Double Entry Diary (DED) Section 2 February 19, 2010

Section 2:

 A. Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter

From the Book (words, quotes, passages). Page and Paragraph	What it means to me.
The cloud quickly hid the deck from view, but aloft I could see that the pirates (for so they proved to be) had hauled down their Dutch flag, and hoisted a black flag with an hourglass and crossed swords on it. Page 22, paragraph 2	Through research we know that pirates used a decoy flag as a form of surprise attack on their victims. I was excited to be able to pick out factual information from the text.
Already the wound has maggots and unless his leg cut off below the knee, he will surely die. All agreed that Adam would make the best surgeon, because he is handy with a saw. Page 27, paragraph 2	Gross! You could discuss with children the medical advances since this time and how this would have been very unsanitary. This was done without anesthesia. It would be good to ask kids if they had ever had an surgery and compare how different it would have been back then.
The fish was swimming quickly at our ship and I feared it would eat us in one single gulp. Page 35, paragraph 4	It is funny how the unknown scares us. Jake was scared of the whale because he dint know what it was or if it might hurt him. This would be a good time to ask kids if they had ever been in a situation like this.

 

B. What if You Met a Pirate?

From the Book (words, quotes, passages). Page and Paragraph	What it means to me.
Surely he’d have a parrot on his shoulder, swearing and shrieking “Pieces of eight!” Page 2, paragraph 1	I love the entire section that this is from. I love the colorful and descriptive use of language that is seen in the paragraph. I am not sure what pieces of eight are? I remember hearing it from a movie I watched about pirates but I am not sure what it means.
Some pirates died from drowning or in accidents. Most died form disease, especially in the tropics. Pirates who died in battle were rare, but not as rare as old pirates. Page 4, paragraph 4	This amazed me. Pirates have the crazy, daring, and hard life but yet most of them died of old age. This could be considered a misconception and I think this would be an important piece of information to mention to students. I found this to be very interesting!

Double Entry Diary (DED) Section 1 February 19, 2010

 Section 1:

 A. Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter

From the Book (words, quotes, passages). Page and Paragraph	What it means to me.
“Fie, man!” he snorted. “Do you think we are going to sea in a tailor’s shop?” Page 7, paragraph 1	This would have embarrassed me if I were Jake. This had to make him feel uneasy as to what the trip had in store. What does fie mean?
He explained that they must be kept damp, or the boards shrink apart, letting in the sea. Page 10, paragraph 5	I had no idea that they had to do this on ships back in the day. Do ships still have to do this? I would think not because you don’t see this process going on, on boats. I think maybe a treated lumber or a sealer would take care of this problem.
I guessed who he was, for as soon as he hissed “Away aloft!” in a voice the sailors hurried up the rigging as if the devil himself had given the order. Page 11, paragraph 2	I love the eerie use of words the author’s uses to describe the captain. He didn’t just speak his words he hissed them. He spoke in such a way that the sailors hurried their work. This man put fear into his crew, and the author said he made it seen as though the devil himself had given the order. Wow! Maybe he was the meanest pirate ever to live?

 

B.What if You Met a Pirate?

From the Book (words, quotes, passages). Page and Paragraph	What it means to me.
Being a pirate was, in some ways, better than most jobs. Between 1500 and 1750, a pirate or privateer ship was the only real democracy: The entire crew voted on important questions. Page 6, paragraph 3	Since our country does have a democracy as its form of government I thought this was an important part of the information to pull out. This I think would be important to point out to students. We have something in common with the pirates.
Pirates didn’t make long voyages like the Royal Navy. Their trips were short, often only a few days. Pirate’s dint want to match their little boats’ guns with the navy’s big guns, so they counted on surprise, a lot of men, and boarding the prize in a yelling, furious rush. Page 10, paragraph 3	I have always thought of pirates as the big bad outlaws. Nobody could touch them and they had these huge ships with big guns. This portion of the reading proves this to be incorrect. They were scared or had at least one enemy, the Navy.