The Titanic LO To investigate what the journey

The Titanic LO- To investigate what the journey on Titanic was like for different groups of people. What does you know about the Titanic? Make a short spider diagram of facts

Which area of the Titanic is for which social class?

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LO- To investigate what the journey on Titanic was like for different groups of people. The Titanic sank at around 2 am on the morning of the 15 th April 1912. When the Titanic sank 1, 517 people died including 832 passengers. Using the information table answer the following questions. 1. Who was most likely to survive on the Titanic and why do you think this person had the best chance of survival? 2. Who was least likely to survive on the Titanic and why do you think this person had the worse chance of survival? 3. Do you think if the Titanic sank today that the types of people that survived would be different? Explain reasons for your answer.

LO- To investigate what the journey on Titanic was like for different groups of people. Task: Use the following slides to analyse the different conditions on board for different types of passengers. Use the slides to complete your passenger comparison grid (on slide 14). All pupils must be able to explain in detail what life was like for people on the Titanic. Most pupils should be able to compare different experiences and to give reasons for those differences. Some pupils could be able to compare and evaluate different experiences in order to explain who would have had the best experience on Titanic and why.

Captain Edward J Smith- PASSENGER INFORMATION As a child Captain Smith was from a working class background and he was not an academic child. He first started his career at sea when he was 13 years old. In 1880 he worked his way up to become an officer and 7 years later he was in command of his own ship. He continued to work his way up although on the way he had some mishaps. He twice ran aground ships, once in New York Harbour and once in Rio. Aged 62 Captain Smith took charge of Titanic on her maiden voyage. Many people thought this would be his last voyage before he retired. On the voyage Captain Smith spent lots of time mixing with the upper class passengers who were very wealthy. He often had dinner with the bankers and other important guests in part to make the guests feel special so they would travel with the White Star Line again. However after these events Captain Smith would go back to the bridge to check on how the Titanic was performing and so it is unfair to say that Captain Smith spent most of his time on board socialising.

BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM- PASSENGER INFORMATION Benjamin Guggenheim was a multi millionaire who was travelling on the Titanic with a lady friend as his wife and children were at home in New York. He is famous as the passenger who dressed in his best clothes and went down with the ship so as he put it he could ‘die like a gentleman’. On the journey Guggenheim would have enjoy six or seven course meals in the first class dining area. Other facilities available to first class passengers included private gyms and sun decks and every conceivable need was catered for from haircuts to kennels for first class dogs to stay in. The cost of a first class suite (bedrooms, bathroom and living area and private sun deck) would cost around £ 65, 000 in today’s money.

LAWRENCE BEESLEY- PASSENGER INFORMATION Lawrence Beesley survived the sinking of the Titanic and wrote one of the first accounts of the sinking in a book two months later. Lawrence Beesley was a school teacher who sailed on the Titanic in second class. The cost of a second class ticket was about £ 954 in today’s money. Travelling second class on Titanic was similar to travelling in first class on many smaller cruise liners at the time. Second class passengers had access to their own smoking room and an enclosed promenade deck. Lawrence Beesley spent much of his journey in the Library that second class passengers were free to use.

THE GOODWIN FAMILY- PASSENGER INFORMATION The Goodwin family travelled in Third Class. Unfortunately all members of the family died on board the Titanic. An adult third class ticket cost £ 660 and a child’s ticket cost £ 220 in today’s money. The Goodwin family were travelling to New York as the father had just got a job at a power plant there and he had struggled to find work in England. Third class passengers had their own dining facilities, with chairs instead of benches, and meals prepared by the third class kitchen staff. Each room was fitted with wood panelling and beds with mattresses, blankets, pillows, electric lights, heat and a washbasin with running water, except for the bow cabins which did not have a private washbasin. Two public bathtubs were also provided, one for the men, the other for women. The Titanic was fitted with grilles to prevent the classes from mingling and these gates were normally kept closed, although the stewards could open them in the event of an emergency. In the rush following the collision, the stewards, occupied with waking up sleeping passengers and leading groups of women and children to the boat deck, did not have time to open all the gates, leaving many of the confused third class passengers stuck below decks.

LO- To investigate what the journey on Titanic was like for different groups of people. Q. Who had the best experience on board the Titanic and why? Explain using examples of facilities from your comparison grid. All pupils must be able to explain in detail what life was like for people on the Titanic. Most pupils should be able to compare different experiences and to give reasons for those differences. Some pupils could be able to compare and evaluate different experiences in order to explain who would have had the best experience on Titanic and why.

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