Pirate Timeline
Tell stories in an orderly, hierarchical, structured, and concise manner. These are the four pillars for delivering a successful presentation.
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Jolly Roger
General understanding 1. What is the name of the famous pirate emblem mentioned in the text? 2. How long has the Jolly Roger been associated with pirates? 3. What colors were pirate flags in the 18th century? 4. What did a red flag mean? 5. What did a black flag mean? 6. What did a white flag signal?
The Jolly Roger
For more than 300 years.
Red, black, and white
Red flag meant no life would be spared.
A black flag meant quarter (mercy) might be given.
A white flag signaled the end of the hostilities and negotiations?
Detailed understanding
7. Why did pirates use symbols like skulls, swords, or hourglasses on their flags? 8. Where did the skull and crossbones symbol originally come from? 9. What did pirates want to inspire when enemies saw their flags?
To show their power and scare the enemies.
From the logs of the ships, it represented a death on board.
To show their power and inspire fear.
10. What symbols appeared on Christopher Moody’s flag? 11. What two figures appeared on Bartholomew Roberts’s flag? 12. What object were both figures holding onto Roberts’s flag? What color was Calico Jack Rackham’s flag? 13. What symbols appeared under the skull on Calico Jack’s flag?
An arm with a dagger, a skull with crossbones, and winged hourglasses
A man and a skeleton.
An hourglass
Black
Two crossed swords.
Share your opinion 14. Why do you think pirates wanted their flags to inspire fear? 15. Why is the skull and crossbones still strongly associated with pirates today? 16. How were pirate flags in the 18th century different from the way we imagine them now?
Think and explain. Answer in 1 sentence. Why was the hourglass a frightening symbol? It showed Why didn’t all pirates use the same flag?
Mission
Pair work: Create Your Own Pirate Flag Objectives Reuse vocabulary (colors, symbols, meanings) Describe a flag Explain symbols Express intention (fear / power / mercy)
Facts or Fiction?
ON BOARD
Listen to a pirate specialist and find out:
1. How was their life? 2.What did they doand didn't do ?
MORE ABOUT FACTS AND FICTION
Pirate Timeline
03
07
01
Telling stories with order and hierarchy is essential.
The important thing is that everything fits the theme.
Make the numbers tell stories with graphics.
You can add interactivity to your timeline.
06
04
And leave your class in awe.
Icons are always good allies.
02
08
05
And add a topping: give it interactivity and animation.
Also animations to make it fun.
Insert a video
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Use an image
And use this space to describe it. You can upload an image from your computer or use the resources available in Genially, on the left side of the tool. Leave the whole class speechless!
Write a great headline
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Here you can put a highlighted title
If you are going to present live, we recommend that you train your voice and practice: the best improvisation is always the one that is most rehearsed!.
You can create a outline to synthesize the content and use words that help consolidate the mental structures of the students.
Show enthusiasm, flash a smile, and maintain eye contact with your students: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie'. Leave them speechless.
Maps are a great ally, use them!
Interactive visual communication improves learning outcomes on any topic and in any context. Before you start creating, it's a good idea to take a few minutes to think about what this map tells you and teaches you.
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Maps are a great ally, use them!
Interactive visual communication improves learning outcomes on any topic and in any context. Before you start creating, it's a good idea to take a few minutes to think about what this map tells and teaches you.
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Write a great headline
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Describe the topic and the content you will address in class, and don't forget to emphasize why the topic is interesting.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute one. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and provides more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios...Anything you want!
Use an image
Use this space to describe it. You can upload an image from your computer or use the resources available in Genially, on the left side of the tool. Leave the whole class in awe!
A brilliant title
Genially, thanks to its resource gallery, helps you enhance the formal and functional coherence of your content in the classroom. This way, we create an immersive communicative environment where true visual stories develop.
Use tables
Disciplines such as Visual Thinking facilitate the organization of knowledge through the use of images, graphics, infographics, and simple drawings.
Describe the topic and the content you will cover in class and do not forget to emphasize why the topic is interesting.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute one. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and adds more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios...Whatever you want!
Insert a video
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
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Pirate Timeline
Tell stories in an orderly, hierarchical, structured, and concise manner. These are the four pillars for delivering a successful presentation.
20XX
Teach
20XX
Structure
20XX
Evaluate
20XX
20XX
Design
Plan
Jolly Roger
General understanding 1. What is the name of the famous pirate emblem mentioned in the text? 2. How long has the Jolly Roger been associated with pirates? 3. What colors were pirate flags in the 18th century? 4. What did a red flag mean? 5. What did a black flag mean? 6. What did a white flag signal?
The Jolly Roger
For more than 300 years.
Red, black, and white
Red flag meant no life would be spared.
A black flag meant quarter (mercy) might be given.
A white flag signaled the end of the hostilities and negotiations?
Detailed understanding
7. Why did pirates use symbols like skulls, swords, or hourglasses on their flags? 8. Where did the skull and crossbones symbol originally come from? 9. What did pirates want to inspire when enemies saw their flags?
To show their power and scare the enemies.
From the logs of the ships, it represented a death on board.
To show their power and inspire fear.
10. What symbols appeared on Christopher Moody’s flag? 11. What two figures appeared on Bartholomew Roberts’s flag? 12. What object were both figures holding onto Roberts’s flag? What color was Calico Jack Rackham’s flag? 13. What symbols appeared under the skull on Calico Jack’s flag?
An arm with a dagger, a skull with crossbones, and winged hourglasses
A man and a skeleton.
An hourglass
Black
Two crossed swords.
Share your opinion 14. Why do you think pirates wanted their flags to inspire fear? 15. Why is the skull and crossbones still strongly associated with pirates today? 16. How were pirate flags in the 18th century different from the way we imagine them now?
Think and explain. Answer in 1 sentence. Why was the hourglass a frightening symbol? It showed Why didn’t all pirates use the same flag?
Mission
Pair work: Create Your Own Pirate Flag Objectives Reuse vocabulary (colors, symbols, meanings) Describe a flag Explain symbols Express intention (fear / power / mercy)
Facts or Fiction?
ON BOARD
Listen to a pirate specialist and find out:
1. How was their life? 2.What did they doand didn't do ?
MORE ABOUT FACTS AND FICTION
Pirate Timeline
03
07
01
Telling stories with order and hierarchy is essential.
The important thing is that everything fits the theme.
Make the numbers tell stories with graphics.
You can add interactivity to your timeline.
06
04
And leave your class in awe.
Icons are always good allies.
02
08
05
And add a topping: give it interactivity and animation.
Also animations to make it fun.
Insert a video
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Use an image
And use this space to describe it. You can upload an image from your computer or use the resources available in Genially, on the left side of the tool. Leave the whole class speechless!
Write a great headline
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Here you can put a highlighted title
If you are going to present live, we recommend that you train your voice and practice: the best improvisation is always the one that is most rehearsed!.
You can create a outline to synthesize the content and use words that help consolidate the mental structures of the students.
Show enthusiasm, flash a smile, and maintain eye contact with your students: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie'. Leave them speechless.
Maps are a great ally, use them!
Interactive visual communication improves learning outcomes on any topic and in any context. Before you start creating, it's a good idea to take a few minutes to think about what this map tells you and teaches you.
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Maps are a great ally, use them!
Interactive visual communication improves learning outcomes on any topic and in any context. Before you start creating, it's a good idea to take a few minutes to think about what this map tells and teaches you.
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Write a great headline
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Describe the topic and the content you will address in class, and don't forget to emphasize why the topic is interesting.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute one. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and provides more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios...Anything you want!
Use an image
Use this space to describe it. You can upload an image from your computer or use the resources available in Genially, on the left side of the tool. Leave the whole class in awe!
A brilliant title
Genially, thanks to its resource gallery, helps you enhance the formal and functional coherence of your content in the classroom. This way, we create an immersive communicative environment where true visual stories develop.
Use tables
Disciplines such as Visual Thinking facilitate the organization of knowledge through the use of images, graphics, infographics, and simple drawings.
Describe the topic and the content you will cover in class and do not forget to emphasize why the topic is interesting.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute one. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and adds more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios...Whatever you want!
Insert a video
Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.