Derek Mahon MCS 2011/12

Webquest

Guide Select ten important pieces of information about DerekMahon Prepare them in a visual format for the class

After the Titanic

Think, Pair, Share Look at the title Discuss it with your partner What do you think the poem will be about?

Reading As we read the poem: Highlight keywords Choose three images you find interesting.

Bruce Ismay Educated and wealthy Owner of White Star Line Write a letter to the family of those who died on the ship

Passeng er Categor y Number Aboard Percenta ge Saved Percenta ge Lost Number Saved Number Lost Children, First Class 683%17%51 Children, Second Class 24100%0%240 Children, Third Class 7934%66%2752 Women, First Class 14497%3%1404 Women, Second Class 9386%14%8013 Women, Third Class 16546%54%7689 Women, Crew 2387%13%203

Letter You have survived the sinking of the Titanic. Write a letter to a newspaper telling of your experience before, during and after the sinking

Antarctica ‘I am just going outside and may be some time.’ The others nod, pretending not to know. At the heart of the ridiculous, the sublime. He leaves them reading and begins to climb, Goading his ghost into the howling snow; He is just going outside and may be some time. The tent recedes beneath its crust of rime And frostbite is replaced by vertigo: At the heart of the ridiculous, the sublime. Need we consider it some sort of crime, This numb self-sacrifice of the weakest? No, He is just going outside and may be some time In fact, for ever. Solitary enzyme, Though the night yield no glimmer there will glow, At the heart of the ridiculous, the sublime. - Derek Mahon

Captain Oates( )

“I am just going outside and may be some time”

The Expedition Waking on the morning of 16 March and recognising the need to sacrifice himself in order to give the others a chance of survival, Scott wrote that Oates said to them; "I am just going outside and may be some time." Forgoing the pain and effort of putting his boots on, he walked out of the tent into a blizzard and −40 °F (−40 °C) temperatures to his death. Scott also wrote in his diary, "We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but though we tried to dissuade him, we knew it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman". Oates' noble sacrifice however made no difference to the eventual outcome

Anatarctica Choose your favourite phrases/ words from the poem. Write one comment saying why you like these particular words/ phrases.

Letter Write a letter to the family of Captain Oates. In your letter you should: Describe the situation you were in Explain why he made this sacrifice Tell his family how you and your family feel about Captain Oates

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