The Titanic in Print and on Screen

The Titanic in Print and on Screen
Author: D. Brian Anderson
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476606471

Titanic scholars contend that the demise of "the unsinkable ship" left more behind than a memory of April 15, 1912, as an important point in history. Through books, films, stories, and songs, the archetypal shipwreck has endured as a metaphor for the perils of mankind's hubris and the fallibility of technology. In 1985, the discovery of the long-missing wreckage two miles below the surface of the Atlantic revitalized interest in the Titanic and spawned a new generation of books, films, and, for the first time, websites, and computer games. James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic became the biggest movie of all time and engendered still greater popular interest in the tragic event. This bibliography is a survey of the immense volume of literary, dramatic, and commercial endeavors that came out of history's most compelling shipwreck. Organized by genre in accessible categories and short entries, the book includes Titanic-inspired documentaries, narrative films, children's books, histories, short stories, novels, plays, articles, essays, software, websites, poems, and songs. Each entry includes a brief review, bibliographic information, and the technical details of the specific source. The reviews include subjective analysis designed to reflect the usefulness of the source and to be of benefit to researchers and scholars. Five appendices include lists of the actors appearing in more than one Titanic film, brief film and television appearances of the Titanic, films never or not yet released, books that survived the wreck, and books written by passengers.

SOS Titanic

SOS Titanic
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 259
Release: 1996-04-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0547351267

This tale of an Irish teenager aboard the doomed ship, from a Caldecott Medal winner, is a “taut disaster story . . . nearly impossible to put down” (Publishers Weekly). Fifteen-year-old Barry O’Neill is journeying to New York to reunite with his parents on the maiden voyage of the great ship Titanic. He’s homesick, and worried about the Flynn boys traveling in steerage, who have threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that a struggle with the Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him. This “fast-paced” and suspenseful young adult adventure story is based on the true and terrible events that occurred as the Titanic sank, and “immerses readers in the many human tragedies” (Booklist).

A Guide for Using Nate the Great in the Classroom

A Guide for Using Nate the Great in the Classroom
Author: Mary Bolte
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1998-05
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Includes sample lesson plans, pre- and post-reading activities, a biographical sketch of the author, book summary, vocabulary list and suggested vocabulary activities, book report ideas, research ideas, a culminating activity, options for unit tests, bibliography, and answer key.

Linking Literature with Life

Linking Literature with Life
Author: Alexa L. Sandmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2002
Genre: Children's literature
ISBN:

Three significant changes have impacted the teaching of social studies to young adolescents in the past decade: (1) development of the curriculum standards for social studies by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS); (2) growth in the number of middle schools, which are premised on the integration of content; and (3) expansive use of children's literature in social studies. This book is in response to those innovations which are explained in two parts: (1) provides a rationale for using trade books in social studies and details strategies for nurturing students' reading comprehension; and (2) provides annotations for more than 250 trade books, along with ideas for classroom use, and recommends 150+ additional titles. An index by title and an index by subject are also included. (BT)

A Guide for Using The Summer of the Swans in the Classroom

A Guide for Using The Summer of the Swans in the Classroom
Author: Jane S. Pryne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1999
Genre:
ISBN: 9781864019162

A good book can touch our lives like a good friend. Within its pages are words and characters that can inspire us to achieve our highest ideals. We can turn to it for companionship, recreation, comfort and guidance. It can also give us a cherished story to hold in our hearts forever. Each unit contains activities such as sample lesson plans, pre-reading activities, pen sketch of the author, vocabulary lists, chapters grouped for study which contain quizzes, hands-on-projects and co-operative learning activities. Research ideas and options for evaluation are also included.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 664
Release: 1936
Genre: Social sciences
ISBN: