The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic
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Partner A
Partner B
___ Listen to Partner A read pgs 542-543.
___ Discuss how the time line on the bottom of
the page helps you understand the text.
___ Ask your partner, “Do the adventures of
Robert Ballard remind you of any other
adventures you have read about?”
542-543
Read aloud.
544-545
___ Listen to Partner B read pgs 544-545.
___ Name the main idea and two supporting details
from this section.
___ Ask your partner, “How does the photo relate to
the text? How does it help you visualize what the text
is saying?”
Read aloud.
Read aloud.
___ Listen to Partner A read pgs 546-547.
___ Study the photographs and read the captions.
Ask your partner a question based on these
graphic sources.
___ Read the 3rd paragraph aloud to your partner.
What words and phrases help you visualize this
scene?
546-547
549
550-551
530
___ Listen to Partner B read pg. 549.
___ Tell your partner what “interior” means.
___ Discuss with your partner how the photo and the
sidebar about Willie Coutts’s hat helps you better
understand the selection.
Read aloud.
___ Discuss the “Open for Discussion” section and
the reader response questions 1-4 with your partner.
Choose one to record your groups’ answer on the
back of this sheet.
Read aloud.
___ Listen to Partner A read pgs. 550-551.
___ Tell your partner what questions you could
ask about the photographs.
___ Use a dictionary to find the correct meaning
of “plumb” in the last sentence on page 551.
___ Discuss what effect you think Ballard’s
research about the Titanic has had on other
shipwrecks explored today.
___ Discuss the “Open for Discussion” section
and the reader response questions 1-4 with your
partner. Choose one to record your groups’
answer on the back of this sheet.
What to do when you finish…
___ Reread for fluency with your partner. Remember to read with expression, intonation, and an
appropriate speed. Pay attention to punctuation and to phrasing, or grouping, of words.
___ Write down any questions you have about the story so far on the back of this sheet.
___ Read the companion story, Shipwreck Season, on pages 554-559.
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Created by: Amber Moore