by Michael McCurdyby Michael McCurdy

Trapped by Ice!

enduranceendurance

rationration

voyagevoyage

terrainterrain

explorerexplorer

Selection VocabularySelection Vocabulary

The The EnduranceEndurance was trapped. Giant was trapped. Giant blocks of ice were slowly crushing blocks of ice were slowly crushing her sides.her sides.

Anyone who runs a marathon must Anyone who runs a marathon must have great have great enduranceendurance..

enduranceendurance – n – the power to put up – n – the power to put up with hardships or difficultieswith hardships or difficulties syn syn

enduranceendurance – Which strategy (WAC) will you use?

Tools, tents, scrap lumber for firewood, Tools, tents, scrap lumber for firewood, sleeping bags, and what little food sleeping bags, and what little food rationsrations and clothing the men had left and clothing the men had left were saved from their ship…were saved from their ship…

Everyone on the camping trip brought Everyone on the camping trip brought rationsrations to keep them fed through the to keep them fed through the five day trip.five day trip.

rationration – n. – a fixed portion or share of – n. – a fixed portion or share of foodfood synsyn

rationration – Which strategy (WAC) will you use?

The men landed near a small cave with The men landed near a small cave with a freshwater spring nearby. Both had a freshwater spring nearby. Both had suffered too much on the suffered too much on the voyagevoyage and and could not survive the long hike across could not survive the long hike across the island to the whaling station.the island to the whaling station.

Our Our voyagevoyage to the Carribean was to the Carribean was almost ruined by a hurricane.almost ruined by a hurricane.

voyagevoyage – n. – a journey by water – n. – a journey by water syn syn

voyagevoyage – Which strategy (WAC) will you use?

Three times the men struggled up Three times the men struggled up mountains, only to find that the mountains, only to find that the terrainterrain was impassable on the other was impassable on the other side. side.

Colorado is known for its Colorado is known for its mountainous mountainous terrainterrain..

terrainterrain – n. – ground or land – n. – ground or land syn syn

terrainterrain – Which strategy (WAC) will you use?

The three The three explorersexplorers received a received a hero’s welcome from the hero’s welcome from the whaling crew.whaling crew.

The The explorerexplorer hoped to map the hoped to map the unknown territory.unknown territory.

explorerexplorer – n. – a person who goes to – n. – a person who goes to a place that one knows nothing a place that one knows nothing about about

explorerexplorer – Which strategy (WAC) will you use?

This selection is a nonfiction narrative:This selection is a nonfiction narrative: Facts about real people, places, or Facts about real people, places, or

events are includedevents are included The real people become characters; The real people become characters;

the real places become settings; and the real places become settings; and the real events become the plotthe real events become the plot

Sometimes an author may add Sometimes an author may add information about what a particular information about what a particular character is thinking or feeling even character is thinking or feeling even though the author could not really though the author could not really know this informationknow this information

In 1911, Roald Amundsen was In 1911, Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the the first person to reach the South Pole.South Pole.

This selection takes place in This selection takes place in 1914 during Sir Ernest 1914 during Sir Ernest Shackleton’s third trip to the Shackleton’s third trip to the Antartic. He set sail on the ship Antartic. He set sail on the ship EnduranceEndurance with hopes of with hopes of crossing the polar ice cap. crossing the polar ice cap.

When Shackleton’s crew made When Shackleton’s crew made this trip, there were no radios this trip, there were no radios to call for help nor planes to to call for help nor planes to bring supplies.bring supplies.