The Things You Can Read: Titanic Research Project 2013

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Titanic Research Project 2013

Titanic Research Unit 2013

Last year, Ms. Ginther, the media specialist at JEJ Moore, and Ms. White, the Hurricane 7th grade English teacher, worked cooperatively to teach research skills to the Hurricane English students during the months of April and May. The research unit incorporated "best practices for research" using the 100^th Anniversary of the Titanic disaster to capture student interest. Students selected topics, which fell into one of the following categories: The People of the Titanic, The Mighty Ship, The Disaster Strikes, Discovery: Finding the Titanic, and Historical Fiction. Students then used their research to create original short stories, essays, PowerPoint presentations, and three dimensional models. We are about to start the process again for the 2012-2013 school year. So mark your calendars to learn more about the research process that continues to evolve at JEJ Moore Middle School.

We had a few projects that were not posted last year, so here is a taste of what is to come. Please click on the link below to view Hayden's PowerPoint presentation entitled The Floating Death Trap-OR view below

The Floating Death Trap-old Version