Moby Dick Lesson Plan

Hoist the Mizzen-mast!

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will label a diagram of a whaling ship and define its many parts.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1

Structure:

As students have likely noticed even at this early stage in their reading, Moby Dick is not only verbosely written, but full of nautical and whaling terminology that they are likely unfamiliar with. This activity aims to bridge that knowledge gap.

Begin by handing out copies of the Vessels And Terminology page from the New Bedford Whaling Museum (printed, or saved to a shareable offline format):

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