Beacon Lesson Plan Library
The S.S.Tarpon
Christy Clanton
Bay District Schools
Description
Students investigate the S.S.Tarpon, a local shipwreck that is currently preserved as a historic landmark, and persuade others to preserve it.
Standards
Florida Sunshine State Standards
SS.A.1.2.1
The student understands how individuals, ideas, decisions, and events can influence history.
Florida Process Standards
Effective Communicators
02 Florida students communicate in English and other languages using information, concepts, prose, symbols, reports, audio and video recordings, speeches, graphic displays, and computer-based programs.
Critical and Creative Thinkers
04 Florida students use creative thinking skills to generate new ideas, make the best decision, recognize and solve problems through reasoning, interpret symbolic data, and develop efficient techniques for lifelong learning.
Materials
- Computer stations bookmarked with Website and pre-loaded with Microsoft Publisher software
- Scanner
- Printer with printing supplies
Preparations
1. Gather materials.
2. Check Website for connectivity.
Procedures
1. The teacher presents data about the local shipwreck site of The S.S.Tarpon (see Web Links).
2. Students create a list: ________(specific number) Reasons to Preserve Our Local Shipwreck.
3. Students use their list to create a flier utilizing a publishing program such as Microsoft Publisher that would persuade people to protect the local historic site.
Assessments
Student fliers are assessed with a scoring rubric. Criteria includes:
- the historical significance of this shipwreck in terms of individuals, ideas, and the events surrounding it.
- how the decision to preserve it influences history.
Web Links
Nine sites are listed for research on the SS Tarpon. Index for SS Tarpon
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