starter activity

Watch the clip from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean. How accurate do you think this film is? How useful are films like this in finding out about the past?

Who were the Who were the real-life pirates real-life pirates

of the of the Caribbean?Caribbean?To investigate & explain the To investigate & explain the

lives of 5 real-life pirateslives of 5 real-life pirates

To assess the problems in To assess the problems in documenting their livesdocumenting their lives

Learning objectives

Key words: plunder gibbet privateer

You will each be given a curious fact about pirates. Find someone and ask your question. If they don’t know the answer, tell them.

Your partner will do the same. When you have both finished, swap slips of paper and find someone new. By the end you should know

12 new facts about this time period you didn’t know before!Can you spot the ‘red herring’?

starter activity

Your task – pirate ‘market place’Your task – pirate ‘market place’

Anne Bonny Edward Teach, ‘Blackbeard’

Henry Morgan Captain Kidd

Sir Francis Drake Mohammed Abdi Hassan, ‘Big Mouth’

Study the fact sheet on your pirate. Identify using a Study the fact sheet on your pirate. Identify using a highlighter evidence for these areas:highlighter evidence for these areas: Birth/Death datesBirth/Death dates Early lifeEarly life Where they operatedWhere they operated Key crimesKey crimes What happened in endWhat happened in end Pirate or privateer?Pirate or privateer?

Record your findings in no more than Record your findings in no more than 20 words 20 words or picturesor pictures Create a rota for who will present and who will take notesCreate a rota for who will present and who will take notes You will have You will have 1 minute to present each time1 minute to present each time, whilst colleagues , whilst colleagues

move around taking notesmove around taking notes At end of task, share notes to complete tableAt end of task, share notes to complete table

Don’t be a Dodo!

Make sure you

present!

Your task

What sources of evidence can we use to find out about the lives of pirates?

Why is it so difficult to research the lives of pirates?

Notes:

Extension taskExtension task

Conduct your own research into Conduct your own research into modern day piracy: the motives and modern day piracy: the motives and 3 famous recent examples3 famous recent examples

HomeworkHomework

Produce a set up ‘Top Trump’ cards on Produce a set up ‘Top Trump’ cards on the pirates on your sheet. Create your the pirates on your sheet. Create your own categories but they might include:own categories but they might include: Size of bootySize of booty MurdersMurders How they diedHow they died Number of crewNumber of crew Years as a pirateYears as a pirate Size of shipSize of ship Scare factorScare factor

Who were the Who were the real-life pirates real-life pirates

of the of the Caribbean?Caribbean?To investigate & explain the To investigate & explain the

lives of 5 real-life pirateslives of 5 real-life pirates

To assess the problems in To assess the problems in documenting their livesdocumenting their lives

Learning objectives

Key words: plunder gibbet privateer

Plenary