Treasure Island Lesson Plan

Discussion: What to Do About Modern Piracy?

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will broaden their knowledge about pirates and piracy.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7-8.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7-8.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7-8.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7-8.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.6

Structure:

This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should give them this article as a handout:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7e5kj/what-modern-pirates-look-like

The handout should also be accompanied by a worksheet with the following...