Titanic Treasure
Informational (nonfiction), 1,073 words, Level T (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Cause and Effect
Grammar and Mechanics	Commas
Word Work	Numbers within Text

Book Summary

Although everyone said it was unsinkable, the Titanic, the largest passenger ship ever built, did sink. In Titanic Treasure, readers learn how this great ship sank in 1912, who discovered its remains, and what people learned from the disaster that helped to improve ocean travel. Engaging historic photographs support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
• Understand the use of serial commas
• Read and write a variety of numbers from text

Vocabulary

• Content words: artifacts, bow, debris field, hull, maiden voyage, remote, salvagers, scuba dive, snorkel, sonar, stern, submersible, tidal pools, tragedy

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level T Answer Sheet