Description:
The students will read about four different categories
of the
Titanic from the Internet and summarize the information
using
1-3-1 paragraphs (1-Topic Sentence, 3-Details, 1-Conclusion
Sentence).
Objectives:
The students will have two weeks to write at
least 4 - paragraph
summaries about these categories: the ship, the voyage, the
sinking, and the rescue. The paragraphs will be in a 1-3-1 format.
Materials:
Access to the Internet
Paper and pen/pencil
Colored pencils or crayons
Time: Two weeks
Procedure:
Step
1
The teacher will model a 1-3-1 paragraph.
Step
2
The teacher will demonstrate investigating the categories of study
about the Titanic using one Internet site.
Step
3
In a guided practice, the students will list details to be used
in
the first paragraph.
Step
4
In a guided practice, the students will write the first paragraph
on
lined paper.
Step
5
The students will write at least three more additional paragraphs
on lined paper.
Step
6
The students will make an illustration for each page using colored
pencils or crayons.
Here are some suggested sites to try:
URL-http://brett.findhere.com
URL-http://home.sol.no/~cnyborg/titanic.html
Optional:
The students may watch, “Secrets of the Titanic,”
from the National Geographic collection. (This tape can be rented
from a library or a video store.)