Disaster in the Ice

Which lines present Shackleton to be an admirable and determined leader?

Choose TWO

• All that matters now is saving the crew

• I will not abandon you. If we make it, I will get a ship and come back for you all.

• Of all the idiotic, ill-advised, thickheaded—I should throw you overboard!

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A person is most likely to get ^_______ in very cold, windy weather.

• frostbite

• chloroform

• montage

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Not a single crew member was lost during this _____ journey.

• super

• tough

• epic

• grand

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What danger did the Endurance face on the Weddell Sea?

• calm winds

• melting ice

• floating ice

• stormy weather

After the Endurance breaks apart, Shackleton orders his men to ___________.

• abandon the ship

• return to Argentina

• sail to Antarctica

• cross the Southern Ocean

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why was Shackleton surprised when he returned at the end of the play?

• several of his men were missing

• Perce was seriously injured

• All the men had survived

• The camp was deserted and all the men were gone

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Disaster on the Ice is mainly about....

• how the crew survived on Elephant Island

• how Shackleton solved many problems during the expedition

• why Shackleton sailed to Antarctica

• Perce Blackborow's experiences on the Endurance

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

How do text features help us understand this text?

• The photos bring to life the crews experiences and help us imagine them, while the maps help us understand the trek these men had to take.

• They are not needed in this text.

• They are put in the text so they take up space and make the play longer.

• They are there so you don't have to infer about the story, they give you the image.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

someone who hides on a ship, airplane, or other vehicle to travel without being seen

• trek

• expedition

• stowaway

• hurtle

• amputation

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A