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Pirates and Politics: A World History Course

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Christy Knockleby
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(191)
This is an intensive political studies and world history class talking about the late 15th century to the early 19th century. Learn about pirates, privateers, and the kings and queens with whom they interacted.

Class experience

US Grade 8 - 11
For several years, this topic was my passion. I read book after book about pirates and the Age of Exploration. I read academic papers by the hundreds. I traced down strange links and I looked for the historical connections. When I read that many pirates were Huguenots, I committed myself to learning about the French Wars of Religion. When I read that Sir. Francis Drake had a crew member taken captive in what is now Morocco, I looked into the civil war that he had accidently stumbled into. It became a game to see how much of world history had a connection, in some way, to piracy. I read, I took notes, and I developed this class.
Homework Offered
Students will be required to do reading assignments in preparation for class. Students will be asked to research a historical figure for a mock debate. In this debate students will try to answer questions based on what their historical figure might have believed. Students will be asked to research a pirate to do an oral presentation. Occasional optional activities will include doing map-work and short-answer questions. There will also be optional creative writing or art project suggestions.
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students requiring a grade are asked to notify me of this before the second week of class. If students require a grade but wish to avoid having to talk in class accommodations can be made.
Grades Offered
I will provide weekly homework assignments that will help enable students to participate in the discussion. The more prepared students are for discussion, the more we can discuss!

I will also provide optional activities for those who would like to do more.

While the following are NOT required reading for the course, I highly recommend students pick and choose from the list and read a few of the following. Their connection to piracy may not be obvious, but they either contain topics or themes related to the course or we will be discussing their authors. 

1) Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (I recommend the children's version by Barbara Nichol or the full translation by Edith Grossman)
2) Utopia by Sir. Thomas Moore
3) The Tempest by William Shakespeare
4) Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 
5) The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
6) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
7) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
8) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson



Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Pirates were murders, thieves, and at times patriots. I don't want to dwell on gore, but torture methods will be mentioned occasionally. 
I will be providing students with reading assignments. It is very, very important that the students complete the reading assignments for each class. 
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(191)
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I am a homeschooling mother of three. I have a B.A. in political theory and many years experience teaching online. I've also studied theology and written a book titled A Secular Bible Study as well as a young adult novel titled The Edge of the... 
Group Class

$275

for 15 classes
1x per week, 15 weeks
60 min

Completed by 18 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 13-17
3-12 learners per class

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