Vale Middle School Reading Article
What Really Happened to the Titanic? (1070L)
3. The information provided in the article suggests that the Californian signaled the Titanic and the Titanic
signaled the Californian. Each had a purpose in sending those signals. Explain those purposes.
4. Nearly everyone you talk to will know something about the Titanic. The final paragraph of the article
uses the term fascination to describe how people consider the Titanic. Why do you think people are so
enthralled with the voyage of the Titanic? Answer in a paragraph.
Walters, J.M. What really happened to the Titanic. Scholastic News. April 13, 2012.