Tuesday, Feb 23 - Introduction to Titanic - Informational Text - Secondary Source

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational text (secondary source) in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
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Quizlet matching - Primary vs Secondary Sources

Direct Instruction


Primary sources are often more subjective than secondary sources. The article we are about to read is a SECONDARY SOURCE which mean the author gathered facts from various sources and synthesized them before writing the article.

Read Introduction to The Titanic together - pages 328-329.

click here for facts about the original titanic

 Read section 1 - through page334 in text or pages 173-177 in soft holt reader.

Begin to Create TIMELINE. 
First entry -  april 10, 1912 - set sail
2nd entry = april 12 - message to Titanic about iceberg
3rd entry - 
4th - 

Exit Pass

Why is the sinking of the TITANIC ironic??