Activity 1: Recite the Book Information
- Recite the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 2: Narrate the Story
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Study the Story Picture(s)
- Study the story picture(s) and verbally describe the relation to the story.
Activity 4: Learn the Roles on a Ship
- Captain - The person who navigates a ship and commands its crew (Captain Smollett).
- First Mate - The captain's second-in-command, responsible for the security and safety of the ship, often the same officer as the Quartermaster. (Mr. Arrow)
- Coxswain - The second or third mate of a vessel. (Israel Hands)
- Quartermaster - The officer tasked with overseeing food and water who possesses the power to punish the crew.
- Sailing Master - The officer responsible for sailing and navigating the ship.
- Surgeon - The ship's doctor in charge of keeping the crew healthy. (Dr. Livesey)
- Boatswain - Junior officers who supervise the crew and report to Quartermaster or the Captain. (Job Anderson)
- Gunners - The leaders of small groups of sailors who operated the cannons.
- Master Gunner - The lead coordinating among the other gunners to prevent accidents and injuries.
- Cook - The crew member in charge of the galley and preparing food. (Long John Silver, also known as Barbecue)
Activity 5: Act Out a Passage
Practice acting out the following passage, with drama and feeling.
- I calls my parrot Cap'n Flint, after the famous buccaneer—here's Cap'n Flint predicting success to our v'yage. (Long John Silver)
- Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! (Cap'n Flint the Parrot)
- If anybody's seen more wickedness than Cap'n Flint, it must be the devil himself. (Long John Silver)
Activity 6: Complete Written Narration
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 31 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 7: Complete Copywork and Dictation
- Click the crayon above, and complete pages 31-32 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 8: Color the Image
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 32 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 9: Answer Written Review Questions
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 33 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'