Review Sir Ernest Shackleton Readings

What was Shackleton's goal?

• Be the first to cross the continent from one side to the other.

• Be the first to land on the continent.

• Be the first to take pictures of the continent.

• Be the first to cross sea that surrounds the continent.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What was the name of the ship used by Shackleton and his crew during their original voyage?

• McNish

• Caird

• Endurance

• Perservance

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What was going on as the expedition crew were leaving England?

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• World War I

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the reason Shackleton and his crew had to abandon the Endurance?

• They were attacked by pirates.

• They ran out of supplies.

• Their ship became ice bound and began to sink.

• The ship capsized due to rough water and weather.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why did it take the expedition almost a year to get to Elephant Island?

• They had to build enough lifeboats to carry 28 men.

• They waited until they needed supplies.

• The men were too ill to travel in those conditions.

• The lifeboats could not make it across the winter ice.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What obstacle was a constant during the entire expedition, making sailing difficult?

• huge gusts of wind

• enormous waves

• lack of experience

• the heavy build up of ice on the sides of the boat

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was the name of the lifeboat that Shackleton and 5 men took from Elephant Island to South Georgia Island?

• The Endurance

• Hope

• James Caird

• Worsley

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Sir Earnest Shackleton is best known for being a hero because...

• he made it to the South Pole

• he wasn't afraid to explore unfamiliar places

• he never gave up until he got all 28 of his crew home safely

• he was tough and knew how to survive in the arctic

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Match the following vocabulary terms with their definitions.

• supplies including food

• plummeted

• leave behind

• provisions

• something considered the most important

• abandoned

• plunge or drop suddenly

• priority

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is the main difference between the 2 selections, "from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" and "Tending Sir Ernest's Legacy"?

• One is fiction and the other is non-fiction

• The biography blames Shackleton for their misfortune.

• The main focus of the biography is the rescue mission of the James Caird.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7