Pirates

There were some questions left unanswered during our KWL lesson on Defending the Seas today. Look through them and do a research to find out the answers. Share them with the rest of your classmates by leaving your comments below.

The questions are:

  1. Who was the first pirate?
  2. Is there any kind pirates?
  3. What happens to pirates when they die?
  4. Is there still buried pirate’s treasure?
  5. Do pirates own submarines?
  6. What do they do with their stolen goods?
  7. Why does anyone want to be a pirate?
  8. Do all pirates have parrots?
  9. How do the military torture pirates?
  10. How long do pirates stay at sea?
  11. How many more pirates are left? Endangered species?
  12. Where do they get their ships from?
  13. Where do they get their weapons?
  14. Who is the most infamous pirate?
  15. Is ‘walking the plank’ still available upon request?

8 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 February 2014 at 18:12

    The first pirate known was Dixey Bull.(I do not know if this is really true, though). Yu Min

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  2. kaifeng4 February 2014 at 21:55

    1)Dixey Bull
    2)None currently
    3)The crew will throw the body overboard
    4)Yes.A map has shown that there is a treasure near the Statue of Liberty
    5)no
    6)They use it for their on use or sell them
    7)they want to get rich
    8)The reason why pirates have parrots on their shoulders is because the parrots were once considered mysterious and rare animals in many parts of the world.But now, they are not used.
    10)They captain will decide.
    11)Hundreds
    12)They go to the harbor and steal ships when nobody is watching.
    13)they used to make their weapons by themselves
    14)Edward Lowe, London [Born: Late 1600s; Died: 1723 or 1724]
    15)no

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    1. Unknown11 February 2014 at 18:07

      4)The treasure was believed to be buried on Long Islands,which was near New York.

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  3. Anonymous8 February 2014 at 11:12

    9) Whole crews were sometimes hanged in the public. In England, the most notorious pirates were hanged and then their bodies were covered in tar and hung publicly in an iron cage, where thy slowly rotted away.
    15)Although a famous pirate punishment, this is probably a myth.
    -Samuel

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  4. Anonymous9 February 2014 at 20:38

    1) Dixey Bull
    2) Yes
    4) It is believed that there is buried pirate treasure
    8)No
    10) 2 to 5 years
    11) Yes, there are still pirates left
    12) The pirates either bought or stole them
    13)They stole them
    14) Edward Lowe
    I couldn't find the answers for some questions
    -Adree

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  5. Unknown11 February 2014 at 18:17

    A website said that "walking the plank"might not be a real punishment used by pirates,it was true in stories but not many evidence showed that it was really true in real life. :p

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  6. Unknown22 February 2014 at 12:14

    The real name of the pirate Blackbeard is Edward Teach.

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  7. Unknown22 February 2014 at 12:19

    The website which I found said that "walking the plank" is from the story of "Peter Panand Treasure Planet".

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