They will study how during this period Great Britain and Germany built monster ships that competed for records on the high seas, The emphasis of this unit is on technological change, wealth and human reason during the Gilded Age. Students will locate and plot the journey of the Titanic from Belfast to its final resting place on the Atlantic floor. Students will take a virtual tour of the Titanic using the CD ROM Titanic Explorer. Students will access one of the Titanic sites on the internet and write up the documentation for this site according to the resource manual for historical research. Students will take notes on a series of lectures on the Gilded Age and the Titanic.
Students write an essay comparing theTitanic sinking with that of the Lusitania.
Students will understand the development and influence of political ideologies and institutions with the human experience. Students will use chronological thinking to organize and examine relationships and patterns in history. Students will keep a portfolio of their work on the Titanic unit. The portfolio will be graded on the basis of an established rubric. Students will be required to listen and take note over all lectures and CD-ROM presentations for their portfolio.