1. What effect did the Titanic’s sinking have on the public in 1912? Why are so many people fascinated by the Titanic to this day? (cause and effect)
2. In the first section of the article and in the photo caption “Mysteries of the Deep,”
author Lauren Tarshis compares the deep sea to outer space. Why? (author’s craft)
3. What role did technology play in the discovery of the Titanic? (key ideas and details,
problem and solution)
4. Ballard did not know exactly where the Titanic’s wreck was located. How did he
overcome this problem? (problem and solution)
5. How did Robert Ballard’s and Jack Grimm’s quests to find the Titanic differ? (compare and contrast)
6. How did the iceberg strike the Titanic?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?