Then rewrite the news coverage of the Titanic disaster as if it had happened in 2012 with respect to journalists’ approach to reporting, writing and design as well as the use of tools and information sources like photography, video and social media. The Galveston hurricane in 1900 or the great Chicago fire of 1871.Ĭompare these reports to coverage of more recent disasters like the events of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina or the earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. Journal entries from their perspective that describes how they might have been thinking about their own position relating to class and gender as the ship was going down, in terms of both responsibilities and privileges.ĭisaster Coverage Then and Now: How did journalists report on disasters 100 years ago compared to today? Read the front page and other contemporary coverage of the Titanic disaster, as well as of other long-ago disasters, like the sinking of the Sultana in 1865, Where did the saying “women and children first” come from? How did some passengers defy conventions in the emergency?Ĭhoose a selection of passengers from the passenger list that represents both genders and all socioeconomic levels. Reflecting on the Roles of Class and Gender: How did social class conventions play out during the disaster? How did one’s gender affect their likelihood of survival?
Times Topics page, create a cause-and-effect matrix to illustrate how the Titanic disaster changed the world of maritime travel. Starting with the many archival news articles found on the Scrapbooks for a selection of passengers that highlights things you found aboutįrom the Titanic to Today: What is the legacy of the Titanic disaster? Trace the impact the disaster had on global shipping standards and safety rules for passenger ships. Make mock Facebook pages or digital or paper Research where passengers lived, their occupations, their social class and any other details. Survivors of the Titanic disaster? Which passengers were prominent or famous? These Are Their Stories: Who were the passengers? Who were the victims and Steerage passengers, crew members victims, with various perspectives. Students then write and perform monologues in the voices of characters on the Titanic: the captain, first-class passengers, Of the world? Read harrowing tales of that day in Times articles like “Thrilling Tale by Titanic’s Surviving Wireless Man” and “Eva Hart, 91, a Last Survivor With Memory of Titanic, Dies” as well as from Here are ideas for teaching about the Titanic disaster that will help students make connections to the story - and help them understand why today it maintains a “chilling grip on the popular imagination” and has become, in the words of one expert, a “cultural meme.”Įyewitness Accounts: What happened to the Titanic and its passengers and crew on April 15, 1912? Why did the events unfold the way they did? What uncertainties remain? How did the wreck affect the rest
TheĮvent has since served as a reminder of nature’s terrifying power even in the face of new and awe-inspiring human technologies.
The sinking of the Titanic is one of the landmark disasters in history, partly because of the belief that the builders’ purpose had been to construct an “unsinkable” ship that ended up sinking on its maiden voyage. Go to related Times Topics page »Īpril 15 is the centennial anniversary of the Titanic disaster, which took the lives of more than 1,500 people and left just over 700 survivors. Associated Press The Titanic departing Britain for New York on April 10, 1912.
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