2014 Erin Cobb Imlovinlit.Com Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features & Comparing Multiple Accounts

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for Common Core • Nonfiction Text Features Interactive Notebook

Annotations • Comparing Multiple Accounts Survivor’s Stories

Table of Contents

Unit 1: Nonfiction Text Features – Teacher’s Guide 3-4

Unit 1: Nonfiction Text Features – Titanic Book 5-11

Unit 1: Nonfiction Text Features – Titanic Book Annotating Guide 12-18

Unit 1: Nonfiction Text Features – Article Option 19-22

Unit 1: Nonfiction Text Features – Titanic Comprehension Questions 23

Unit 1: Nonfiction Text Features – Titanic Comprehension Answer Key 24

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – Teacher’s Guide 25

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – Lawrence Beesley’s Story 26

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – Margaret Brown’s Story 27

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – John Thayer’s Story 28

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – Activity Version 1 29-30

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – Activity Version 2 31-32

Unit 2: Comparing Multiple Accounts – Answer Key 33-34

Credits 35

The Birth of the RMS Titanic ...... 1 imlovinlit.com

The The Voyage Begins ...... 2

Iceberg...... 4-5

Tragedy 5 The Titanic Sinks...... 5-7

Rescue ...... 8

Aftermath...... 8-9

i Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features Rescue As hundreds of people entered the frigid waters with the ship, their cries for help were largely imlovinlit.com ignored by those in nearby lifeboats out of fear that the frantic victims might storm and topple over the lifeboats. Eventually, one lifeboat would return to rescue survivors from the water, but only after waiting until a considerable amount of time had ©2014 erin cobb passed. In the end, only seven people were pulled Titanic survivors wait to be rescued. This photograph was taken from the water after the ship sank. from the deck of Carpathia on the morning of April 15, 1914. Those in lifeboats would wait until around 4:15 in danger, traveling at dangerous speeds and dodging for the RMS Carpathia to arrive and take passengers

nearby icebergs to reach the distressed Titanic. aboard. Some passengers climbed up rope ladders to 9 At around 2:15am, the ship suddenly began to reach the Carpathia while others had to be hoisted in sink more rapidly. The bow, or front end of the ship, slings. By 9:00am, all surviving passengers were dipped under and water began to pour onto the ship. onboard the RMS Carpathia. It would take three full The angle of the ship increased as the stern, or back days for the Carpathia to reach New York due to end of the ship, lifted into the air, exposing the ship’s icebergs and thick fog. It was then that the public giant propellers. Then, the ship began breaking into two became aware of the depth of the Titanic tragedy. pieces, and the bow separated from the stern and Fate of Titanic’s Passengers, by Class sank to the bottom of the ocean. The stern bobbed in Class People on Board Percentage Saved the water for a few minutes before the back end rose to nearly a vertical angle, straight up and down, and First Class 325 62% sank into the Atlantic Ocean. Those who remained on Second Class 285 41% the Titanic either jumped into the frigid waters or sank Third Class 706 25% with the ship. 7 8 Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features Glossary imlovinlit.com bow – the front of a ship; the forward part of the

hull of a boat don – to put on (clothing); to assume or take on embarkation – the boarding of passengers onto a ship

stateroom – a private compartment on a ship, usually ©2014 erin cobb Aftermath sleeping quarters As the details of the Titanic’s sinking were stern – the rear part of a ship revealed, the public was outraged. Questions emerged. vertical angle – in a position that is straight up and

Why had the ship proceeded at full speed despite the down 10 iceberg warnings? Why had the Titanic carried so few lifeboats? Why had J. Bruce Ismay rescued himself while women and children were still onboard? In response to the public’s outcry, laws were changed, requiring ships to carry enough lifeboats for the number of passengers onboard. Furthermore, the US government passed the Radio Act of 1912 to require that ships leave radio communications on 24 hours a day in order to be able to receive distress calls from nearby ships. By 1913, the United States Coast Guard formed the International Ice Patrol to monitor and report on icebergs in the northern Atlantic Ocean. 9 10 Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features Index imlovinlit.com accommodations ...... 3

Captain, see Smith, Edward Carpathia ...... 6, 8 Cherbourg...... 2 construction ...... 1

Ismay, Thomas Henry ...... 1 11 lifeboats ...... 4, 6 Liverpool, England...... 1, 2 Murdoch, William...... 5 Queenstown, Ireland...... 2 Radio Act of 1912 ...... 9 rescue...... 8 sinking ...... 5, 6, 7 Smith, Edward (Captain) ...... 4 Southampton...... 1 White Star Line...... 1, 6

11 12 Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features Heading - the title of a Subheading imlovinlit.com page or article

Caption – words

Subheading under a photo ©2014 erin cobb • a smaller that give a “heading” short under a main explanation or 13 heading description of • gives the the photo topic of only one part of the text Photographs

Caption Photographs – pictures that show Visual Aid – a map, chart, graph, or table used to how things look in real life illustrate facts or data in a way that can be best shown in a format other than plain text Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features The Titanic Tragedy

minutes before the back end rose to nearly a vertical angle, straight up and down, and sank into the Atlantic Ocean. Those who remained on the Titanic either jumped into the frigid waters or sank with the ship. Fate of Titanic’s Passengers, by Class Rescue Class People on Board Percentage Saved As hundreds of people entered the frigid waters with the ship, their First Class 325 62% cries for help were largely ignored by Second Class 285 41% those in nearby lifeboats out of fear Third Class 706 25% that the frantic victims might storm and topple over the lifeboats. Eventually, one lifeboat would return to rescue survivors from the water, but only after waiting until a considerable amount of time had passed. In the end, only seven people were pulled from the water after the ship sank. Those in lifeboats would wait until around 4:15 for the RMS Carpathia to arrive and take passengers aboard. Some passengers climbed up rope ladders to reach the Carpathia while others had to be hoisted in slings. By 9:00am, all surviving passengers were onboard the RMS Carpathia. It would take three full days for the Carpathia to reach New York due to icebergs and thick fog. It was then that the public became aware of the depth of the Titanic tragedy. Aftermath As the details of the Titanic’s sinking were revealed, the public was outraged. Questions emerged. Why had the ship proceeded at full speed despite the iceberg warnings? Why had the Titanic carried so few lifeboats? Why had J. Bruce Ismay rescued himself while women and children were still onboard? In response to the public’s outcry, laws were changed, requiring ships to carry enough lifeboats for the number of passengers onboard. Furthermore, the US government passed the Radio Act of 1912 to require that ships leave radio communications on 24 hours a day in order to be able to receive distress calls from nearby ships. By 1913, the United States Coast Guard formed the International Ice Patrol to monitor and report on icebergs in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

1. The White Star Line was founded in 7. Which detail from the text best supports the a) 1845 idea that the White Star Line was in some b) 1891 way responsible for the loss of passengers? c) 1907 a) There were not enough lifeboats on d) 1908 board for all of the passengers. b) The Carpathia was too far away to 2. At which of the following places did the rescue the Titanic in time. Titanic not pick up passengers? c) Captain Smith ordered that the a) Queenstown Titanic proceed at full speed despite b) New York the iceberg warnings. c) Southampton d) Many passengers ignored warnings to d) Cherbourg report to deck.

3. Why did the author include photographs of 8. Which of the following statements about the first and third class staterooms? fate of Titanic’s passengers is true? a) to show you how tiny the third class a) Most of the passengers bought second staterooms were class tickets. b) to show you how luxurious the first b) First class passengers were more class staterooms were likely to have survived the sinking c) to show you the differences between than second or third class passengers. the first and third class staterooms c) Most of those who survived were third d) to encourage you to ride on a ship like class passengers. the Titanic d) Second class passengers were more likely to have died than first class 4. What was the main problem with the passengers. lifeboats? a) There wasn’t enough time to load all 9. What is the main idea of the section of the passengers before the ship sank “Aftermath”? b) The lifeboats were lowered only half a) J. Bruce Ismay rescued himself full instead of helping women and children. c) The lifeboats couldn’t hold more than b) In response to public outcry over the 50 passengers in each Titanic tragedy, some laws were d) There weren’t enough lifeboats for the changed and new laws were passed. number of passengers onboard c) The public was outraged. d) The US Coast Guard formed the 5. Who spotted the iceberg? International Ice Patrol. a) Captain Edward Smith b) Frederick Fleet 10. What was the author’s purpose for writing c) J. Bruce Ismay “The Titanic Tragedy”? d) First Officer William Murdoch a) to persuade readers to use caution when sailing in the Atlantic Ocean 6. Which of the following is not a good b) to describe what it was like to ride on subheading for the section “The Titanic the Titanic Sinks”? c) to inform readers about the Titanic a) “A Tragedy Occurs” and what happened to the ship b) “Into the Waters” d) to explain to readers how to survive a c) “The Carpathia Helps” ship’s sinking d) “The Ship Sinks”

Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features 23 ©2014 erin cobb imlovinlit.com Lawrence Beesley’s Story Lawrence Beesley hadn’t seen his brother Frank in ages, and he was looking forward to reconnecting. His second-class ticket would carry him as far as New York, and then he would travel to Toronto, where Frank lived. The ticket was for a ship called the Titanic, and it cost him 13 pounds, or 21 U.S. dollars, which was a significant amount of money for a 34 year old science teacher. But a trip on the extravagant, new ship would be worth it. A few nights into the voyage, Lawrence borrowed a book from the ship’s library. He was reading on his bed when he felt the engines heave and then grow quiet. He opened his cabin door and asked the passing steward what had happened. He was assured that nothing was the matter, but Lawrence decided to check for himself. Up on the A deck, women and children were being loaded onto lifeboats. Lawrence took the stairs toward his cabin and the stairs began to feel peculiar under his feet. The ship was tilting! He grabbed his coat and traveled back up to the A deck, where some men were now allowed to board lifeboat number 13. Lawrence scanned the boat. There were already 50, maybe 60, passengers aboard. He leapt and landed among the others, just as the ropes were lowering the boat. As they were descending, they came directly in the path of a pipe that was discharging water from the ship at an alarming rate. Lifeboat 13 would be flooded! Lawrence and the others screamed to get the attention of those above. Their course was corrected, and after a few minutes they finally reached the ocean. Now, the men had difficulty cutting the ropes that connected them to the Titanic. Lifeboat 15 was about to be dropped on top of them. Luckily, their screams were heard again and lifeboat 15 was held up until they could row away from the great ship, which only days ago had been called “unsinkable.”

Titanic! Comparing Multiple Accounts 26 ©2014 erin cobb imlovinlit.com Comparing Multiple Accounts, Page 2 Use the survivors’ stories to complete the table. If the information needed is not provided, write “not given.” imlovinlit.com

Lawrence Beesley Margaret Brown Jack Thayer

Lawrence leapt aboard a she stood on deck and guided Jack (and his father) did not lifeboat that was nearly full. other women and children get into lifeboats; his mother On Lifeboat 13, the boat was onto the lifeboats before she did Tell how he or she got nearly flooded, and then was forced onto a lifeboat as onto a lifeboat. If the Lifeboat 15 was nearly it was lowered ©2014 erin cobb dropped on top of them. person didn’t, tell why. They had trouble cutting the ropes on the boat that were attached to the ship

Lawrence’s lifeboat had She was comforting the Jack watched the Titanic sink 34 Where was he or she at rowed away from the Titanic women and children on her as he cowered on the bottom the exact time the before it sank lifeboat as the Titanic sank of an overturned lifeboat with (inferred) (inferred) dozens of other men Titanic sank?

no, because he was traveling no, because she was Jack’s father and his friend Did he or she lose any alone presumed to be traveling Milton died. Jack’s mother family or friends? alone survived.

not given Margaret saw the lights of A rescue ship plucked the What information is the rescue ship in the men from the lifeboat; Jack given about the distance and stayed with the was reunited with his mother person’s rescue? survivors until they docked in aboard the Carpathia New York Titanic! Comparing Multiple Accounts Titanic Pack Credits

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