Year 6/5S Titanic Artefacts

Year 6/5 handled Victorian artefacts from the Titanic era and thought about things they may have seen if they had been able to board the Titanic themselves.

We worked in pairs to devise a list of specific nouns and then worked together to add descriptive vocabulary and expand our sentence idea.

Touring the Titanic by Year 6/5S

Touring the Titanic

Delicate patterned lace parasols twirled slowly by a first-class lady passenger, strolling along a polished wooden deck

A shining silver trinket box holding precious jewels on a mahogany dressing table

Touring the Titanic

Expensive circular spectacles in a carved ivory case, waiting to be worn in the light of the sun

A polished black typewriter clicking away in a young gentleman’s office

Touring the Titanic

Priceless glass chandeliers glistening and shimmering uncontrollably as its crystal-clear glass pendants clinks and clanks together

An expensive grand piano playing a peaceful tune in an exquisite café

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Classic steel tankards being slammed together by third-class passengers as they drink below deck in the bar

A polished silver hand-made pocket watch ticking constantly in a gentleman’s hand-sewn silk waistcoat pocket

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Excited children running thunderously down second-class corridors, screaming playfully

Frederick Fleet’s old, rusty binoculars looking out to the horizon

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A handmade wooden cello played by a second-class passenger, thrilled to play to a joyful audience

A hand-engraved silver, priceless matchbox rattling with matches in a gentleman’s fine silk suit

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A fine, pine wooden flask banged down on a fancy table, sloshing water over the brim

Expensive, shining new cars being transported onto the gargantuan ship by strong, thick ropes

Touring the Titanic