Titanic+-+Fifth+Grade

Grade Level/Subject:
Fifth Grade/Reading

Contributing Teacher(s):
Jennifer Sebring

Resources: National Geographic Compare/Contrast Essay Photos to upload PhotoPeach

Content:
0501.3.5 Compare and contrast two persons, places, things, or ideas 0501.3.6 Respond in writing to literature studied 0501.3.20 Use resources to aid in the writing process 0501.3.22 Use technology to publish and present

ISTE Technology:
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. Students use critical thinking skills and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
 * Research and Information Fluency**
 * Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making**

Introduction/Problem:
TSW log into Edmodo to follow assignment. The students are to research the sinking of the Sultana and compare/contrast the Sultana and the Titanic.

Procedures:
This assignment goes along with our Reading Story, //The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic// by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold and connects it to Tennessee history & Civil War. Use graphic organizer to brainstorm what they know about the Titanic.

TSW discuss the characteristics of a compare/contrast essay.**
 * On April 27, 1865, the steam boat //Sultana// exploded and sand in the Mississippi River about seven miles north of Memphis.

Research the sinking of the //Sultana//. Compare/Contrast the Sultana and the Titanic.

TSW create a 60 second documentary using Photo Peach on comparing and contrasting the Sultana and the Titanic. TSW choose no more than 6 photos from Titanic/Sultana Photos

Student Product/Work:
media type="custom" key="20453126"

Assessment/Rubric:
Compare/Contrast Rubric

Enrichment/Reteaching:
Fun Trivia