CHAPTER 1
Goal: As a result of this lesson you
will be able to understand and learn the
background information about the
novel Shipwrecked. Also, define
the vocabulary words from the
Introduction and Chapter 1.
Note- This will take 2 days.
Shipwreck
INTRODUCTION VIDEO
SHIPWRECKED OVERVIEW
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Just Imagine
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Chapter 1
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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Chapter 2
The Growlers
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Chapter 3
The Fist of the Antarctic
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Chapter 4
Winter on the Pack
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Chapter 5
Pressure
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Chapter 6
The Face of the Deep is Frozen
SHIPWRECKED OVERVIEW (OVERVIEW)
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Chapter 7
Ocean Camp
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Chapter 8
Mutiny
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Chapter 9
Patience, Patience, Patience
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Chapter 10
Into the Boats
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Chapter 11
Escape from the Ice
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Chapter 12
Passage to Elephant Island
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Chapter 13
Dry Land
SHIPWRECKED OVERVIEW (OVERVIEW)
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Chapter 14
The Open Boat Journey: The First Ten Days
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Chapter 15
The End of the Open Boat Journey
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Chapter 16
The Cave
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Chapter 17
The Alps of the Southern Ocean
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Chapter 18
Camp Wild
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Epilogue
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JENNIFER ARMSTRONG
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JENNIFER ARMSTRONG
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“History isn’t dusty facts. History is stories – stories about people who came
before us. I love writing these stories.” ~ Jennifer Armstrong
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The winner of numerous awards for both fiction and nonfiction, Jennifer Armstrong has
written more than 100 books for all ages, from pre-school through young adult. Growing
up in South Salem, New York, Armstrong knew by the time she was six that she was going
to be an author. As a child she spent countless hours outside, making up adventure
stories and acting them out.
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"I always felt like a writer," she says. "I always had a good imagination, and loved making
up stories. And I always loved reading. I just seemed natural to me that I would become
an author."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JENNIFER ARMSTRONG
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After graduating from Smith College in Massachusetts, Armstrong worked as a ghostwriter
for a bestselling teen series and began to write her own books. She has since written
picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, and nonfiction. History
has been a recurring theme in both her fiction and nonfiction.
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A frequent speaker at schools, conferences, and children's literature events, Jennifer
Armstrong has also been a guest lecturer at the MFA in Writing for Children program at
Vermont College and a writer in residence at the Writers Voice of Silver Bay. She serves
as Vice President of the board of directors at Ausable Press, one of the leading not-forprofit small poetry presses in the country, and also sits on the board of the Universal
Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, New York, a project to turn a historic church into a
performing arts center.
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A resident of Saratoga Springs, Armstrong owns two miniature dachshunds, a garden
consulting company called Saratoga Garden Tutor, and a pink bike. But writing "is the only
job I ever really wanted to do," says the author. "I wanted to write books that would
capture a reader's imagination and make them forget everything else while they read."
ANTARCTICA
The Bottom of the World
Setting
WHERE IS ANTARCTICA?
 Antarctica is found at what most people consider to be the
“bottom” of the world. It is the continent that covers and
surrounds the South Pole.
HOW BIG IS ANTARCTICA?
 Antarctica is bigger than Europe and Australia. It is the 5th
largest continent on Earth. Without its ice cap, though, it would
be the smallest continent. As is, it covers about 5,400,000
square miles.
WHEN WAS ANTARCTICA
DISCOVERED?
 Around 1820, several sailors
reported seeing the
landmass, but it wasn’t until
1840 that Antarctica was
officially declared a
continent.
 In 1911, Norwegian explorer
Roald Amundsen became the
first person to reach the
South Pole. Five weeks later,
British Captain Robert F.
Scott also reached the South
Pole.
Roald Amundsen
DOES ANOTHER COUNTRY OWN
ANTARCTICA?
 No single country owns Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty, which
has forty-five nations as members, declares that the continent
should be used by members for peaceful purposes only, such as
exploration and scientific research.
IS ANTARCTICA MADE ENTIRELY OF
ICE?
 Ice and snow make up 98% of Antarctica, but beneath that is
solid land.
 70% of the world’s fresh water is contained in the Antarctic ice
cap.
HOW COLD IS ANTARCTICA?
• Antarctica is colder than anywhere else on Earth. The world’s
lowest temperature, -128.6° F, was recorded in Antarctic in 1983.
HAS ANTARCTICA ALWAYS BEEN SO
COLD?
 Antarctica was not always so cold. Fossils of plants and
animals have been found in Antarctica showing the continent
was once a warmer climate. Also, scientists think these fossils
show that Antarctica was once joined to other southern
continents.
DO ANIMALS LIVE THERE?
 Only a few insects and other tiny creatures live in the bitterly
cold interior, but the coasts and surrounding waters are home to
abundant wildlife.
 Many flying birds and several kinds of penguins and seals raise
their young on the coast.
 Krill, small shrimp-like animals, and about 100 kinds of fish live
in the ocean.
 During the summer months, various kinds of whales migrate to
the area.
DO PEOPLE LIVE IN ANTARCTICA?
 There are no people native to Antarctica, but scientists live at
research stations there year-round.
 About 4,000 scientists work there during the summer months in
the Antarctic, and about 1,000 work there during the winter
months.
 Thousands of tourists, mostly on cruise ships, also visit the area
during the summer months.
REFERENCES
• http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Postcards/h1polarFacts.a
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• http://www.allaboutar.com/ard_antarctica.htm
• http://www.teachnet.ie/ffleming/Pages/terranova.htm
• http://www.coolantarctica.com/gallery/Antarctica_gallery_home.h
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CHAPTER 1
THE IMPERIAL TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
• The Endurance had a crew picked
by Shackleton from all walks of life.
What would be the benefit?
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VOCABULARY FOR INTRODUCTION
HOSTILE
hostile
Not offering a pleasant
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environment
CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY
• treacherous p. 4 (adjective)
marked by hidden dangers or hazards
PERILOUS P. 4 (ADJECTIVE)
•full of or involving
danger
IMPROVISATION P. 9 (NOUN)
• the act of making something out
of what is conveniently on hand
SHIPWRECKED CLOSURE
• Tell a person close to you
one new thing you learned
today and also what you
found most interesting.
HOMEWORK
•Read chapter 1