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Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1 The Yellow Admiral is a fictional narrative by the British author Patrick O'Brien. The novel is the eighteenth in the Aubrey-Maturin series, a series of nautical historical novels set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin. In this lesson, students are introduced to the book and author, and will research the Aubrey-Maturin series and other works by Patrick O'Brien.

1) Teacher Lecture: Introduce the class to the book and author. The Yellow Admiral, by Patrick O'Brien, was published in 1996 and was the 18th of a series of 20 nautical historical novels called the Aubrey-Maturin series.

2) Research Activity: Allow students time in the beginning of class to conduct independent research on the author, Patrick O'Brien, including biography, other works, and awards and criticism, as well as the history, subject, themes and principle...

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