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Vocabulary Word List: 12 words: Audacious, Disreputable, Galleon, Instigate, Insurrection, Marauder, Maritime, Mutiny, Notorious, Parrot, Plunder, Vandalized
Abandon, Abuse, Accessory, Activity, Adventure, Afloat, Aft, Agile, Ahoy, Altercation, Anchor, Anticipation, Appeal, Artifact, Ashore, Assault, Astonishing, Attack, Audacious, Authorities, Authority, Aye
Bad luck, Bandolier, Barbaric, Barbarossa (Arouj & Khair-ed-Din), Barefoot, Barrel, Battle, Beached, Beacon, Becalm, Behead, Billow, Billy Bones, Black, Black Bart, Black Beard (Edward Teach), Blacksmith, Bloodthirsty, Bloody, Blunderbuss, Boarding, Boastful, Bollix, Bonanza, Booty, Bounty, Bowsprit, Brass, Bravery, Brawl, Brawny, Brutality, Buccaneer, Bullion, Bully, Bungle, Burn, Bury
Calico Jack, Campeche, Cannon, Cannon fuse, Capsize, Captain, Captain Kidd, Captain Kidd, Capture, Cargo, Cargo, Caribbean, Cave, Celebrations, Challenge, Chantey, Chaos, Charge, Charm, Chest, Circuit, Coast, Coastline, Cockroach, Code, Companion, Compass, Competition, Confiscate, Conquest, Contemptuous, Contraband, Corpse, Course, Crate, Crew, Criminal, Crossbones, Cruel, Cunning, Curse, Cutlass, Cutthroat
Dagger, Dangerous, Dare, Daring, Debauchery, Decapitate, Deck, Defiant, Discovery, Disease, Disguise, Dishonest, Disreputable, Distant, Dominate, Doubloon, Dysentery
Encrusted, Episode, Escape, Evidence, Evil, Exile, Expedition, Exploit, Explore, Explosion, Eye patch
Failure, Fantasy, Fear, Fearsome, Feast, Feat, Ferocious, Fest, Fierce, Fighting, Fire, Flag, Flagship, Fleet, Fortune, Frightening, Furl
Galleon, Gang plank, Gangs, Garb, Gear, Gibbet, Glimpse, Glitter, Gold, Goods, Greedy, Grim, Grog, Gunfire, Gunpowder, Gusto
Hanging, Harass, Haul, Havoc, Heave-ho, Heist, Heroes, Hex, Hidden, High seas, Hijack, Hispaniola, Historic, Hoist, Hold, Hollering, Horizon, Hostile, Hunt, Hurricane
Ill-gotten, Illegal, Image, Impact, Incident, Infamous, Infested, Injury, Instigate, Insubordinate, Insurrection, International, Intrepid, Islands
Jagged, Jeopardize, Jettison, Jetty, Jewelry, Jewels, Jolly Roger
Kidnap, Kill, Kingdom, Knack
Lad, Land, Land-ho!, Landlubber, Lash, Lawless, Legacy, Legend, Loathe, Long John Silver, Lookout, Loot, Lore, Loyalty, Lucre, Lure
Maggots, Malaria, Map, Marauder, Mariner, Maritime, Maroon, Marsh, Mate, Mayhem, Menace, Merchants, Mockery, Moonlit, Musket, Mutiny
Nautical, Navigate, New World, Notorious
Old salt, Ominous, One leg, Onslaught, Opulence, Outrank, Overboard
Parrot, Party, Peg-leg, Pieces of eight, Pierce, Pillage, Piracy, Pistol, Pitch-dark, Plank, Plunder, Power, Precarious, Predatory, Prey, Privateer, Prize, Prowl, Pursuit, Putrid
Quarters, Quest
Raid, Rake, Ransack, Ransom, Rats, Ravage, Reactions, Realm, Rebellion, Reckoning, Reek, Region, Relentless, Remote, Reports, Rescue, Revenge, Revolt, Riches, Riotous, Risk, Roam, Rogue, Romanticize, Rope, Rudder, Ruffian, Rum, Ruthless
Sabotage, Sack full, Sailor, Salt junk, Scalawag, Scavenge, Scoundrel, Sea port, Sea-chest, Seafarer, Seagull, Search, Seaweed, Secrecy, Seek, Seize, Sever, Sextant, Ship, Shiver-me-timbers, Shore, Silver, Skiff, Slaughter, Sliver, Smuggle, Snatch, Splash, Spoils, Square-rigged, Stab, Stagger, Stash, Stockade, Strut, Surrender, Survive, Swab, Swagger, Swashbuckling, Swindle, Swoon, Sword
Tales, Target, Teak, Telescope, Temper, Tempestuous, Terrorize, Thievery, Thug, Tides, Torture, Trade, Trappings, Travel, Treacherous, Treasure, Triangular trade, Truce, Tyrant
Unfurl, Unique, Unkempt, Unlawful, Unscrupulous, Untrustworthy, Unusual
Vagrant, Valiant, Valor, Valuables, Vandalize, Vanquish, Vantage, Venture, Vessel, Vicious, Vigilant, Vile, Voyage
Wander, Warning, Warring, Wealth, Weapons, Weather, Wharf, Whip, White handkerchief, Wicked, Wild, Wily, Wreck, Wrong
X marks the spot
Yellow fever, Yo-ho-ho
Zeal, Zealous, Zest
PIRATES OVERVIEW
History tells that pirates plundered and raided as early as 1500. Captains and their crews roamed in many locations, depending on what "treasures" could be found. Most pirates earned their bad reputations, but a few were patriots, even gentlemen. Two women were especially fierce. As you complete research into the interesting lore and facts about pirates, use the list of words provided to help you in activities or exercises.
Pirates LESSON PLAN IDEAS and activities from www.myvocabulary.com:
** Use these words and discussion ideas in History or English classes or when reading asbout pirates in Treasure Island.
1. Imagine how a pirate captain might have looked physically? What type of clothes did he wear? Did he have a nickname? What was his favorite drink? What was the name of his ship? How did he die?
2. Pirates usually had rules and regulations that were strict. Can you imagine what they might have included?
3. Some pirates were notorious and had bad reputations. Complete research on three of the following: Calico Jack, Anne Bonney, Mary Read, Edward Teach
4. Name some of the locations/countries where pirates roamed and raided. Why were these areas popular?
5. What information can yo find about the pirate community Libertatia, in Madagascar?
6. When The Queen Anne's Revenge, a ship, was salvaged in 1977, what artifacts did divers and archeologists discover?
Pirates Quiz: For answers, please email jancook@myvocabulary.com
1. What is a gibbet?
2. What does the term "Jolly Roger" mean?
3. Blackbeard is just a nickname. Identify the pirate! What do you know about him?
4. Black Bart is also a nickname. Who is this pirate?
5. Explain why Jean Lafitte earned a reputation as a pirate but is also considered a patriot. Explain.
6. John Rackham was known as Calico Jack. Why?
7. Some colorful characters from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island include:
Billy Bones, Cap'n Flint, Long John Silver, and Pew. What do you know about them? Share your information!
8. Give details about the Spanish pirate, Jose Gaspar. In what areas did he terrorize?
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