Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
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A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.
- Book Themes: Family, Courage, Responsibility, Compassion, Bias, Friendship, Independence, Conflict, Forgiveness and Survival
- This book is an especially useful vehicle for addressing a wide range of TEKS and Common Core standards and the questions provided allow differentiation and adaptation of how the book is used to address these standards in discussion, presentation, and composition.
- This resource is based on facts from the maiden voyage of the Titanic. It is great for classroom discussions, literature circles, book clubs, historical studies, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts.
- The questions are in order and are labeled according to the chapters. Answer keys are provided.
- This book companion includes 19 interdisciplinary extension activities including:
- Vocabulary activities
- WebQuest activities
- Visualization/Illustration activities
- Science, Architecture, and Engineering Research
- Background Exploration for Famous Explorers and Passengers
- Mythology and Historical Connections
- General questions exploring themes, structure, vocabulary, text connections, and the author's craft are included with explicit detail questions.
- The questions in this resource are purposefully designed for discussion and reflection. The questions prompt students to think critically about the story, share observations, express their understanding, and make connections and applications while exploring the lessons in the story.
- This resource is appropriate for use by:
- Students
- Classroom teachers
- Reading teachers and reading specialists
- History/Science teachers
- Language therapists
- Librarians
- Parents
- Tutors
- Counselors
- Individuals who work with students to encourage a love for reading!
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