FINDING THE TITANIC

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FINDING THE TITANIC
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Two Time Periods

• This story takes place during two time periods-
  in 1985 when Robert D. Ballard discovered the
  remains of the Titanic and also 1912 when the
  ship sank in the icy cold Atlantic Ocean.
• Ballards part of the story is nonfiction, yet
  Ruth Beckers part of the story is fiction
  (realistic historical fiction, by the way).

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You may ask what are the most important
details that the reader should recall from each
page?
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• Page 83
• Robert D. Ballard was searching for the Titanic,
  the most famous ship of all time. Why? It sank in
  1912 when it hit a mysterious iceberg.
• What was so interesting? People were saying this
  ship was built so well that it would NEVER sink!
• This ship lay 2 ½ miles down in the Atlantic
  Ocean, far deeper than any diver could go on his
  own.

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• Page 84
• Robert D. Ballard was so dedicated that he built
  an underwater shed to search for the ship.
• This underwater shed was called Argo. It was
  built because of course no diver could dive down
  2 ½ miles deep.

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Page 85 Ruth Beckers story begins. Ruths
mother wanted to bring their family back to
America because Ruths brother was ill. They were
living in India. Ruth was excited about the new
ship. When she first discovered the ship, she
realized there was a grand staircase
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Pages 86-87 The Titanic began on its journey. At
first, the weather was clear and the ocean was
calm. One man said, Were making good speed. We
might even arrive in New York early- if we dont
run into ice. I wouldnt mind seeing an
iceberg, though, the man continued on. Im told
theyre quite a sight.
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On page 88, the passengers of the Titanic face
danger. Ruth was carried into lifeboat 13, and
it was packed so tightly she had to stand up. She
was frightened because she was separated from her
family. It turned out there were not enough
lifeboats to carry all those on the Titanic to
safety. On page 90, it explains how the ship
finally broke in two pieces. People went under
the waves.
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Pages 92-93 The waves were moving swiftly in the
ocean, yet Ruths lifeboat pulled next to the
rescue ship. Ruth was exhausted, and her hands
were too numb to take grip of the ropes. She was
relieved, yet her family was not in sight. Yet on
page 94, someone led her to her family. Ruth
Becker was a success story- she was a survivor.
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Page 95 Back to 1985 and to Robert D. Ballards
crew. They discovered pieces of the ships
railing as well as other wreckage. The ship was
finally discovered in all when Argo showed the
crew that the Titanic was standing upright on the
ocean floor!
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Page 96Robert Ballard and two other crew members
piled into a three-man submarine because now they
knew exactly where the ship was located. Argo had
showed them. They discovered the bow of the
ship, anchors still in place, glass that was
actually not broken after all these years, and
the wooden planks of the ship that had been eaten
away by sea worms.
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Pages 99-100They also discovered the main
chandelier (light) over the main staircase was
bright and shiny. Robert Ballard wondered which
objects from the Titanic could be floating around
the sea and they discovered pots and pans,
bathtubs, and even a safe with a shiny brass
handle. The crew, in the long run, placed
two plagues on the ship in memory of the sinking
in 1912.
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TITANIC Photos
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