Tuesday, October 17th Hello, class. Do not forget that you have a reading log due tomorrow even though I will not be here Today’s Learning Targets: -I can recall background information on the titanic -I can explain how the titanic sank -I can apply the concept of tunnel vision to the story Tonight’s homework: Your reading log 

Today’s riddle I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking What was the Wreck of the titan? A.) a fiction book about the sinking of an unsinkable ship written 14 years before the titanic sank b.) A nonfiction book about the titanic that was written by a survivor c.) the name of the story from the textbook

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking What was the Wreck of the titan? A.) a fiction book about the sinking of an unsinkable ship written 14 years before the titanic sank b.) A nonfiction book about the titanic that was written by a survivor c.) the name of the story from the textbook

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking Where was the titanic sailing to? A.) England b.) The United States C.) Germany d.) Denmark

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking Where was the titanic sailing to? A.) England b.) The United States– New York C.) Germany d.) Denmark

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking How long was the titanic? A.) 1 mile B.) 1000 ft c.) 882 FT D.) 412 FT

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking How long was the titanic? A.) 1 mile B.) 1000 ft c.) 882 FT D.) 412 FT

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking How were people on the titanic sorted? A.) By Gender b.) By Race C.) By Class D.) By country of Origin

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking How were people on the titanic sorted? A.) By Gender b.) By Race C.) By Class D.) By country of Origin

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking What is a ship’s first voyage called? (open-Ended)

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking What is a ship’s first voyage called? (open-Ended) Its maiden Voyage

The Titanic was called the “Unsinkable ship” Which one (or two) of our elements of fiction terms would be used to describe this nickname, knowing what we know now?

The Titanic was called the “Unsinkable ship” Which one of our elements of fiction terms would be used to describe this nickname, knowing what we know now? Situational Irony or Dramatic irony depending on your explanation

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking Class bonus: Across which ocean was the titanic sailing? A.) The Atlantic B.) The pacific C.) The Indian D.) The arctic

Heads Down, Hands up Quiz– no peeking Class bonus: Across which ocean was the titanic sailing? A.) The Atlantic B.) The pacific C.) The Indian D.) The arctic

Once you have finished reading Imagine you are on the Titanic and you are facing the possibility of a cold and icy grave. You have just moments to write a letter to one person. Who would you write to? What would you write? What would be going through your head in that moment? Respond in your notebook. Title it “Letter” How is tunnel vision seen in the story of the Titanic? Who in the story/real life had tunnel vision? How did tunnel vision help cause the disaster? How might tunnel vision have helped some of the people once the ship started to sink? Respond in your notebook. Title it “Titanic Tunnel”