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The Misplaced Battleship: read and explore

The story revolves around interstellar intrigue and crime, specifically the implications…

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Author
Harry Harrison
Form
novel
Catalog year
1960

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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MISPLACED BATTLESHIP *** Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net THE MISPLACED BATTLESHIP By HARRY HARRISON _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ Illustrated by Schoenherr When it comes to picking locks and …

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  1. Before opening the text, read the title and this catalog description: “The story revolves around interstellar intrigue and crime, specifically the implications…” Write one question you hope the reading will answer.
  2. Read a short passage. Choose one sentence that helps you understand what is happening and explain which words support your interpretation.
  3. Choose one unfamiliar word. Guess its meaning from the surrounding words, then check a dictionary or discuss it with a reading partner.
  4. Return to your original question. Explain what the passage answered and what you still need to read to find out.

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