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Welcome!. Describe a time when you , or someone you know, had to learn something “the hard way”. * What happened? * What did you learn? . (“The hard way” = tried something and had it go badly). Good News / Housekeeping. Be sure everyone has proper materials. Turn in Info sheet.
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Welcome! Describe a time when you, or someone you know, had to learn something “the hard way”. * What happened? * What did you learn? (“The hard way” = tried something and had it go badly)
Good News / Housekeeping • Be sure everyone has proper materials. Turn in Info sheet
Notes • Read the sentence • Guess what the word means • Copy the definition
accommodations • The elegant accommodations thrilled the passengers. • Definition: Room and food
accommodations • The elegant accommodations thrilled the passengers. • Definition: Room and food
adjoining • The adjoining rooms kept families together. • Definition: next to or in contact with
adjoining • The adjoining rooms kept families together. • Definition: next to or in contact with
moderate • There were moderate prices for less fancy rooms. • Definition: average
moderate • There were moderate prices for less fancy rooms. • Definition: average
novelty • Travelers enjoyed the novelty of the ship’s first voyage. • Definition: new, original or unusual
novelty • Travelers enjoyed the novelty of the ship’s first voyage. • Definition: new, original or unusual
prophesy • Some believed they had heard a prophesy of tragedy. • Definition: prediction of the future
prophesy • Some believed they had heard a prophesy of tragedy. • Definition: prediction of the future
feverishly • The crews worked feverishly to avoid a collision. • Definition: in a very fast, active way
feverishly • The crews worked feverishly to avoid a collision. • Definition: in a very fast, active way
ghastly • They were unable to prevent a ghastly disaster at sea. • Definition: terrifyingly horrible
ghastly • They were unable to prevent a ghastly disaster at sea. • Definition: terrifyingly horrible
indefinitely • Rescue ships were delayed indefinitely. • Definition: for an unlimited time
indefinitely • Rescue ships were delayed indefinitely. • Definition: for an unlimited time
Get Active! Pick two words and invent a hand motion to go with each one Why? Because movement makes brain connections to ideas! (This is called kinesthetic learning.) • We will share in two minutes.
Prepare to Read Read the Literary Analysis section on p99. Cornell Notes Essential Question: What are characteristics of NARRATIVE non-fiction works? Notes
Move the rest of the slides to a different day… We did not Complete the rest fo these activities.
Read and Respond Active Readers • Follow along in the text • Pay attention to details • Ask questions • Look for qualities of narrative text
Read and Respond Lines 100-112 on page 105 Where will you fall? • Chart the people on the Titanic by class on a piece of notebook paper. • Star where your passenger would be. What kind of job could your person have?
Read and Respond In today’s money… • Tickets were expensive! How much would your ticket cost today?
Read and Respond In today’s money… • Tickets were expensive! How much would your ticket cost today?
Exit Ticket • 1. The author describes the Titanic as being like a cake. Think about a cake. Why does this comparison between it and the ship’s passengers work? • What parts of a narrative nonfiction work have we seen already in the story? List at least one example.