1. feverishly Vocabulary Practice: Warm-Up novelty indefinitely adjoining ghastly moderate prophesy accommodations ON YOUR OWN PAPER! 1.Choose one of the vocabulary words listed above. 2. Write one sentence, using ONE of the vocab words you chose correctly and meaningfully. Example: If my word is “home”: Meaningful: This house doesn’t feel like a home yet because we haven’t moved in our furniture. Not meaningful: I’m home.

2. Good News and Housekeeping Non-Negotiables, Vocab Quiz on the 13 th, Folders

3. Why bother with today’s lesson? WhatHowWhy Analyze text structure to ID organization Timeline activities The ability to put events in order is critical to understanding Read Closely ‘Exploring the Titanic’, passage analysis Analyzing interactions between individuals and ideas helps us to better understand how or why people make certain decisions. Using vocabulary correctly. Slap GameKnow how to use words correctly will help us become better communicators.

4. Close Reading Reread the chunk of text from our story “Exploring the Titanic” and answer the questions that follow. Use information that you read as EVIDENCE in your writing so that you can support what you have to say. Questions: How did Phillips respond to the warnings from the Californian? What factors probably contributed to him responding that way?

5. Timeline Review: DO you have everything so far? Get out your timeline. Check to see that you have all events up through page 109 documented. Questions: a. Looking at the timeline, where did we leave off? b. How many opportunities do you see where someone could have prevented the collision?

6. What will happen to the Titanic? Turn to page 110 in the BIG RED TEXTBOOK During Reading: Record events on timeline. Pay attention to how people are impacted by their environments. Be ready to read and take notes. Participate in discussions.

7. Fill in Timeline as We Read! TIMELINE 4/15 12 am: water pours into the Titanic

8. Timeline Quotes Activity Directions: Cut out the quotes. Add quotes to the timeline in the correct places using a glue stick. How do you know where to put them? 1. Read the quote. 2. Look for evidence on the timeline that seems to “go with” the quote (similar topic/words). 3. Consider chronological order. Hint** - check boxes for size… quote boxes match up

9. Ticket Time: Reading Closure Complete your Reading Ticket by answer the following questions in writing. Consider the individuals who made no attempt to save themselves because they felt their duty to do otherwise… For example: Harold Bride and Jack Phillips or the band… Pick one of those examples. Why do you think they stayed? Why didn’t they attempt to be rescued from the start of this disaster? What purpose did they serve?

10. Vocabulary Slap Game Your team will decide if the word is used correctly or not. Slap THUMBS UP (like) if it is correct. Slap THUMBS DOWN (dislike) if it is not correctly used. Do not hit anything other than the board… First person to choose correctly, gets the point for the team.

11. She feverishly completed her homework because she had plenty of time and didn’t feel stressed at all.

12. The fiction story about a boat called the “Titan” sinking after hitting an iceberg is definitely a prophesy of what would happen later.

13. Sara had a moderate bedroom, filled with a king sized bed, a giant closet, a flat screen TV, and surround sound.

14. The two boys were totally into the novelty of the old water park that they had been to every year since they’d grown up.

15. The hotel had an adjoining room where the kid’s parents would be sleeping.

16. The accommodations at her new house were awesome. She loved that she even had her own bathroom!

17. The WHMS basketball team was disappointed that the championship game had been postponed indefinitely.

18. The basketball flew through the air and slipped through the basket touching nothing but net; a ghastly shot.

19. Erin feverishly threw on her costume for the play so that she would make it out on stage on time.

20. Take 2 Clean up your work area. Be sure that ALL classwork is turned in to be graded. Organize folder and binder. Pick up all trash in your area. Straighten desks. POINTS