Wednesday, January 20 - The Titanic -

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Complete the Timeline from Section II (page 184-186 soft holt reader / pages  - hard text book - pages 340-341) in your notebooks 
2:10am 
2:17 am
2:18 am
 2:20 am. 
Remember only to put the most important facts for each time - do not include details.


Direct Instruction

Review timeline

1. April 10,1912 - Titantic sets sail from Southhampton to New York 
2. April 14 - 9 am -  - Titantic receives warning of icebergs from Carolina ship
3. April 14 - 1:42 pm - 2nd warning from Baltic ship regarding icebergs
4. April 14 - 11:30 pm - Titantic ship warning bells sound

Timeline continued from Section 2:

5. April 14 - 11:40 pm - iceberg sighted
6. April 14 - 12:20 am  - water bursts into seaman's quarters
7. April 14, 12:25 pm - distress call sent out
8. April 14, 12:30 pm - word is passed to get women and children on lifeboats
9. April 15 - 12:45 am - women and children head to deck to get on lifeboats

10. 1:00 am, April 15 - 'millionaire club" lifeboat leaves ship
11.1:20 am, April 15 - water flowing in boiler room 4 and rockets flared as distress symbols.
12. 1:30 am, April 15 - life boats descending with first class women and children
13. 1:40 am, April 15 - others ships hear distress signals
14. 1:45 am, April 15 - foredeck is underwater
15. 2:00 am, April 15 - ship sinking, distress symbols still being sent / 1500 people still on board
16. 2:10 am, April 15 - band plays 'Nearer My god to Thee" as ship begins to sink
17. 2:17 am, April 15 - all power aboard ship is lost
18. 2:18 am, April 15 - ship snaps in two
19. 2:20 am, April 15 - whole ship has sunk
20. 2:40 _ Carpathia sights Life boat # 2 lights
21. 4:10 am - Rescue starts 

Guided / Independent

Review timeline and discuss causes. 

Each student gets a # of a time line event to write to post on side wall.

Guided  Read pages186-188 (section 3).

Independent 

view facts about titanic 2

View the Titanic 2. Take notes to compare to Titanic 1.


Closure

Exit Pass

Do you think the captain of the ship is to blame for the Titanic disaster and loss of life? Explain.