The Sinking of the Titanic, First Account

Read Source 1: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 and Source 2: Elizabeth Shute's First-Hand Account and answer the questions 1-9.

This question has two parts. First answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part A What is the text structure of Source 1: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912?

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Part B Select a detail from the text that supports your response to Part A.

• “Additionally, lifeboats took up valuable deck space.” (paragraph 1)

• “One thousand five hundred twenty-two passengers and crew were lost.” (paragraph 4)

• “It became obvious that many would not find safety in a lifeboat.” (paragraph 3)

• “Four days into her journey, at 11:40 P.M. on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg.” (paragraph 2)

Read Source 1: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912. What are two ways the photograph and caption contribute to the meaning of the text?

• The photograph shows how many lives were lost when the Titanic sank in the ocean.

• The photograph shows how the stern of the boat stayed above water when the Titanic began sinking.

• The photograph shows how the iceberg allowed water to rush into the ship’s hull.

• The caption tells the reason the bow of the Titanic sank first after hitting the iceberg.

• The caption tells which part of the Titanic sank first and which part remained above water

Read Source 2: Elizabeth Shute’s First-Hand Account. How does the illustration contribute to the meaning of the text?

• The illustration shows how the sailors rowed the boats through the icy water and away from the sinking ship.

• The illustration shows how the different ends of the Titanic sank before others did.

• The illustration shows how ropes on lifeboats were used to lower passengers into the ocean.

• The illustration shows how passengers had to call for their loved ones in order to try and find them.

Read Source 1: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912. What is the most accurate summary of this text?

• The Titanic was built to be unsinkable ship. It struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Icey water soon filled the cabins and hallways, and the bow of the ship went underwater first. Many people were stuck on the ship. The next morning the Carpathia rescued 705 people.

• The Titanic left England for its first voyage on April 10, 1912. The passengers were a mixture of immigrants and wealthy people. It cost a lot of money to build the Titanic. The water in the ocean was freezing. Many men stayed on deck when the ship began to sink.

• The Titanic was built to be an unsinkable ship. It left England on April 10, 1912 with 2, 200 passengers and crew. On the night of April 14, it struck an iceberg and began to sink. There were not enough lifeboats for everyone, so the wealthy as well as women and children were oered them first. Over 1, 00 people died. Another ship rescued survivors from the ocean the next morning.

• The Titanic had 2, 200 passengers and crew members. The passengers were a mix of wealthy people and immigrants that sailed from England to New York City. The Titanic had 20 lifeboats and lots of life preservers. Water poured through the ship when it hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912. The water was freezing cold so people had to use lifeboats for rescue.

Read Source 2: Elizabeth Shute’s First-Hand Account. What is the most accurate summary of this text?

• Elizabeth Shute sat beside a mother and daughter on the lifeboat. The two helped her stay warm in the frigid temperatures. The stars came out and others on the boats were hopeful that it was rescue coming for them. She didn’t want to believe help was coming until she saw it with her own two eyes. She was afraid the ship might run them over, but instead she was saved.

• Elizabeth Shute was a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. She was at first confused about the trouble on board the Titanic, but soon after went upstairs where her and many others received life preservers. There was much confusion as she boarded the lifeboats and was lowered into the ocean. She was saddened to hear others on the lifeboats call out for loved ones, and she refused to be hopeful of rescue until she saw another ship in the ocean that had come to save people.

• Elizabeth Shute was a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. She was the caretaker to Margaret Graham. They were first class passengers. Because of this, they were oered a seat on the lifeboats over passengers that didn’t have as much money. Elizabeth got a life preserver from the stewardess. She was scared as she called out for her loved ones with the others on the lifeboats. She lit a hat on fire to stay warm.

• The Titanic had 2, 200 passengers and crew members. The passengers were a mix of wealthy people and immigrants that sailed from England to New York City. The Titanic had 20 lifeboats and lots of life preservers. Water poured through the ship when it hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912. The water was freezing cold so people had to use lifeboats for rescue.

How is the information in both sources similar?

• In both sources, the reader learns details about how the Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable.

• In both sources, the reader learns details about what it felt like to be on the lifeboats in the icy sea.

• In both sources, the reader learns the dates and times that the Titanic sank.

• In both sources, the reader learns the reasons why so many lives were lost on the Titanic.

How is the information in Source 1 different from the information in Source 2?

• In Source 1, the reader learns details about how luxurious the Titanic was and how another ship named the Carpathia rescued 705 survivors. In Source 2, the reader learns details about how long it took the Titanic to sink below the icy water.

• In Source 1, the reader learns what it felt like to be on the lifeboats with people missing their loved ones. In Source 2, the reader learns that Elizabeth Shute sat close to others to keep warm in the lifeboats.

• In Source 1, the reader learns details about how luxurious the Titanic was and how another ship named the Carpathia rescued 705 survivors. In Source 2, the reader learns details about how some of the people on the ship were first notified that it had hit an iceberg.

• In Source 1, the reader learns that Mr. Case and Mr. Roebling stayed on deck and eventually died on the Titanic. In source 2, the reader learns that the Titanic had only 20 lifeboats.

Read the information from both sources to answer the question below.

• Source 1

• Describes how wealthy women and children were offered lifeboats and most men stayed on the ship.

• Both

• Describes the feelings of the people who had to leave loved ones behind.

• Source 2

• Describes the exact timing of the collision and the exact number of survivors.