“Ship Breaker” by Paolo Bacigalupi
Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. New York: Little Brown Books, 2010.
Lexile: 870
Recommended for: Grades 5-7
Summary: Nailer is a teenage boy who works the light crew on a ship. He works aimlessly day in and out scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when he discovers an ex clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, he faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the entire ship for all it's worth or rescue its only survivor, a beautiful, rich girl who could lead him to a better life. This book is classified Science fiction
Activity: This book would be great to use in the classroom as an Science Research Project. The clipper ships in Ship Breaker gives students insight to technology and the entire technology era. I would have students use multiple nonfiction text to investigate and research the means that engineers and scientists are currently using to improve technology.
Students will then create an 3D object replica of one of the advances in technology on the 3D Printers using the information learned in their research. They will present their 3D replicas with two or more pieces of evidence to support why their technology is beneficial to the 21st Century to improve conditions. Presentations will be assessed through a rubric Here is the graphic organizer used for research https://docs.google.com/document/d/14SKov9545GyB9BIxhv3GHYKNomkPmSBycblicFU91Hw/edit?usp=sharing
Students will then create an 3D object replica of one of the advances in technology on the 3D Printers using the information learned in their research. They will present their 3D replicas with two or more pieces of evidence to support why their technology is beneficial to the 21st Century to improve conditions. Presentations will be assessed through a rubric Here is the graphic organizer used for research https://docs.google.com/document/d/14SKov9545GyB9BIxhv3GHYKNomkPmSBycblicFU91Hw/edit?usp=sharing
Standards:
Common Core Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
AASL:
7.6 Interprets information and ideas by defining, classifying, and inferring
Work Cited:
Book Rags.com, Book Activity. Retrieved on November 11, 2017 from http://www.bookrags.com/lessonplan/ship-breaker/#gsc.tab=0
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