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Black IRLA: Return to Titanic: Time Voyage

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Read the book Return to Titanic in ARC bookshelf; the link is below. You will be prompted to sign in to ARC. Answer the comprehension questions as you read. https://arcid.americanreading.com/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=55ba7db5e79782b39f2207237932fe6c&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcbookshelf.com%2Foauth%2Farcid&district=837&state=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXJjYm9va3NoZWxmLmNvbS8jOTc4MTQzNDI0NTcxNw%3D%3D
Chapter 1: Spring Break
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Chapter 2: The Assistant Curators
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Chapter 3: On the Docs
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Chapter 4: Third-Class Tickets
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Chapter 5: Saving the Kearneys
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Chapter 6: John Coffey
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Chapter 7: Prognosticator
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Chapter 8: Leave Without Us
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Chapter 9: To the Ship
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Chapter 10: The Titanic
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Chapter 11: Home Again
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Passenger Manifest & Historical Files (pg. 110)
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Question 1
1.

Before you begin reading, what do you already know about the Titanic? Look at the styling of the front cover and first few pages. What does the design of the book tell you about the contents of this story?

Question 2
2.

Using context clues, define "curator" as used on pages 10-11

Question 3
3.

Everyone on board the Titanic died.

Question 4
4.

According to Mrs. Paulsen, which class of passengers had the most deaths?

Question 5
5.

On page 15, the storage room is described as "huge. It was lined with rows upon rows of shelves, all full of crates and bottles and cases and sacks". Tucker says the room filled with artifacts "smells like an old book, but a hundred times as strong. And on top of that was the odor of rubber, like a new tire, and the smell of grease, like the floor of a garage" (15).

How does this description this help the reader understand what the room was like? What do you visualize in your mind's eye?

How would the image change if the bolded words changed to read: "big. It had lots of things on the walls". Tucker says the room filled with artifacts "smells bad and smells strongly" ?

Question 6
6.

Based on context clues, what do you think a "shipping manifest" (17) is?

Question 7
7.

What part of the plot pyramid best describes the events on page 28?

Question 8
8.

Based on the context clues, what does the word "stupor" mean?

Question 9
9.

On page 35, Tucker says, "'Mom always says there's magic in the junk at the museum,' he said, 'but I never thought she meant for real!'"

What do you think Tucker's mom really meant by "magic" in the artifacts at the museum?

Question 10
10.

Compare Maya and Tucker to the new boy, Liam. Why would Liam be wary or suspicous of Maya and Tucker? Use the information gained from the dialogue (conversation) and from the picture illustration.

Question 11
11.

Explain the purpose of this chapter. What part of the plot would this be considered and why?

Question 12
12.

What are two types of conflict in Chapter 5?

Question 13
13.

If you were in the same situation as Maya and Tucker, what would you do?

Question 14
14.

In Chapter 6, where are they now? Use the map at the beginning of the chapter & the description of locations from John Coffey.

Question 15
15.

What job did John Coffey say he did on the Titanic?

Question 16
16.

Based on context clues, what is a "prognosticator"?

Question 17
17.

Based on context clues, what is a "clairvoyant"?

Question 18
18.

The bold word is an example of which part of speech?
Still, the thought of their new friend and his parents boarding the doomed ship made her sad.

Question 19
19.

Based on context clues, what does "grimaced" mean?

Question 20
20.

Based on the description of third class passengers on page 77 and what you've read thus far, what can you infer about this class's socio-economic status? Why do you think these types of people would be the primary passengers on the ship?

Question 21
21.

Using the picture on page 90 and the description on page 92, explain how the description of the Titanic demonstrates how large a ship it actually was. What image is given to the reader?

Question 22
22.

How did the children get back to Greenville?

Question 23
23.

What year is this story set in for the two main characters?

Question 24
24.

Does this story have a resolution? Why or why not? Make a claim and defend it with text evidence.

Question 25
25.

John Coffey was a real person?

Question 26
26.

The Titanic was called "unsinkable" because: