"Cruisin' the Ups and Downs of the Sea"
Dark Side of the Sea
Let's take a cruise around the Caribbean, but beware of
the dark side of the sea! Week one begins with a kick off activity that introduces
students to the islands of the Caribbean.
Students will reminisce about their family vacations discussing their positive
and negative experiences. Theodore Taylor's book The Cay will be implemented
to further demonstrate
how the sea is at times not too friendly and to provide students with characteristics
of Curacao, one of the Caribbean islands. Students will get an opportunity to
take an underwater
trip to uncover the ruins of the "unsinkable" ocean liner, the Titanic. In addition,
they will discover themselves lost at sea and must use their logic to save themselves,
else they perish
in the depths of the ocean. To conclude week one, students will hunt for factual
information using the scavenger hunt format. As detailed in the outline, any
extra time should be
spent working on Part 3 (research) of the "Cruisin' the Caribbean" final project.
WEEK ONE: "Dark Side of the Sea"
DAY 1
- "Positive and Negative Aspects of The Cay and the Caribbean"
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Catalouge of Group or Partner Work