Double Entry Diary (DED) Section 2

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!