Goals:

The students will be able to identify similarities and differences between two shipwrecks.

The students will make connections between life in Ancient Rome and life in the 20th Century.

The students will work in a cooperative group and communicate effectively with the class.

Materials:

Billard, Robert D. (1990). The Lost Wreck of the Isis. Canada: The Madison Press Limited.

Billard, Robert D. (1988). Exploring the Titanic. Canada: The Madison Press Limited.

pen

paper

2 pieces of poster board for each group

markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.

construction paper

old magazines (4- 6 for each group)

Time:

This lesson will take 2 hours.

Procedure:

1.  Have the students read The Lost Wreck of the Isis (61 pages) and Exploring the Titanic  (61 pages) for homework a week earlier.

2.  Arrange the class into groups of 4 - 6 students.

3.  The groups will compile a list of similarities and differences between the two ship wrecks. The following are areas which they can explore:
 

a. culture at the time of the ship
b. life on the ships
c. how the ships crashed/sank
d. how the ship wrecks affected the outside world
e. how the wrecks were discovered
f. the process the crew went through to find and explore the wrecks
 
4.  Pass out two pieces of poster board to each group.

5.  Pass out a magazine to each student.

6.  Have the students retrieve their art supplies.

7.  Each group will use the art supplies and magazines to make 2 collages. One of symbolizing the differences between the two ship wrecks and one symbolizing the similarities.

8.  The group will present their collages to the class.

Assessment:

The students will determine similarities and differences between the ship wrecks. Criteria for success: The students need to identify ten similarities and ten differences.

The students will uncover parallels between Ancient Rome and the 20th Century. Criteria for success: The students need to identify five parallels.

The students work well in a group and must be evaluated by each other. Criteria for success: see peer evaluation rubric

Curriculum Strands and Major Concepts:

Language Arts - reading, retrieving important information out of books, communicating in a group and in class

Science - studying and understanding the excavation process the scientists went through to find the ship wrecks

Social Studies - learning about life during Ancient Rome and the early 20th Century

Art - using creativity to demonstrate understanding.

Have the students continue to explore Ancient Rome.

Have the students do compare and contrast exercises with movies, other books, or time periods

The Titanic - developed by Kelly Coleman, Nikki Cosgrove, Megan Mills, & Dorothy Weber

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