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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...
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