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| Studying non-fiction, such as Cassie Brown's Death on the Ice, is an important element of high school literature programs. Death on the Ice accurately recounts the tale of the Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914, in which 132 sealers from the SS Newfoundland are stranded on ice pans in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean for three days during a late March blizzard. The aim of a Breaking News in Non-Fiction project is to use the Internet to help students gain a better appreciation for the impact of such events as the Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster on the lives of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, as well as its effects on society, and the sealing industry of the day. Breaking News projects are also designed to give students a better appreciation for how different groups in society, ranging from the victims of a disaster to unions, politicians, and the mass media, interact in the wake of tragedies. |
| The concept for Breaking News in Non-Fiction projects was developed while I participated in Roberta Hammett's Education 4142: English Methodologies course with the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. For an excellent list of additional Cassie Brown resources, check out Roberta Hammett's and Bob Dawe's Education 4142 Teaching Non-Fiction Web Site. |
Lesson Plans for Using a Breaking News is Non-Fiction Project
BBN:
By the Book News Network
(Rob Power's Education
4142 Cassie Brown Project)
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