Photograph of a sunken ship in the ocean Photograph of the title page of the selection “Return to Titanic” showing an underwater view of the Titanic
Selection 1 Overview

  • ► Build Background

  • ► Language & Grammar
    Ask for and
    Give Information
    Use Present and Past
    Tense Verbs

  • ► Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading

    Strategy

    Ask Questions

  • ► Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    History Article

    Apply the

    Reading Strategy

    Ask Questions

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Intonation

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the

    Guiding Question

  • ► Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Text Structure:

    Sequence

    Vocabulary Study

    Use Word Parts

    Media/Speaking

    View the Wreck of Titanic

    Listening/Speaking

    Conduct a Career Interview

    Language & Grammar

    Ask for and

    Give Information

    Writing & Grammar

    Write About the Past

Build Background
See Discoveries in Action

What does it feel like to make a discovery? Robert Ballard knows. In 1985, he discovered the wreck of Titanic. This big, beautiful ship sank on its first trip in 1912.

Connect

Team Brainstorm You are an explorer on Robert Ballard’s team in 1985. You know that Titanic sank 12,000 feet to the bottom of the ocean. You want to find Titanic, but if you search for it you will be in danger. What does your team of explorers decide to do? Why?

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A 1912 postcard shows Titanic’s great size.

A 1912 postcard shows Titanic’s great size.