History, Pictures, and Information for Kids. A pirate ship's cannon fires a warning blast.
The explosion rocks a nearby merchant ship. Musket balls fly. Grenades explode. A wounded helmsman staggers. He lets go of the ship's wheel, and the ship swings around crazily. IT WAS A REIGN OF FEAR that lasted two long years. The pirates often determined a ship's nationality first. Merchant crews often surrendered without a fight the moment they saw Blackbeard's flag.
BLACKBEARD WAS BRITISH, probably born before 1690. Soon the cunning, fearless Teach became captain of his own ship—one he had stolen! MOST MERCHANT SHIPS carried little, if any, actual treasure. As Teach's power and reputation as the most frightening of pirates grew, so did his beard and hair. Some merchant ships carried passengers—often targets of pirates.
Blackbeard once took over a large cargo ship carrying many wealthy passengers—including children—as it sailed out of Charleston, South Carolina. All through the night Maynard's men prepared for the next day's fighting. 8 Real-Life Pirates Who Roved the High Seas. Ahoy, me hearties!
September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was invented in 1995 by two guys playing racquetball and made famous seven years later by Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist Dave Barry. In honor of the arrr-ival of this holiday, here’s a look at eight of the most notorious swashbucklers to find their sea legs. 1. The Barbarossa Brothers Sailing from North Africa’s Barbary Coast, the Barbarossa (which means “red beard” in Italian) brothers Aruj and Hizir became rich by capturing European vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. 2.
Francis Drake, nicknamed “my pirate” by Queen Elizabeth I, was among the so-called “Sea Dog” privateers licensed by the English government to attack Spanish shipping. 3. L’Olonnais was one of many buccaneers—a cross between state-sponsored privateers and outright outlaws—who plied the Caribbean Sea in the mid- to late 1600s. 4. 5. 6. 7. John Rackam, better known as Calico Jack, received a pardon for previous piracy acts in 1719. Pirates of the Caribbean worksheet. Pirates. BusyTeacher.org Mobile. School Radio - Treasure Island - Treasure Island. 8: The pirates parley and the black spot. Anglais Orléans-Tours : True Pirates of the Carribean. Séquence pour le cycle terminal : « True Pirates of the Caribbean » Notion du programme : Mythes et héros Thématique : Piraterie dans les Caraïbes – L’Âge d’Or de la piraterie – Conflits anglo-espagnols.
Problématique : Dans quelle mesure les pirates anglais des Caraïbes ont-ils contribué à forger un mythe vivace qui nourrit l’imaginaire et perdure aujourd’hui encore dans la littérature ainsi que dans de nombreux médias (cinéma, jeux vidéo…) ? Nota : une approche différente pourrait tout aussi bien alimenter la réflexion sur les notions « Lieux et formes de pouvoir » ou, dans une moindre mesure, « Espaces et échanges » avec une problématique tournant autour de la domination des mers comme enjeu de pouvoir. Compétences linguistiques : Reformuler, établir une chronologie, comparer, opposer, exprimer un point de vue - argumenter - outils: temps du passé– comparatifs, superlatifs- mots de liaison (accord, désaccord, concession) – vocabulaire lié aux pirates, à la mer et aux conflits. Brainstorming :