For our next reading we are going to be focusing on the genre of expository nonfiction. To help us with this genre we will be studying the famous story of an airship called the Hindenburg.
Learn about the Hindenburg and its history by clicking on the picture below.
Below is the actual film footage of the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.
Wow, the crash was huge and I saw many passengers running out. I can't believe what I saw in the Youtube Movie.
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Jade
10/4/2013 09:27:41 am
This was such a big disaster, I wonder how many people could fit in this airship.
There is lots of interesting history as well.
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Mr. Haigh
11/4/2013 10:40:52 am
Jade, if you click on the picture you will be taken to a website that gives you the history of the Hindenburg. Take a look and I think you will find the answer to your question, in fact, I know you will.
Perhaps, you can tell me the answer when you find it?
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Gabby
10/4/2013 11:10:01 pm
The Hidenburg is huge compared to airplanes!
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Jade
11/4/2013 09:30:09 am
Yes, of course I agree with you.
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Erin
11/4/2013 07:35:12 pm
I'm starting to think that a lot on famous boats and planes alway have something bad that happened to them.
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Mr. Haigh
11/4/2013 09:45:56 pm
Do you think that is why they may be famous?
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Erin
11/4/2013 07:41:23 pm
I have always thought that the people who create the zepplins are pretty dumb, I mean, do they even think about explosions? Can't they fill it with something else?
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Phaedra
11/4/2013 09:54:32 pm
The crash was such a tragic accident. I was horrified when the ship was engulfed by the raging flames. Erin, I think at the time they did not know of another gas that would give the same effect as hydrogen.
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James
12/4/2013 12:13:10 pm
OMG, the crash was huge. Yes, i just can't see really clearly at the middle, all I see is a airship.
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chadwick
12/4/2013 12:57:22 pm
wo that is a very big airship on fire!
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Pak Yin
12/4/2013 02:09:27 pm
The Hindenburg was burnt to nothing very quick. I wonder how much death there are? It might even had burnt some of the people was celebrating the Hindenburg's arrival.
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Nicholas
12/4/2013 06:23:35 pm
This is indeed a mega airship, when it crashed and burnt to pieces it was very weird since you don't see that nowadays.
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Erin
13/4/2013 03:33:39 pm
At least there were very few that died !
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Pak Yin
18/4/2013 01:23:31 am
I am not really sure how it works Mr. Haigh. Is it that the air in the giant balloon is all hydrogen? And how does the Hindenburg land every time?
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Welcome. My name is Mr. Haigh and I am your English and GD teacher for this year. I look forward to working closely with you and helping you achieve your goals throughout the year.