Titanic
Teacher Jeremy Hogue
| YEAR
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LEVEL
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DURATION
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| 5-8
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3-4
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3-4 weeks
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| Achievement Objective Being Assessed
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Learning Outcomes
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| Transactional Writing
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Write explanations and factual accounts, based on the sinking of the Titanic, and express personal viewpoints, sequencing ideas logically.
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| Processes
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| Processing Information
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Gather and select appropriate material from a variety of oral, visual and written sources.
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| Thinking Critically
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Compare different accounts of an event and compare similarities and differences.
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| Exploring Language
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Identify types of language used in accounts for different audiences.
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| Supporting Achievement Objective
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Learning Outcomes
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| Personal/Close Reading
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Select and read appropriate resource material about the event to gather ideas and facts.
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Teacher background reading
Teaching and learning activities
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:
Learning task 1
Learning task 2
Learning task 3
During this unit students will:
- Listen
- Discuss
- Read
- Respond in writing
Assessment
Assessment Task
Using their notes, flow diagrams, postcards, timelines and own records of reading and research, the students respond by writing their own diary of events or a recount of events including personal viewpoint/statement and evidence of editing and paragraphing. Draft, rework, proof read and publish remembering editing skills.
For customisable student check-lists, see these Assessment Resource Bank resources:
assessment (RTF 9KB)
self_assessment (RTF 4KB)
Shared Assessment
- Students will read/retell stories/accounts to each other in groups/pairs/class.
- Discuss similarities/differences
- Relate back to original accounts/stories
- Read to class.
Exemplars
Resources
Electronic
Print
- Dudman, John, The Sinking Of The Titanic Wayland Publishers
- Spedden, Daisy Corning Stone Polar The Titanic Bear Madison Press
- Ballard, Robert D. The discovery of the Titanic Scholastic
- Donnelly, Judy The Titanic Lost and Found Random House New York
- Kent, Deborah The Titanic Childrens Press Titanic
- Eaton, John P. Titanic Triumph and Tragedy Butler & Tanner
- Tibballs, Geoff The Titanic: the extraordinary story of the unsinkable ship
- Sloan, Frank Titanic
- Young, Filson Titanic Grant Richardson Ltd. London 1912
- Cripwell, K. R. The Titanic is Sinking Collins English Library
- Thresh, Peter Titanic Parkgate Books
- Tanka, Shelley On Board The Titanic Madison Press
Other
- Titanic Archival Interviews With Survivors, A.B.C. Audio Tapes
- Targeting Text for Middle Primary, Blake Education N.S.W.
- Doug, Brown & Monaghan, Bob. Grammar Once a Week, . Longman Press.
