Pirates in Historical Fiction
Who thought that pirates could be used across the curriculum and allow students to explore pirates in social studies and language arts. The way the teacher introduced this unit was brilliant! What a creative and unique way to introduce students to a new unit by having pictures, maps, books, and other material. This introduction sparks the curiosity and engages them! I would love to use this “pirate concept” in my future classroom. The article also discusses how the teacher can use a various technologies throughout the unit: DVDs, Websites, and so on, which is a great way to keep kids engaged and invites them to explore different types of media. In this article I enjoyed the sample questions the teacher can ask through this unit. These simple yet critical questions cause students to think on a deeper level with enhances their cognitive skill.
Pullout Article:
The idea of using DED is a great method to use while discussing the pirate unit. According to the article using DED “helps students locate important information in a text”, which will help students later on when they start to take the EOG’s. Locating information effectively will save students time as they complete the EOGs. I enjoyed the fact that the article gives examples of these activities so that in the future if we do want to use a pirate unit, we have these examples right in front of us. The resource page allows the teacher to provide more material for his/her students to read and explore. I look forward in starting this pirate unit!!
