Kayla+Miller-1912

April 14, 1912

#|Dear Diary,

Today is the day. I am about to board the R.M.S. Titanic. I have been looking forward to this for such a long time. My family and I got tickets a month ago, it was pure luck. We will be boarding as third class passengers. This new journey towards America is exciting but yet it is filling me weird feelings. They this is the unsinkable ship, so I should be okay, right? This is my first time ever on a ship. My dad got a #|new job in #|America working for a big factory in #|New York. At first I didn't want to leave my friends here, but I am sure I will meet tons of new ones in America, maybe even on the Titanic. Well I have to go now because we are about to board. I will fill you in on all the amazing details later. I heard this one of the most luxurious ships of all time.

//-Dawson//

April 14, 1912 Same Day

#|Dear Diary,

This ship is amazing. While walking to third class I got to seem glimpses of what the first and second floors look like. Although the third floor is not as nice I am still glad to have this #|opportunity to be aboard the unsinkable ship. Everyone here in third class seems to be heading over for factories as well. So we seem to have a lot in common. Our rooms have #|bunk beds and a dresser and that is about it. For now we have been walking around and exploring. The ocean is #|beautiful and #|the weather has been so nice.. I heard when we get closer to the middle of the Atlantic it gets colder.

//-Dawson//

April 15, 1912

Dear Diary,

Lat night was a lot of fun. We had dinner and then got to dance. I met some people that would be living in #|New York as well. During the day I explore the ship and go out on the deck to observe the ocean. Tonight we will be in the middle of the Atlantic so it is going to be chilly. While walking around I have noticed that there are not many life jackets. Good thing this is the unsinkable ship. Tonight I plan on dancing again. It was so much fun last time. It is about time for dinner so I have to make this short because I don't want to miss any of tonight's activities. So I will continue about my adventure in the morning.

//-Dawson//

April 15, 1912

Dear Diary,

I cannot stay for long there is rumor that the ship just hit an iceberg. Everyone is running around telling us to put our life jackets on. I hope this is just a safety caution because this ship is suppose to be unsinkable.

//-Dawson// ////

If I were to use this in a middle school classroom, I would definitely use this idea. This is such a creative way to let students explore history and think critically about the time period or a certain situation that happened during that time. Giving them the option to do a diary entry is not only creative, but it gives them the option to look at history in a personal way. They could easily pick something that is relevant to them. This is such a good idea for middle school students and I think they would have a lot of fun doing it.
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