As much as possible, the narrative should describe the person without betraying the real identity as a middle-class Canadian young person of the 1990's. The initial reaction to the Titanic disaster had the White Star Line trying to control and manipulate media coverage of the sinking. Students can research this and compare these attempts with other media cover-ups in recent history. They thought that technology was going to be the salvation of mankind. Many have commented on the striking similarities between the Titanic disaster and the Challenger explosion.
Students can prepare a research paper or an essay in which they comment on the similarities.
Students can enquire of their family and friends whether any of them or their families traveled or immigrated to Canada by ocean liner. Or they can visit the local library to read accounts of people who traveled or immigrated by sea in their community. Students can present the results of their research including the routes traveled, letters and any other primary source materials. This was recently turned into a film by Martin Scorsese. Assign students to prepare reports comparing lifestyles of first class passengers with those of second and third class in the period from 1900 to 1912.