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JASON XV: Rainforests at the CrossroadsNovels
Treasure Island
(Signet Classic)
by: Robert Louis Stevenson
| Teacher Note:
Efforts have been made to bring awareness to various
aspects of the novel that might need special attention.
However, it is possible that some aspects might have been
missed. We always encourage you to read the entire novel
before reading it with your students or assigning it to
them. Please be aware of the following topics based on your
county's policies.
Fighting, drinking rum, throwing knives at one another.
Topics from the novel to use and
possible extension activities . . .
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Six question discussion guide
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Mini unit with link to more websites
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"Everything you would possibly want to know about
Treasure Island" : author, characters, tropical
islands, pirates, buried treasure, and lots more!!!
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Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson
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Year-long teaching objective to upload an entire unit of
literature onto the Internet
- Several
appropriate websites for use during the Piratical
Research of Treasure Island
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Pirate Research
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Truly interactive Treasure Island site
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Real Treasure Island
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Real Treasure Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
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Summary, chapter notes, character information, self
check quiz - Great Site! (Thanks, Denise!)
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Amity Learning Treasure Island Unit
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Pirates lesson plan
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Summary and book information
- What would you do with your fortune if you found the
treasure?
- Research the type of sailing vessels reflected in
the novel.
- Why do you think the ship is named the Hispaniola?
- Explore the novel's connections as a tale of
treachery, greed, and daring.
- What is your first impression of Long John Silver?
- Learn more about pirates: talk, lifestyle,
mannerisms
- Learn more about "sailor talk". Try to write a
conversation between 2 people in "sailor talk."
- We learn from Long John Silver that he is often
misjudged based on his looks. Has this ever happened to
you? How does it make someone feel to be judged on how
they look, not who they are?
- Learn more about "walking the plank."
- Research the difference between being marooned and
being shipwrecked.
- How would you feel if you had been marooned on
"Treasure Island" for 3 years, as Ben Gunn has.
- What similarities can you see between Treasure
Island's Ben Gunn and Tom Hanks's character in the
movie Cast Away?
- Is it possible for parrots to live 200 years as
Cap'n Flint has?
- What is the significance of Cap'n Flint quoting
"pieces of eight"?
- At the end of the novel, we learn what has become of
everyone except Long John Silver. Write a supplemental
ending that tells the outcome of Long John Silver's
life.
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