Titanic - planning an article.pptx........

A PPT that focuses on the planning of an article

1. What headline could we create?

2. Titanic: breaking news Planning your own newspaper article around the events of that fateful night…

3. Task: To create a newspaper article detailing the events of the Titanic disaster. Your article will be front page news. It must inform readers of what happened leading up to the iceberg collision and in what way the ship sank.

4. HEADLINE THE ARTICLE An image A caption ARTICLE CONTINUED

5. Real life examples Read through the following example and think carefully about how the information is presented. You will need to include this information in your own writing! Transfer the information given into the table. You will not have this article in front of you in your assessment.

6. Tuesday 16 th April, 1912 The Titanic is sunk, with great loss of life The maiden voyage of the White Star liner Titanic, the largest ship ever launched, has ended in disaster. The Titanic started her trip from Southampton for New York on Wednesday. Late on Sunday night she struck an iceberg off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. By wireless telegraphy she sent out signals of distress, and several liners were near enough to catch and respond to the call. Conflicting news, alarming and reassuring, was current yesterday. Even after midnight it was said all the passengers were safe. All reports, of course, depended on wireless telegrams over great distances.

7. Late last night the White Star officials in New York announced that a message had been received stating that the Titanic sank at 2.20 yesterday morning after all her passengers and crew had been transferred to another vessel. Later they admitted that many lives had been lost. An unofficial message from Cape Race, Newfoundland, stated that only 675 have been saved out of 2,200 to 2,400 persons on board. This was in some degree confirmed later by White Star officials in Liverpool, who said they were afraid the report was likely to prove true. Assuming that only 675 of the passengers and crew have been saved, and taking the smallest estimate of the number of people on board, the disaster is one of the most awful in the history of navigation, for at least 1,500 lives have been lost.

8. The stories of the disaster are more than usually conflicting, and it is quite impossible to reconcile the bulk of the earlier and optimistic reports with the sinister news received after midnight. There is unfortunately only too much reason to believe, however, that the latest and worse news is nearest the truth, for none of the later cables contradict each other. The main hope that remains is that the Virginian or Parisian may have picked up more of the passengers and crew than those saved by the Carpathia . As to this there is no news at the time of writing. A list of the first class passengers (who are reported from New York to have been all saved) appears on page 6. White Star statement in New York, 9.35pm. Mr Franklin said, "I was confident to-day when I made the statement that the Titanic was unsinkable that the steamship was safe and that there would be no loss of life. The first definite news to the contrary came in the message this evening from Captain Haddock". At 9.50pm The White Star officials now admit that probably only 675 out of 2,200 passengers on board the Titanic have been saved.

9. Who? What? When? Where? Why/ how?

10. Who? Survivor: Milvina Dean ‘If it hadn’t been for the sinking I’d have been an American’, the sea was like glass, so smooth that the stars were clearly reflected." [ What? Sinking of the Titanic after striking an iceberg on the maiden voyage (first sailing) to New York USA from Southampton UK When? 15 th April 1912, 12.20am the ship struck an iceberg, the ship finally sunk at 2.20am two hours after. Where? North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. Freezing cold waters (-2 degrees!) Why/ how? The ship was travelling faster than originally planned to make it to New York in record breaking time. The night was clear and calm – sailors now know that this is a sign of icebergs in water however at this time people did not know this. The people on watch had no binoculars, there was no moon to shine to allow the watch the seethe iceberg before it was too late.

11. Headline Introduction: Use a rhetorical question to hook the reader. What? Today marks 100 years since the ________ sinking of The Titanic. The ship was… (include some facts and descriptions about the ship.) When and where? Where was the ship going and when did the collision occur? Be sure to describe the collision using effective verbs and adjectives. Why/how? What are the possible reasons for the collision happening? Who? Records from one survivor show how they felt upon realising the ship was sinking. Mrs Abbott stated: “________________________________________” Conclusion: Why should we remember this event? Use a rhetorical question or fact to make a lasting impression on the reader.

12. Tragic Titanic sinking centenary We are all familiar with the sinking of this tragic ship. How must it have felt to be on board in that faithful night? What? Today marks 100 years since the famous sinking of The Titanic. The ship was… (include some facts and descriptions about the ship.) When and where? Where was the ship going and when did the collision occur? Be sure to describe the collision using effective verbs and adjectives. Why/how? What are the possible reasons for the collision happening? Who? Records from one survivor show how they felt upon realising the ship was sinking. Mrs Abbott stated: “________________________________________” Conclusion: It may have been 100 years ago, however the legend of the Titanic survives today. We must honour and respect the memory of these people – how will you let their memories live on?

13. Name for your newspaper (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Times) Headline for the article Alliteration, rhetorical questions, word play/puns. Remember – short and snappy! The 5 Ws to plan your paragraphs (or you could paragraph the events chronologically) Who (or what) is involved? What happened? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Why did it happen? Use your homework and classwork to aid you in your planning!

14. Read through your articles from last week Do you have: Clear paragraphs? Key facts and statistics? An interesting opening and a clear ending? A personal account from a survivor? Ambitious adjectives to describe the Titanic and the sinking?

15. Headline – make it bold and snappy Remember to address the 5 W’s. What – the article is about the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago and why we should remember it. (Or reporting the day after the sinking.) Key facts and statistics about the ship as well as some ambitious vocabulary to describe it! When – when did this happen (date and time) Who – include a short account from a survivor explaining how they felt and how they feel to have survived. Why – the ship sank because it was going too quickly to try and break the world record of journey time from England to New York. The water was calm and the look outs did not have binoculars. Are there any other reasons? Where – the boat sank in the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. Freezing cold waters (-2 degrees!) Adjectives to describe the boat: Colossal, gigantic, enormous, powerful, beautiful, a marvel, unique, record breaking