Exploring the Titanic

By Robert D. Ballard

eerie

• Adjective

• Def- weird, especially in a frightening way

• Ex: The old man’s house was especially eerie at night.

prophecy

• Noun

• Def- a prediction; foretelling of future events

• Ex: Nostradamus made prophecies about the future.

accommodations

• Noun

• Def- a room and food, especially in hotels or on ships or trains

• Ex: In Las Vegas, there are luxury accommodations at the Bellagio hotel.

tribute

• Noun

• Def- an action or gift that honors a deserving individual

• Ex: In “Zebra”, John Wilson leaves Zebra’s artwork as a tribute for his friend who died in the Vietnam war.

dazzled

• Adjective

• Def- amazed or overwhelmed by a spectacular display

• Ex: The woman was dazzled by the singing in the play.

indefinitely

• Adverb

• Def- for an unlimited length of time

• Ex: The boy’s gaming privileges were taken away by his mother indefinitely.

novelty

• Noun

• Def- something new, original, or unusual

• Ex: Silly Bandz were a novelty item in 2010.

feverishly• Adverb

• Def- in a highly emotional or nervous way

• Ex: The police officer worked feverishly to free the trapped man.

list

• Verb

• Def- to tilt, lean

• Ex: The damaged tree began to list to one side due to erosion.

toll• Noun

• Def- the amount of loss or destruction caused by a disaster

• Ex: The storm’s flooding took a devastating toll on the house.

What is Nonfiction?

• Writing about real people, places, and events– Biography– Autobiography– Essay– Informative Article– Interview

Informative Article

• Provides facts about specific subject

• News stories and feature stories

• News Stories:– Objective and unbiased accounts of current

events

• Feature Stories:– Human-interest stories focusing on interesting

people or events

secondary source

• description based on an account from a primary source.

• Example: made for movies, books BASED on a true story

primary source

• Firsthand account of an event