Survival on a Ship
Part 1: Understanding Survival On A Ship
Goals:
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For the students to understand survival on a ship
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For the students to learn about survival on a ship from watching the movie
Waterworld.
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For the teacher to promote a discussion of survival on a ship in relation
to Timothy of the Cay and Waterworld.
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For the teacher to provide students with a foundation for researching andlearning
about survival on a ship.
Resources:
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Multiple copies of Timothy of the Cay by Theodore Taylor (1993,
Avon Books, Pub.)
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The movie Waterworld (Touchstone Pictures, 1995)
Time frame: Approximately 3 hours
Procedure:
1. The teacher will introduce the topic of survival on a ship and
ask what the students know about the topic
(students will brainstorm about the topic).
2. Clips from the movie Waterworld, involving survival on a ship,
will be shown.
i.e: -Opening scene where Costner is shown filtering his own water
to drink
-Scene where Costner trades a bag of soil to other sea voyagers in
exchangefor supplies for his boat
-Scene where Costner travels to a trading oasis in the middle of the
water to trade for supplies
3. The students will be asked to discuss what they learned about "survival
on aship" from Waterworld in
relation to what they already knew from Timothy of the Cay.
(this will give the students a chance
to relate their fictional learning, thenovel, to their visual learning)
4. The students will be told what the rest of the day will include and
be dismissed to their separate classrooms.
Assessment:
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The students will gain a general understanding of survival on a ship.
(Criteria for success = Class discussion is mainly produced from overall
student participation.)
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Visual learning to add to the student's understanding of survival on a
ship. (Criteria for success = Students responsive
to the movie and to the teacher'squestions.)
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Participation in discussion of survival on a ship in Timothy of the
Cayand Waterworld should be an indication of the students'
interest level. (Criteria for success = The more participation will indicate
a higher interestlevel.)
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Students have begun to learn about survival on a ship.
Possible Extensions:
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Discussion of other movies or television shows that have events of survival
on a ship.
i.e. White Squall, A Night to Remember
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Taking a rafting field trip
Curricular Connections:
Language Arts-- Citing specific events in the novel that relate to
survival on aship, communicating with others in the group and in the class.
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Go To "Survival on a Ship" Part 2: Using Computers
and the Internet
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Survival developed by: David Didier, Justin brandt, Travis Glandt, and
Steve Raethz for the St. Norbert College
Ocean Voyagers Program