What am I going to do?
You are going to write an essay comparing and contrasting Jack Thayer and Ruth Becker's experiences on the Titanic. You can write your essay on Book Creator or Pages. Your essay should include the following paragraphs and elements:
- Title Page- Title and Author's Name
- Paragraph #1: Introduction
- Paragraph #2: How their experiences were SIMILAR
- Paragraph #3: How Jack Thayer's experience was DIFFERENT
- Paragraph #4: How Ruth Becker's experience was DIFFERENT
- Paragraph #5: Conclusion
Paragraphs
Title Page
- title and author's name
- grabber, topic sentence, intrigue the reader to continue reading
- topic sentence, reasons why their experiences are similar
- topic sentence, reasons why his experience was different
- topic sentence, reasons why the 2nd class is different, details about the 2nd class
- restate your topic sentence from the introduction, takeaway ending
Gathering Information
- Before you begin writing, you must gather your information.
- You can create a Venn Diagram (using rectangles rather than circles) in your writing spiral or use the Compare and Contrast graphic organizer.
- Read through INTO THE DARK WATER and Finding the Titanic (on page 82 of your Reading Anthology book). Take notes on Jack Thayer and Ruth Becker's experiences.
- You may have already taken notes on Jack Thayer and Ruth Becker's experiences-- if so, don't forget to take notes on how their two experiences were SIMILAR.
What else?
- Add VOICE to your writing. Intrigue the reader, make them want to keep reading. Don't just list the facts, put your own VOICE into your writing!
- Use transition words to help move from sentence to sentence or detail to detail. See the list of transition words below that will help you share your compare and contrast details.
- If you would like to add illustrations, captions, labels, a glossary or other non-fiction text features, feel free. We have practiced this many times and now you have the opportunity to create your essay to your best ability.
- We are going to share our work on our Google Classroom stream