Responding to Literature Trapped By the Ice Houghton Mifflin Grade 3 D. Crisler 2012/2013 HM Strategy Focus/Obj.: Monitor/Clarify Comprehension Focus/Obj: Text Organization

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Guiding Questions How do you think Shackleton feels when making decisions and giving orders? Do you think Shackleton is a good leader? Explain your answer. Based on the facts in the story would you rather have been part of the crew that stayed behind on Elephant Island or part of the crew that traveled with Shackleton to south Georgia Island? How do you think Shackleton, Big tom, and Skipper Worsley feel when they set out on their hike to the whaling station?

Name some qualities a person would need to survive a voyage like Shackleton’s. Would you have gone back with Shackleton to rescue the en on Elephant Island? Explain your answer. Why do people call Shackleton a hero even though he didn’t success in cross the South Pole’s ice cap? Choose a topic to write about. Use the graph on the following slide and cite the text to justify your answer. Use the secret recipe to respond to one of the questions.

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Additional Extensions You may want to choose one of the extension activities on the following slides to focus on additional skills or to help students make connections.

Map It! Working with a partner, trace a map of Antarctica to make an outline map. Using a globe or atlas, locate and label all landmarks mentioned in the book. Review the selection to recall Shackleton’s route. Draw it on you map. Next to each place, write the date when the men were there. Mark the place where the crew was on each date.

A Modern Expedition Imagine that Shackleton is setting out for Antarctica this year, instead of in Make a chart listing items that are available now that will make the trip easier or less dangerous than it was for Shackleton. Set up your chart like this: Label column 1 Item or Invention Label column 2 Makes Trip Easier. Label column 3 Makes Trip Less Dangerous. Fill in the chart by explaining how each invention would make the trip easier, less dangerous, or both.

Let’s Get Organized Make a poster showing several ways writers organize text to make information clear. First, look through several nonfiction books (including Trapped by the Ice!), magazines, and a newspaper. List the text organizers, such as titles, headings, and captions, that you see. Then, show them on a poster.

A Harsh Environment Write a description of the Antarctic environment. For example, tell what living things can survive in this environment. For your research use the following steps: Reread “Exploring Antarctica.” Review details in Trapped by the Ice! And Shackleton’s Real-Life Voyage. Use and Encyclopedia.

Geography Begins at Home Think about where you live. Write a paragraph that describes what would have been found in your region before people came there. Are there hills, mountains, valleys, deserts, rivers, or lakes? What features would have made life easy or difficult?

Join the Crew! Imagine what life would have been like for one of the crew members in Trapped by the Ice! What would that person think and feel? Rewrite one event in Trapped by the Ice! From a crew member’s point of view.

Explorers Wanted! Write a job description and “help wanted” ad to find a new crew member for an Antarctic expedition. Before writing, ask yourself the following questions: What qualities would make a good crew member? Are there rewards other than money?

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