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remindshimofhismumandthrough eavesdroppinghereasyconfidenceand conversationwithstrangers,heisableto assembleapictureoftheirlifeinelfast, thelonelinesscreatedbythefracturethat theirdifferentreligionscausedtotheir familiesandtheirhopesforanewlifein America. AsSamuelalternateshisattentionbetween thedifferentsectionsoftheshipandthe crew,hisabilitytoobservesilentlyenables himtocreateacolourfulcollageof experiencesandexpectations. Heenjoysthesedatediningatthe Captain’stableandthebarbedpoliteness oftheladiesconversationastheyvieto displaytheirwealthandpositiontothe captainandMrAndrewstheshyand reserveddesignengineerfromHarland& Wolff. Samuel’stouroftheship’squartersallows himtobuildarapportwiththecrew.He appreciatesthehumourofthepostroom andthequietindustryofthetelegraph office,whereHaroldandJack,the operators,arestrugglingwithabacklogof trivialmessagesandtryingtorepairafaulty machine. Theincidenceofunexplainedevents increasesandSamuelexperiencesa growingsenseofunease. Hefindshimselfsharingthelookoutpostas thehugeicebergmaterialisesandgrows outofthefreeingstillnessofthenight. Asthecrewbattletoavoidtheiceberg,the collisionseemsalmostinsignificant.With herenginesnowstoppedwhilethe damageisinspected, Titanic settlestoan eeriesilenceintheicywaters. DISCUSSIONPOINTS p (Readp22): Samuelhasjustlearned thathismotherhasdiedandhisreac- tionseemsalittleunusual.Whatsorts ofdifferentfeelingsmightpeoplehave whensomeoneclosetothemdies?Are thefeelingsalwayssad?Whydoyou thinkSamuelfeltthewayhedid?How andwhydoyouthinkthatfeelings mightchangeovertime? p (Readp26): Thegypsywoman suggeststhatSamuelhashada previouslife.Thisiscalledreincarna- tionandsomepeoplebelievethatthis ispossible.Do you thinkitispossible? Ifitwerepossible,whatdoyouthink itspurposemightbe?Doyouthinkitis acomfortingideaorafrighteningone? p (Readpp76&78): Inthetimebefore the Titanic disaster,alotofdifferent peoplehadsimilarpremonitionsabout theship.Theauthorusesthisdeviceto createasenseofforeboding.Doyou thinkitreallyispossibleforustoantici- patedisasterslikethisorisitsimplya setoflinkedcoincidences? p (Readpp47,52&57): Theauthor describesCaptainSmithasthe ‘millionaire’scaptain’.Doyouthink thisdescriptionisacomplimentary one?Whatdoyouthinkitsaysabout himasaperson? ACTIVITIES 1.AccidentReport (Readpp15&16) AspartofHarland& Wolffsafetyprocedure,eachaccident mustbereportedandinvestigated.The accidentwhichcausedthedeathof SamuelScottwasnoexception. Eachreportexaminesthefacts,takes witnessstatements,determinesthecause oftheaccidentandmakes recommendationsthatmightimprove safetyforotherworkers. Doyouthinkthatyoucouldhelpto compilethereportfortheH&Wsafety officer? 2.It’saBargain: (Readp31) TheCorktradersarevery skilledindrivingahardbargainanduseall theirskillsofflatteryandpersuasionto completetheirsalestotheAmerican passengerswithouthavingtodiscount theirprices. Isobelhaswatchedtheexchangesandis abletorecalleverywordtoJimlater. Doyouthinkthatyoucouldcreatetheir dialogue,includingtheaccentsandvoice tones.Youcanperformitfortheclass. 3.Doyouunderstandme? (Readpp35-36) Samuelenjoysthebabble ofnoiseinthe3 rd classcommonroom, howeverbecauseofthedifferent languagesspoken,itisdifficultforpeople toreallycommunicate. Toassisttheirpassengers,WhiteStarhas commissioned YOU tocreatea conversationchart. Thechartwillgiveinformationonuseful phrases,greetingsandpoliteconversation statementstohelpthepassengerstalkto eachother.Thechartwillbeprintedinall themainlanguagesspokenonboardand copiesgiventoeveryone. Couldyoudesignanddecidewhatto includeonsuchachart?Youcoulduse http://translate.google.com/ 4.TheExperienceofaLifetime (Readpp43-44) WhiteStarhasaskedyou tohelpdesignapromotionalbrochureto encourageverywealthypeoplefrom EuropeandUSAtosailon Titanic . Rememberthatthesepeopleareusedto enjoyingrichsurroundings,thefinest cuisineandhavingservantsattendtheir slightestwhim. Youwillhavetodecideonamarketing approachthatwillappealtothem particularly. Whatdoyouthinkarethethreemost importantconsiderationsthatwould persuadethisgroupspecificallytosailon Titanic ? 5.TheCaptain’sDiary (Readpp49-52) Inadditiontocompleting hisship’slogeveryevening,detailingall thetechnicalandsailinginformationfor thatday,CaptainSmithkeepsapersonal diaryofeventsandhisimpressionsof them.Hishabitistodescribetwopeople onlythathehasmetduringtheday.Oneof themhehasadmiredandtheotherhehas not. Amongtheartefactsrecoveredfromthe wreckofthe Titanic isthecaptain’s personalsafeandthediaryisdiscoveredto bestilllegible. Doyouthinkthatyoucouldrecreatehis entryforthatlastevening13 th April1912? 6.MrMarconi’sTexting Machine (Readp61&pp54-56) TheMarconi wirelesstelegraphwasaveryearlyand crudeversionoftexting.Itallowedpeople tosendshortmessagesquicklywithout havingtowritealetter. Ifyouwereable,doyouthinkthatyou coulddemonstrateforHaroldandJackthe advantagesoftexting. Youcouldwriteashortnotetoyourfriends describinglifeonboard Titanic ;then abbreviatethemainpointsasatelegraph andfinallytrimitfurthertosendasatext message. 7.NightWorkers (Readpp71-72) Whileeachofussleeps, anarmyofunobservedworkersmakesure thatallthesystemswerelyon,arekept SpiritoftheTitanic2TeachingGuide
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