Friday 5.6.20

Maths- Complete the arithmetic paper and mark your answers.

English + Topic: Use the document called 'History Detectives Booklet'

I would like you to find out who was really responsible for the Titanic sinking. Why did it happen and how can we stop this from ever happening again?

You need to read the document containing a number of sources. There are two types of sources:

• Primary sources – these are pieces of information from the time, from people who were there. A photograph of the Titanic is a primary source, because it was taken in 1912, by someone who was there.
• Secondary sources – these are pieces of information written after the event by people who were not there. A painting of the ship sinking is a secondary source, because nobody on the lifeboats was painting at the time it happened!

We can tell whether sources are primary or secondary by looking at the provenance – the bit of writing underneath. This tells us what the source is, when it is from and sometimes who it is by.

You have a number of challenges to complete.

1. Use the sources to answer the following questions in your booklet.
2. Read the statements to decide who you think was responsible for the sinking.
3. Write an argument, persuading me why your chosen crew member was responsible for the loss of life in the disaster.