaper the day after the Titanic sank. --This will be a role playing activity that is filmed to show others. Students will stand in front of the video camera and tell a brief summary of their Titanic journey. Get dressed up and role play! ** 4 ** . Conclude Day 3 with time in the computer lab for students to access information on their passengers. The website has been added to the favorites, and written on the dry erase board in the lab. []
 * Lesson 1 - Pick one activity of your choice **
 * B**. Write in diary format from a passenger or crewmember's point of view on the ship. Be sure to include historical facts from the research you have completed. The length of the diary should be 500-700 words.
 * 3) ** Answer and questions about the writing activity, and then explain Lesson 2, where the students have choices for their additional activities:
 * __ Lesson 2- Pick two activities of your choice __**
 * A. ****Create an advertisement **
 * B. Make me a map**
 * C.You are the builder**
 * D. Make your own book**
 * E. Make your own front page**
 * F. Video Diary**

**__ Day 4 The Wax Museum __** **Students will have approximately two weeks to complete their choice activities and their narrative writing piece before the culminating activity. Students will be allotted a few more class periods to work on the Titanic inquiry, but the rough draft and the choice activities will be completed at home. There will be certain days that the media specialist can offer opportunities to video tape the diary, and there will be other days that students will edit and proofread diaries and essays.**
 * 1.) ** The media specialist will explain the "Wax Museum" concept to the students by sharing a powerpoint presentation of Madame Tousaud's famous Wax Museums throughout the world.
 * 2.) ** Students will be provided instructions on their culminating Titanic Project
 * 3.) ** Students will have a research day.

**__ Culminating Activity __**
 * 1.) ** Students will meet, in their costumes in the media center for Language Arts class and to conduct a Wax museum. Students will present their “perspective” of the fateful day on the Titanic, based on what they have learned.
 * 2.) ** The media specialist will take a “Sharpie” marker and put a dot on their right hand.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">3.) ** As visitors from throughout the school come into the library, they can push the button and listen to the Titanic passenger’s prepared speech.

**__ Materials Needed: __** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Scheduled times in the computer lab <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Titanic books (listed above) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Titanic websites (listed above and already marked as favorites) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Sharpie pen <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Video camera <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Markers <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Modeling clay <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Poster paper <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Construction paper <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 4th grade lesson plan—The Titanic ** ** “Give me the Fat and the Skinny of it.” ** **__ Lesson Objective __**** – ** Students will have practice using non-fiction text. Students will practice preparing research questions. Students will evaluate the validity of sources before usage. Students will create a written document based on the knowledge learned. ** Standards: ** <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">Reading Comprehension and analysis of text <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">:4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6 ​
 * Fourth graders learn how to read non-fiction and conduct research **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Has anyone ever been on a cruise? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">What do you know about boats? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Where do boats sail? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">How big can ships be? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Why do people go on vacations on boats? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">What activities do people do on boats? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Has anyone heard of the Titanic? <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">What do we know about the Titanic? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">What do we want to know about the Titanic? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">What have we learned about the Titanic? Remind students that we this chart is a “work in- progress,” and we will finish it, as we learn more about the ship. **
 * Day 1 Introductory Activity: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">1.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Brainstorm about ships, boats, cruises. Activate prior knowledge. **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">2.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Read aloud the DK book, __The Story of the Titanic__, by Steve Noon. **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">3.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">View short video documentary on “Alvin,” the computerized robot who has discovered many of the Titanic’s treasures at the bottom of the sea. **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">4.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Create a KWL chart **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">5.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Explain that we will be preparing for our Famous Hoosier project, by practicing research on the Titanic. **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';">Day 2 Non-Fiction Dig (School media center) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Media specialist will explain some of the differences with non-fiction and fiction, and why they will be using non-fiction resources for their Famous Hoosier research project as well as their Titanic “practice” research. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Non-Fiction books don’t require a reader to read the entire book. By using the index and table of contents, a reader can find information that he/she is looking for. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Students are directed to round library tables covered in non-fiction books. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">The media specialist gives the students ten seconds to grab the first book that appeals to their eye. At that point, she begins her stopwatch, instructing students to browse through the book. When time is up, students have the option of putting the book back on the table, or putting it under their seat for checkout later. This process continues about five times. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">At this point, the media specialist interrupts and discusses some of the characteristics of non-fiction books. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">After a discussion of non-fiction characteristics, students will practice finding subtitles, bold print and graphic sources. <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Students are reminded to use some of these characteristics as they begin their research.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">1.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">What is Non-Fiction? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">2.) ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">Non-Fiction Dig **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';">Day 3- Fat and Skinny Questions ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** Which questions provided more details? ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** What do you notice about the “yes/no” questions? **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">1.) ** Using the KWL chart, as an example of “Fat and Skinny” questions to students. Explain that “Skinny” questions require a one word response, while “Fat” questions require an answer with detail.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">2.) ** Provide examples of some open ended questions and some “yes/no,” closed questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">3.) ** Have students practice reading them to each other.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">4.) ** Discuss as a class their findings:
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">5.) ** Now, create 5 “Fat” questions that you have about the Titanic, and 3 “Skinny” questions about the Titanic. These questions can either be about the ship, or a particular passenger. Remind students that we will use these to guide our research, and will do these with our Famous Hoosiers as well.

** Day 4-Quality Information (Computer Lab) ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [] <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [] <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [] <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [] The media specialist will also provide some books that students can skim, or read through when they have exhausted the websites: **__ Print Resources __** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **__ SOS Titanic __****, by Eve Bunting ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [|**Eyewitness: Titanic (Eyewitness Books)**] by Simon Adams <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [|**Titanic: April 14, 1912 (Survival)**] by Kathleen Duey <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [|**Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown**] by Elaine Landau <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [|**Exploring the Titanic: How the greatest ship ever lost -- was found (Scott Foresman Reading Classroom Library (Time Quest Book))**] by Robert D. Ballard <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [|**I Was There: On Board the Titanic**] by Ken Marschall <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [|**Robert Ballard: Oceanographer Who Discovered the Titanic (People to Know)**] by Christine M. Hill <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** What makes somebody an expert? ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** How would somebody become an expert? ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** How can we find out if a book was written by an expert? ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** How can we find out if a website is accurate? **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">1.) ** Students are able to use websites that have been bookmarked as a favorite, to answer their “fat” and “Skinny” questions:
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">2.) ** Students have the whole time in the lab to answer their questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">3.) ** Remind students that as they are answering their questions that they must put their answers in their own words, writing “notes,” not sentences from their resource.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">4.) ** Finish class with discussion. Share with the students that these are examples of quality resources, people who have really researched the Titanic.


 * Days 5-6 Culminating Activity- **
 * “News of the Titanic.” **

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· the article makes sense <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· grammatically correct (endmarks, capitals etc.) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Words are in their partner’s vocabulary, not the language of an expert!
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">1.) ** Students will take their knowledge of the Titanic and write a brief 2-3 paragraph article summarizing their findings.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">2.) ** As students begin finishing their paragraph articles, you will pair them up with another student for peer editing. The peer will be looking to make sure that:
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">3.) ** After editing, we will borrow the laptop computers and begin typing our articles to a newspaper template.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">4.) ** The classroom teacher will save documents on the Zip drive, and put the final product together.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">5.) ** Fill in KWL chart, “What we have learned.”

**__ Materials Needed: __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Titanic websites (listed above) Titanic print sources (listed above) Laptop computers Zip drive Chart paper Poster markers Variety of non-fiction books for “dig” “Alvin” documentary DVD