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Haul, Boys, Haul (Part 1)
Kind of Activity:
Research
Objective:
In groups, students will research and report on sea shanties from the 19th-century.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A
Structure:
This activity consists of two larger components: in the first (described here), students will research and prepare a presentation on sea shanties from the 1800s - later, in Part 2, students will write and perform a shanty of their own.
Begin by dividing students into groups of four or five. Allow groups sufficient time to research sea shanties. A number of resources of available, and a few useful ones are listed below.
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