I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 >>> 4.4 Overview

"I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" Concepts for pages 51-71 of the novel.

Fact & Opinion

How does knowing the difference between fact and opinion help you to better understand the text?

Questioning

How can questioning help you identify what you don’t understand?

Suffixes (-er, -or, -ess, -ist)

What do the suffixes -er, -or, -ess, and -ist change the meaning of the base word and how do you know when to use them?

Contractions

How can you combine and shorten words to make contractions?

Interactive Slide

Various images within the slide are able to be clicked and direct you to their respective websites.

Titanic 4.4 Interactive

4.4 Vocabulary

promenade deck - an upper deck on a passenger ship that extends the length of the vessel allowing passengers access to enjoy the open air

commotion - a state of confused and noisy disturbance

glint - a small flash of light, especially as reflected from a shiny surface

churning - the powerful, unpredictable, and violent moving or agitating of a liquid

stampede - a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people or animals in response to a circumstance

seeping - the slow leak or flow of liquid through a small hole, gap, or other opening

stoker - a person who tends to the fire on a steamship by shoveling fuel, such as coal, into the furnace

4.4 Spelling

SUFFIXES (-ER, -OR, -ESS, -IST)

dentist swimmer lioness announcer

editor seller shipper pharmacist

artist tutor chemist journalist

hostess tourist investor commuter

actress organist conductor pianist


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