The Nomadic Professor: Pirates - 10-month Subscription
From Blackbeard to bias detection, this swashbuckling course blends action, analysis, and argument writing—ideal for teens who want history with grit and credit.
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2026 Ninth-Grade Curriculum Kit
Pirates: A Swashbuckling History of the Americas in the Age of Sail is a one-semester digital history course that examines piracy across the Americas from the 1400s to the present.
Students work through six units that trace the development of piracy in a historical context, including trade routes, colonial expansion, and shifting political power. The course uses on-location video, guided notes, and document-based research to help students engage with the material from multiple angles.
The subject draws immediate interest, but the course stays grounded in historical context, asking students to look past the mythology and work with the actual record.
The structure supports independent work. Most students move through the course at a pace of two to four sessions per week, using the built-in grading tools to track progress. The final unit connects historical piracy to modern portrayals, giving students a chance to compare popular narratives with historical accounts.
This course typically counts as ½ credit in history or social studies.
Note: Some historical artwork included in the course contains partial nudity.
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Pirates has been designed to fulfill the hours requirements of a one semester, ½ credit elective course, when taken in full. The course will require approximately 65 hours of classroom time to complete.
- May 16, 2026
Steph H.
Another great course from the Nomadic Professor. My son is also currently taking the NP’s US 1&2 history course this year as well. He has definitely been enjoying learning about pirates. The mix of videos and reading keeps things interesting. Although he did the two courses in the same year, Pirates would be a great segue into the type of lessons and work that is involved in a Nomadic Professor course.
- April 17, 2026
A P.
This is a great jumping off point for lots of great discussions on pirates. My boys have enjoyed learning about pirates. They like the videos. It is a lot of reading though. This curriculum makes critical thinking a priority as well. There are some assignments that my boys were just not fond of but that is how it is with curriculum.
