Voices from the North Atlantic: Passengers aboard the unsinkable Titanic

This historical fiction unit is to last two to three weeks depending on the student's reading level and availability of the computer lab. It is designed to bridge from the historical fiction unit to the poetry unit.  It could be used in conjunction with a Social Studies, US History or British History class.

Standards

Standards

English Language Arts Standards � Reading: Literature � Grade 9-10

Key Ideas and Details
� CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Craft and Structure
� CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
� CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.5 Analyze how an author�s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

English Language Arts Standards � Writing � Grade 9-10
Production and Distribution of Writing
� CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
� CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

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This WebQuest is intended for 9th grade students but could easily be used for 8th or 10th grade students.