1. UNIT 3 THE POWER OF NATURE a.) from The Titanic: Lost & Found
b.) Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops
c.) Hunting Hurricanes

2. The Royal Mail Steamship Titanic
the most luxurious & safest cruise liner ever built (1912).

3. THE SIZE

4. MAIDEN JOURNEY South Hampton – New York City

5. Titanic Iceberg

6. Collision between iceberg & Titanic

7. Watertight compartment flooded

8. Connect 2 Ur Life Nature’s power can cause a giant ship to sink.
Fill in a chart like the one below:
What I know about Titanic
What I want to find out
What I learned

9. Key 2 True Account True account: a real event that happened long ago.
Example:
a.) A Perfect Storm
b.) Into Thin Air

10. WORDS TO KNOW
Iceberg n. large body of floating ice. Most of the ice is below water.
Drills n. practices
Patrol n. group assigned to keep watch over an area.

11. Vocabulary Strategy: COMPOUND WORDS
What is COMPOUND WORDS?
two base words joined together.
Example: bed + room  bedroom
Find and explain the compound words below:
Everyone must complete the lifeboat drills.

12. 1st chunk
Pages 42, line 1-29

13. VOCABULARY Lookout (line 11) a person who looks out for something
Seaman (line 15) a man who works on a ship at sea
Down below (line 22)

14. THINK IT THROUGH What caused the ship to start sinking? cause & effect
The iceberg made a hole in the ship and water flooded too many compartments.

15. 2nd chunk
Pages 43, lines 30-53

16. VOCABULARY
Lifeboats (line 31) boats that are used to save the lives of passengers.
On board (line 33)
Life jackets; pajamas (line 37)
In a hurry (line 44)

17. THINK IT THROUGH REREAD: Why aren’t the lifeboats full?
Sailors panic in their hurry to get people off the ship.
What problems kept some people from being saved?
not enough lifeboats, lifeboats were half full, people didn’t know where to go.

18. 3rd chunck
Pages 44-45, lines 54-92

19. VOCABULARY Line 64: sets off rockets Line 77: the end is near
Line 78: hold hands
Line 86: hymn
Line 80: gentleman  compound nouns

20. THINK IT THROUGH
REREAD: Why doesn’t the Californian answer the Titanic’s cal for help?
The radio is off & the sailor don’t realize that the Titanic is in trouble.
Tell three things that happened before the ship sank.
a.) sailors have trouble with two lifeboats;
b.) people jump into the water and try to swim to lifeboats;
c.) band stops playing.

21. 4th chunk
Pages 45-46, lines

22. VOCABULARY Line 105: frosted with ice Line 107: this way that way
Line 101: bathrobes  compound words
Line 113: grows lighter

23. THINK IT THROUGH How long did it take for the Titanic to sink?
two hours, 20 minutes.
REREAD: Try to picture this scene in your mind. Can you feel the coldness of the people?
What dangers did the people in the lifeboats face?
Falling into icy water, freezing to death, never being rescued.

24. 5th chunk
Pages 46-47, lines ,

25. VOCABULARY
Line 127: the news flashes
Line 146: keep track of

26. THINK IT THROUGH
What new safety laws were passed as a result of the Titanic sinking?
Lifeboats for every passenger,
safety drills so people know where to go,
ship radios are always on;
ice patrols track iceberg.

27. HOMEWORK
Make a time line of the events in the story. Use it to retell the story in your own words.
The lifeboats could hold 1,100 people. Yet only 705 were rescued. Why weren’t more people saved?
Boats were lowered half filled.
Do you think this event could happen today? Use details from the story to support your opinion.

28. CAUSE & EFFECT (page 23) Cause: the reason something happens
Effect: what happens
Cause: The iceberg put a hole in the ship Effect: Water started pouring into the ship.
Cause: Many passengers thought the Titanic could not sink - Effect: Many passengers were laughing and joking when they came on deck.
Cause: There weren’t enough spaces on the lifeboats  Effect: Many people were still on the Titanic when it sank.
Cause: The Californian turned off its radio at night  Effect: The Californian did not hear the Titanic’s call for help.

29. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (pg 24)
The Titanic hits an iceberg.
Some passengers climb into the deck in their fancy clothes.
The radio room send a call for help, but no one comes.
People in lifeboats row away from the ship.
The Titanic sinks.
Another ship picks up the survivors and takes them to New York.

30. COMPOUND WORDS (page 25) Hall= entrance + way=jalan  koridor
Bath= mandi + robe = pakaian  bathrobe
Look=lihat + out=keluar  a watch man
Gentle=lembut + man= pria  pria sejati
Show=menunjukkan + case=kotak etalase
Life=hidup + boat=kapal  kapal penyelamat
Bed=tempat tidur +time= waktu  waktu tidur

31. The Titanic – Timeline Activity
Construction of the Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland.
1911 The hull (body or frame of a ship)of Titanic is successfully launched.
1912 January: Sixteen wooden lifeb oats are fitted on board the Titanic.
April 10, : 30-11: 30 a.m. Passengers arrive in Southampton & board ship.
Aprill 10, 1912 Noon (12: 00 am) The Titanic casts off & begins her maiden (first) voyage.
April 12-13, 1912 The Titanic sails through calm waters.

32. The Titanic – Timeline Activity
7. April :40 p.m. The lookouts see an iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg strikes the Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow. 8. April :50 p.m. Water has poured in and risen 14 feet in the front part of the ship. 9. April :00 a.m. The captain is told the ship can only stay afloat for a couple of hours. He gives order to call for help over the radio. 10.April a.m. Orders are given to uncover the lifeboats & to get passengers & crew ready on deck. There is only room for half of the estimated 2,227 on board in the lifeboats.

33. The Titanic – Timeline Activity
11. April am. Lifeboats are now loading with women and children first. The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles, picks up the distress call & immediately heads full speed to the rescue. 12. April am. The first lifeboat is safely lowered away. It can carry 65 people, but only leaves with 28. The first distress rocket is fired. Eight rockets are fired the whole nights. 13. April 15. 2:05 am. The last lifeboats leaves. There are now over 1,500 people left on the ship.

34. The Titanic – Timeline Activity
14. April 15. 2:20 am. The Titanic’s broken off stern settles back into the water, becoming more level for a few moments. 15. April 15. 4:10 am. The first lifeboat is picked up by the Carpathia. 16. April 15, 8:50 am. The Carpathia leaves the area bound for NY. She carries 705 survivors. 17. April pm. The Carpathia arrives in NY. 18. April 19-May 25. Several ships are sent to the disaster site to recover bodies.