All Hands on Deck for Pirate Museum
On Thursday, March 12, the fifth-grade classes at Poplar Grove Middle School will conclude a month-long reading and language arts unit focused on the classic novel, Treasure Island, with a pirate exhibit in the school’s library from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
This ambitious adventure required all hands on deck as students spent time reading, discussing and writing about the Robert Louis Stevenson classic. Following every chapter, students completed a “sea log” in which they recorded their thoughts in a bound journal, researched vocabulary and answered critical questions.
Students enjoyed Treasure Island, which spins a tale about ships, pirates, a “lost” treasure map, buried treasure, and a young boy coming of age. Included in the “voyage” was the opportunity for each student to research some aspect of piracy.
Students wrote a research paper and created a “visual” representation of the research, which will be displayed at the “Rogue’s Gallery of Poplar Grove Pirates” on Thursday, March 12 in the school library.
During the museum opening, the fifth-grade buccaneers will dress the part as they share their project with the rest of the crew and visitors to the museum.
Poplar Grove is a preK-8 public school in the Franklin Special School District with an enrollment of approximately 900 students. It is located at 2959 Del Rio Pike in Franklin. Poplar Grove Middle School principal is Vanessa Garcia and the school can be reached at 790-4721. For more information about the district, please visit www.fssd.org/pgsweb on the Internet.
