Titanic Research
Research Sources
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
http://library.thinkquest.org/12687/titanic/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0825
http://library.thinkquest.org/18626/
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113360/
1. What? What was the Titanic? “a ship” isn’t enough
2. Who built it?
3. When? When did the ship begin its voyage?
4. When was the ship due to land in New York?
5. When did it hit the iceberg?
6. When did it sink?
7. When did Carpathia come?
8. Where? Where did the ship launch from?
9. What were its embarkation ports (where did it pick up passengers)? Where did it sink?
10. Who? Who was on board?
11. How many died?
12. How many survived?
13. Why? Why was the newly built ship different than other ships before it?
14. Why did the unsinkable ship sink?
15. Why didn't the crew sail around the iceberg?
16. Why weren't there enough lifeboats?
17. Why didn't more ships come to the rescue?
18. Interesting Fact not mentioned above:
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20. Interesting Fact not mentioned above:
21. eyewitnesstohistory.com/titanic.htm Summarize this article in exactly 5 sentences:
22. Choose one article from the list at this website and summarize it in exactly 5 sentences
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-news/
Answer the questions below as you explore this website: Online Titanic Museum
http://www.onlinetitanicmuseum.com/
23. What were the sailing dates printed on the advertisement for Olympic and Titanic Sailings?
24. What is the only item from the Titanic wreck that may be sold legally?
25. Where on the ship would the silk postcards of Titanic have been sold?
26. Titanic's builder Mr. Thomas Andrews had tile in his office that matched that of tile from what area of
the ship?
27. What is the title of the very first book published about the tragedy (just 7 days after the sinking)?
List two songs written about the Titanic shortly after the sinking:
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30. What historic conflict was happening in the US in 1912? What was the result? (If the newspapers don’t give
you enough of a clue for this question—Google it!)
Titanic Survivor Digital Scrapbook
1) Title page (name and age) & graphics throughout the scrapbook. It should look like a scrapbook and be
a minimum of 8 total pages! 10pts
2) Biography page- reason for sailing on the fabulous new luxury liner, others traveling with you, country
of birth, individual and/or family photos. **Only if you can’t find an actual photo may you use a period
photo of someone who may look similar to how you imagine your survivor. 10pts
3) Diary Page 1: You are aboard, writing to a friend just before you leave for the U.S.A. What are your
observations and thoughts? Include passenger class on the ship, location of your cabin, etc. 10pts
4) Diary Page 2: Discuss all the exciting parts of the ship that you have explored during these first three
days. How have you spent your time? What is interesting to you about other passengers or the ship
itself? 10pts
5) Diary Page 3: It is the day after you, a surviving passenger, reach New York on the Carpathia. You want
to write down the dramatic incidents which occurred as the ship sank and during the time you spent on
the lifeboat. What do you write? 10pts
6) One year after the sinking, you have arranged an exclusive interview with Bruce Ismay, the bitterly
criticized director of the White Star Line. This interview is his chance to tell his side of the story. What
are your questions? What are his answers? 10pts
7) Any post-event information that is relevant to your life. What has become of you since the accident?
When do you die? (If available, this is also the place to include any interesting family tidbits…what has
become of your sons/daughters, etc.) 10pts
8) Of course, you will have obtained all this information from some electronic source or document from
an electronic source. In-text citations are not required; however, a Works Cited page is required.
Warning: the resource link below takes you to a page with information for citing every type of online
source you will possibly use (including primary sources such as the ship diagram or photographs, etc.)
So, READ the link!!!! Grading will be harsh for incorrect citations since this is your second time around
with research! 10pts
Owl at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
9) Correct Grammar and mechanics (Proofread! Spell check!) 10pts
10) Presentation to the class. 10pts
***It is assumed that all information will be factual unless there is limited information on your survivor.
However, I will be printing off the biographical information for each person, so do not make up anything that
you can find by reading. You are to imagine yourself as this person…with any factual knowledge you gain. Only
if information is missing may you “make it up.”