Reading
The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic
Overview
| Genre | Narrative Nonfiction |
| Vocabulary Strategy | Dictionary/Glossary |
| Comprehension Skill | Graphic Sources |
| Comprehension Strategy | Ask Questions |
Vocabulary
| cramped (v.) | shut into a small space |
| debris (n.) | scattered fragments; ruins |
| interior (n.) | inner surface or part; inside |
| ooze (n.) | a soft mud or slime, especially at the bottom of a pond or river or on the ocean bottom |
| robotic (adj.) | of or for a machine with moving parts and sensing devices controlled by a computer |
| sediment (n.) | material that settles to the bottom of a liquid |
| sonar (n.) | device for finding the depth of water or for detecting and locating underwater objects; sonar sends sound waves into water, and they are reflected back when they strike the bottom or any object |
More Words to Know
| ascent (v.) | the act of going up |
| intact (adj.) | with nothing missing or broken; whole |
| viewport (n.) | a small window in a small vessel |