So+You+Want+to+be+a+Pirate?

Project Title: So You Want to Be a Pirate?

Grade Level: 7 th

Name: Debra Lewis

Project Idea: Students will investigate historical or modern pirates and discover: who, why, where, how it was ‘stopped’, and effects on trade

Driving Question: What role did/does pirating play in society?

General Content: ELA: writing, research, nonfiction text including biographies, communication skills, summarizing, cause/effect, inference, drawing conclusions, evaluating SS: Age of Exploration and Age of Pirates and Pirateers, Modern Pirates, Map Skills

Major Student Products: --Class Book or E-Book with biographies. --World 'Treasure' Map: pirate altercations mapped and coded. --Debate between pirate supporters and townspeople. --Put together a pirate's museum based on research. Have students dress as guides in swashbuckling outfits and invite elementary schools and/or community to visit.