CARIBBEAN 1

The Caribbean is a group of islands that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean. The area is sometimes also called the West Indies.

Targets

• Read an extract from the novel Gone to Drift about a boy whose grandfather is missing after a fishing trip.

• Learn about slavery in the Caribbean, mysterious stilt dancers in the British Virgin Islands, and being gay in Jamaica.

• Describe the countries of the Caribbean and why they are worth a visit.

Get Going

• Look at the pictures. What do they show?

• Which countries of the Caribbean can you name?

• What do you know about the Caribbean?