1.  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?

2. Who were the real-life pirates of the Caribbean? To investigate & explain the lives of 5 real-life pirates To assess the problems in documenting their lives  Learning objectives  Key words: plunder gibbet privateer

3. 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

4.  Your task – pirate ‘market place’ Anne BonnyEdward Teach, ‘Blackbeard’Henry Morgan Captain Kidd Sir Francis Drake Mohammed Abdi Hassan, ‘Big Mouth’

5. Study the fact sheet on your pirate. Identify using a highlighter evidence for these areas: Study the fact sheet on your pirate. Identify using a highlighter evidence for these areas: Birth/Death dates Birth/Death dates Early life Early life Where they operated Where they operated Key crimes Key crimes What happened in end What happened in end Pirate or privateer? Pirate or privateer? Record your findings in no more than 20 words or pictures Record your findings in no more than 20 words or pictures Create a rota for who will present and who will take notes Create a rota for who will present and who will take notes You will have 1 minute to present each time, whilst colleagues move around taking notes You will have 1 minute to present each time, whilst colleagues move around taking notes At end of task, share notes to complete table At end of task, share notes to complete table Don’t be a Dodo! Make sure you present!

6.  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?

7. Notes:

8.  Extension task Conduct your own research into modern day piracy: the motives and 3 famous recent examples Conduct your own research into modern day piracy: the motives and 3 famous recent examples

9.  Homework Produce a set up ‘Top Trump’ cards on the pirates on your sheet. Create your own categories but they might include: Produce a set up ‘Top Trump’ cards on the pirates on your sheet. Create your own categories but they might include: Size of booty Size of booty Murders Murders How they died How they died Number of crew Number of crew Years as a pirate Years as a pirate Size of ship Size of ship Scare factor Scare factor

10. Who were the real-life pirates of the Caribbean? To investigate & explain the lives of 5 real-life pirates To assess the problems in documenting their lives  Learning objectives  Key words: plunder gibbet privateer Plenary