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 Education Resource Pack
Treasure Island is a wonderful book, full of adventures and great descriptions. Our adaptation of
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children and can be used a as stimulus for Key Stages 1 and 2 teaching. A quick search for
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of ours.
This pack is intended as a jumping-off point for activities before you come to see the show and
follow-up afterwards. The suggested activities can be linked directly to the national curriculum or
can be used as part of a creative curriculum.
The New Theatre Royal would like to thank Liz Bradbury of St Swithuns School, Southsea, for her
invaluable help in preparing this pack.
Send us your poems and pictures and we will try display them in the theatre for everyone to see. If
you are coming to see the show ± we will be delighted if you come in pirate costumes (see page
13 for pirate hat and eye-patch pattern).
Contact Liz Weston on 023 9277 8993 or email lw@newtheatreroyal.com if you want to send us
your pictures or ask any questions or want more information.
Contents
Pirate Poetry, Word Games & Language
2
Drama, Listening & Speaking
4
Alternative Means of Communication
5
Geography
6
Science
7
Pirate Maths
9
History of Piracy
10
About Robert Louis Stevenson
11
Pirate Hat Pattern
12
Milk Carton Pirate Ship
13
Plastic Pop Bottle Pirate Ship
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Pirate Treasure Chest
16
Pirate Facts
17
Recipe for Hard Tack Biscuits
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Honour Among Thieves ± The Pirate Code
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Pirate Poetry, Word Games & Language
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This can be done in a circle, in small groups or by going round the class. It is also a useful memory
game, pupils trying to remember all the adjectives in alphabetical order.
Pirates, Pirates, Pirates
Here is an easy way to get children to write poetry and think of alliteration and adjectives.
Give your pupils this format:
Pirates, pirates, pirates
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describe the pirates ± cunning, cold, cruel.
Pirates, pirates, pirates
Cunning, cold, cruel
Pirates, pirates, pirates
You can make as many verses as you want!
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List 10 things in a treasure Chest
List 10 things on a tropical Island
Gold coins and a cutlass
A map and a compass
A bottle of rum
An eye-patch
A big gold watch
Pieces of eight
A length of rope and a big heavy weight
Acrostics ± a few examples
Powerful
Interesting
Red
Angry
Tropical
Exciting
Cunning
Adventurous
Pompous
Terrifying
Ambitious
Impatient
Noble
Swift
Happy
Invisible
Pretty
Pirate Language
Pirates are well known for speaking exclusively in the present tense. So your students could have
fun trying to talk and write in the present tense for a lesson ± or a whole day!
Do you know about International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
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If you are going to talk like a pirate then you will need some special Pirate words!
Ahoy
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Booty
treasure, spices, jewels, or anything stolen from another ship
Jolly Roger
a pirate flag usually showing a white skull and crossbones on a black
background
Landlubber
a person who lives on land and does not sail the Seven Seas
Matey
a friend and/or shipmate
Mutiny
a revolt against authority, especially naval or military power
Plunder
the act of robbery or raiding
Scallywag
a bad person; scoundrel
Shiver me timbers
to express shock or surprise; The idea of timbers shivering comes
from the shaking sent through the ship by either running around or
being hit by a cannon ball.
The Spanish Man
referred to the land and waters around the Caribbean during the 17th
century when the area was a major location for pirates
Sprogs
untrained recruits; children
Other ideas for written work and discussion
Write a postcard from your treasure island
What other stories do you know about islands?
What other stories do you know about Pirates?
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Drama, Listening & Speaking
Circle discussion:
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What would it be like to be stranded on an Island?
What would it be like to live on a ship all the time?
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What can we remember about the story and the characters?
What were our favourite bits - and why?
Character games:
First of all everyone discusses the characters and the actions and the physical positions that best
sums up the character (there can be more than one for each character).
Pupils move around the room.
The teacher calls out the name of the character and the pupils freeze into the action or position for
that character.
This can be developed to include facial expressions, sounds and noises.
Create Your Own Pirate Character
Pupils create their own pirate character.
What do they look like?
How do they stand?
How do they talk?
What is their outstanding peculiarity?
How can you make your pirate different from the others?
Group work
Capturing a rival Pirate Ship
A Mutiny
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part of the story
And of course there are lots of Pirate jokes...
Why are pirates called pirates?
Because they Aaaar!
What do Pirates like to drink?
Cidaaar!
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Alternative means of communication
and non-verbal communication
This is a really interesting project to explore. How do ships communicate to each other at sea?
Nowadays we have telephones and radios but how do people communicate across distances
without that kind of technology?
Traffic lights are a simple method of signaling using colour to communicate a meaning. Are there
any other examples of non-verbal communication /signaling in every day life?
The means of communication are many and very varied and can be used in all kinds of lessons.
Morse code can be sent by sound or by lights
www.scoutscan.com/cubs/morsecode.html has the morse code alphabet and there are numerous
morse code translator/convertor sites ± MXVWW\SH³PRUVHFRGH´LQWR\RXr browser. Semaphore uses 2 flags held in different positions
www.inter.scoutnet.org/semaphore/semaphore.html has the semaphore alphabet Then there is the signalling where the design of the flag itself has a meaning
www.marinade.ltd.uk/2003/flags.shtml has the international flag alphabet National flags are a signal or symbol for the country ± DQGWKH-ROO\5RJHUDVLJQDOIRU³SLUDWHV´
Did you know that different pirates had different flags? See the following sites for different pirate flags www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/pirate-flags.html http://www.pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com/pirate_flags.html You could invent your own means of signaling using colours or shapes or sounds ± or a
combination of all 3. Send your messages to us at lw@newtheatreroyal.com
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Geography
Making treasure maps is great fun. You can give the co-ordinates of where the treasure is buried
and see how quickly people can find it. Or you can have a treasure hunt with different clues
leading to the treasure.
Make a map of your classroom and hide the treasure somewhere ± you can then give directions to
finding it using the points of the compass ± 3 metres North, 2 metres East etc.
(See the science section for details of how to make your own compass)
Make a map of your Treasure Island showing the main geographical features; mountains, streams,
coves etc. If you make it to scale you can then make a 3-dimensional model of the island using
papier mache or cut-out ceiling tiles - they are great for doing contour-lines.
You can keep a VKLS¶VORJRIWKHMRXUQH\DFURVVIURP3RUWVPRXWKWRWKH&DULEEHDQ± this can be
written by hand or kept on the computer as a spreadsheet.
What is it like on the tropical islands of the Caribbean? What plants grow there? What are the
animals like?
Why did pirates have parrots? Where did they get them?
What crops grow in the tropical islands? This can lead into discussing such issues as Slavery and
Fair Trade.
The Pirate Map
You are the captain and crew of a pirate ship. You have captured a large number of pieces of eight
but you need to bury them because the Spanish and British Navy are chasing you. If you are
caught with the coins you will be imprisoned. You have sighted an island and decided to hide your
treasure. Only one very old pirate has ever been on this island but he is too old to leave the ship to
act as a guide. He has given you a description of the island written on a scroll (see below). You
have to decide the best location to bury the treasure and accurately mark this hiding place on the
map with an X. The Captain will use the map to retrieve the treasure at a later date.
Use the compass to plot the directions and draw out a map based on the description.
Mark all the geographic landmarks on the map. Mark the direction of North on the map.
The island is about 500m wide and 1000m long. In the middle there is a large volcano.
On the Western coast there are steep cliffs with a large number of caves.
You cannot sail near the beaches at the bottom of the coastline in the west because
the current is strong and there are many hidden rocks.
You can land on the Eastern coast where the water is shallow and there are golden
beaches.
Behind the beaches on the East coast is dense rain forest which covers the whole of
the Eastern side of the island.
There is a path across the island which runs East to North and then North to West in
order to avoid the volcano.
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Science
Make your own compass
You will need:
Water, a large needle or nail, a magnet, a plastic dish, a cork or polystyrene cup for a float.
The teacher will need to have checked where North is first
Step 1
Magnetise the needle by stroking a magnet down the needle 20 times in one
direction. You can check it has been magnetised by trying to pick up a pin.
Sometimes it may need 30 strokes.
Step 2
Put about 2.5cm of water in a plastic dish.
Step 3
Place a float in the water in the dish. A float can be made by slicing a piece of cork,
cutting out the bottom of a polystrene cup, or using the plastic cap from ajuice bottle
or similar.
Step 4
Lay the magnatised needle on the centre of the float. It is okay if the needle or nail
extends past the edges of the float.
Step 5
Wait for the needle to slowly turn and stop. It will point toward magnetic North.
You can then mark the other points of the compass on the side of the dish and start using it.
The Cup Compass (even eaiser)
Tie one end of a piece of thread to the centre of your magnatised needle.
Tie the other end of the thread to a pencil.
Place the pencil across the top of a plastic cup with the needle hanging down into the centre of the
cup.
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How do we know which way to go?
Look at the magnet and it will show
North, South, east or west,
For finding directions it is the best.
How does it work?
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One Eye or Two?
You will need:
10cm x 10cm piece of cardboard with holes punched around the edges
A shoelace or a piece of string (a shoelace is best)
An eye patch or a strip of material to cover one eye
Step 1
Put the eye patch or strip of material over one of your eyes. If you have one eye
that is weaker than the other, you could take turns with which eye to cover up.
Step 2
Ask someone to time you while you thread the shoelace through the holes around
the cardboard. How long did it take?
Once you are finished, you may unthread the shoelace.
Step 3
Take the eye patch off. Ask someone to time you while you thread the shoelace
through the holes in the cardboard again, without the patch. How long did it take
this time?
Take turns covering each eye, which eye were you fastest with? How fast could
you do it with both eyes?
Outcome
What happens?
It takes more time to thread the shoelace through the holes when you only use one eye.
Why?
Each eye sees things a little bit differently than the other. Each eye then sends its own information
to the brain. Our brain then takes the information each eye sends it, puts it together, and forms a
correct picture. This is called binocular vision.
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Where does a pirate keep his ship?
In the Haarrrbour!
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Pirate Maths
The possibilities are endless - pirate division, multiplication, addition and subtraction.
For younger children there are simple pirate maths
Treasure Chest
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You can make a treasure chest from a tea-bag box using the instructions on Page 17
How much treasure have you got? Can you group the treasure into 2s, count it and write it down.
Can you group it into 10s, count it and write it down.
Green emeralds =
Red rubies =
Yellow gold =
White diamonds =
How much would you have if you took away 1 green jewel? If you added 1 red jewel?
You can also give each jewel and coin a value. You can write the value on the item or have a
reference chart. The pupils can work out the total value of the treasure chest. Remove and add
items to change the value.
Pirate Ship
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there on the ship?
The pirate ship is attacked by another pirate ship and half their treasure is taken. How much have
they got left?
The pirate ship attacks a rich merchant ship full of treasure worth 25 gold pieces for each pirate ±
how much is the pirate ship worth now?
How much has each pirate got?
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(boatswain) and 15 crew. You capture a ship with £1,000 of treasure on board. How much does
each person get?
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make it harder for the older children by leaving out the spacing between the words and if they get
too good remove the spacing between the letters!
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History of Piracy
This is a very brief history of piracy ± but it will give you lots of things to look up and find out more
about.
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What sort of goods were being transported by the ships the pirates attacked?
Where did the run-away slaves in Port Royal come from?
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who attacks ships at sea.
Piracy was a problem thousands of years before the Spanish began to bring gold, silver, and other
treasures from the New World back to Spain. Men sailed the seas as pirates when countries
began to cross the Oceans to trade goods with each other.
There were powerful pirates who sailed the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. These pirates set
up a large pirate nation in the area, which is now Turkey. Barbary corsairs controlled the western
part of the Mediterranean. Vikings were brave and strong pirates, they sailed all over the Atlantic
Ocean, but especially terrorized the European coastlines. Pirates were also active in the waters
surrounding Asia. As ships were built bigger and better and men became braver, piracy began to
spread into the New World.
Although piracy has occurred since ancient times, the golden era of piracy was the sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries on the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. When the early
American colonists established successful trade routes to Europe, many pirates turned their
attention to the Atlantic. There were many famous English pirates, including Francis Drake who
robbed the Spanish ships coming back from South America and the Caribbean.
The main pirate base was Port Royal in Jamaica. The British owned Port Royal and they didn't
interfere in the lives of the pirates. It was filled with runaway slaves, pirates, drunkards, and
pickpockets. There were at least 44 drinking dens at Port Royal. At the docks pirates could fix
their ships and trade their stolen goods. Then in 1692, Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake
and about 4,000 people died.
Soon the Europeans began to get tired of the pirates. Steam powered ships were much faster than
the old ones, which depended on the wind. With these new ships, they were able to chase down
and capture most of the pirates. The pirates just couldn't out run these powerful new ships.
Rewards also inspired many people to help capture pirates.
If a pirate was captured they were sent to prison in England. Those who were sent to England
usually didn't make it that far, they died of disease on board. If they made it to England they usually
went to Newgate Prison in London. Newgate Prison was a dirty and foul place to be. Many
prisoners died from diseases before they could ever be executed.
Piracy still continues today. The only difference is that modern day pirates use high-tech gadgets
and rely on stealth rather than brute force. Modern day pirates usually plunder a ship in the middle
of the night and climb ropes to get on to the deck. It only takes them a few minutes to scourge a
ship and take all of the valuables. Then they go back into their boats and disappear into the
darkness. Most of the weapons modern pirates use are speed boats, automatic rifles, and machine
guns. They make their plans on computers and contact each other by radios.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in
Edinburgh, Scotland, the only son of respectable middle-class
parents. Throughout his childhood, he suffered chronic health
problems that confined him to bed. In his youth, his strongest
influence was that of his nurse, Allison Cunningham, who often
read Pilgrim's Progress and The Old Testament to him. In 1867,
Stevenson entered Edinburgh University as a science student,
where it was understood that he would follow his father's footsteps
and become a civil engineer. However, Robert was at heart a
romantic, and while working towards a science degree, he spent
much of his time studying French Literature, Scottish history, and
the works of Darwin and Spencer. When he confided to his father
that he did not want to become an engineer and instead wished to
be a writer, his father was quite upset. They settled on a
compromise, where Robert would study for the Bar exam and if his
literary ambitions failed, he would have a respectable profession to
fall back on.
In the autumn of 1873, Stevenson fell ill, suffering from nervous exhaustion and a severe chest
condition. His doctor ordered him to take an extended period of rest abroad. For the next six months, he
convalesced in the South of France, and worked on essays. On his return to Edinburgh, he spent much
of his time writing book reviews and articles and experimenting with short stories. Slowly but surely, he
earned a name for himself in journalism and his pieces began appearing in distinguished journals such
as The Fortnightly Review. While establishing his name as a writer, Stevenson met an American
married woman, Fanny Vandergrift Osbourne, who was ten years his senior. Osbourne had travelled to
Europe in an attempt to escape her estranged husband's influence. For three years, Stevenson, who
was still in ill health, continued his relationship with her and eventually followed her to San Francisco,
where she divorced her husband and married Stevenson in May 1880.
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August 1880, the Stevensons returned to England. He and his wife wintered in the South of France and
lived in England from 1880-1887, a period of time marked by great literary achievement.
Stevenson's first nRYHO³Treasure Island´ZDVSXEOLVKHGLQIROORZHGE\³The Strange Case of Dr.
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work was highly popular and he received great critical acclaim.
Upon his father's death in 1887, Stevenson chose to leave England and sailed for America, where he
stayed for a year. In May 1888, accompanied by his wife, stepson, and mother, he set sail for the South
Seas. Stevenson grew so enchanted by the life of the South Seas that in December 1889 he bought an
estate in Apia, Samoa, convinced that he could never again endure the harsh winters of his native
Scotland or England. Apia was a perfect location because the climate was tropical but not wild, the
people were friendly and hard working, and there was good postal service in the country.
Stevenson lived at his 300-acre estate, Vailima, in the hills of Apia until his death in 1894. While in
Vailima, Stevenson wrote a great deal, completing two of his finest novellas, "The Beach of Falesa" and
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left a significant amount of work unfinished. On December 3, 1894 he dictated another installment of a
novel, seemed in excellent spirits, and was speaking with his wife in the evening when he felt a violent
pain in his head and lost consciousness. Stevenson had suffered a brain hemorrhage and died a few
hours later at the age of forty-four.
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Milk Carton Pirate Ship
This is useful for maths as the pupils will have to measure the cartons in order to work out how
much paper to use.
You will need
2 milk/fruit juice cartons
2 straws
Playdough
Yellow, black and white paper
Glue, scissors and tape
Alternative
Use craft foam instead of paper and you will have a ship that actually floats.
Step 1
Tape a piece of black paper about ½ way up the
milk carton as shown in the photo on the right.
Tape black paper all the way up the back of the
carton, leaving about 2.5cm sticking up over the
carton.
Step 2
Tape white paper over the rest of the carton.
Stick two blobs of playdough in the centre of the
pirate ship.
Step 3
Cut a 5cm or 6cm piece off the bottom of the
second carton.
Tape it onto the ship (covering the playdough).
Poke two holes in it (with a pencil) right above the
playdough blobs.
Cover with white paper.
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Step 4
Stick two straws through the holes you poked in the
top carton.
Cut two large rectangles and two small rectangles
from the yellow paper.
Poke two holes in each rectangle with scissors or a
hole punch and thread onto the straws as masts.
Draw windows and a door with markers.
Cut yellow circles and glue them to the side of the
ship as portholes.
Add a gangplank made of cardboard and a Jolly Roger!
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When do pirates have a wash?
At Baaarrthtime.
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Fizzy Pop Bottle Pirate Ship
You will need
An empty fizzy pop plastic bottle (but leave the top on!)
An empty milk/fruit juice carton
Two straws
A single cone from an egg box
1 cup of sand
scissors
A cocktail stick
Blank white paper
Paint
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the Jolly Roger pirate flag! Cut out a rectanglar
shape from the whit paper and paint it black.
Leave it until it is dry, then with a small paint
brush, paint on a skull and cross bones.
Or you could cut out a skull and crossbones using
white paper and tick it on your black flag.
Step 2
To make the body of the ship, lay the plastic bottle on
its side, cut out a rectangular shape and pour in
the sand.
Then cut off the bottom of the milk carton and
stick it to the inside of the plastic bottle to make a
cabin.
Step 3
Using the tip of the scissors, you should carefully
make two holes in the centre of the top of the
cabin, only big enough to that the straws can fit
through. Poke the straws through the holes.
Step 4
Cut a blank A4 piece of paper, width-ways, across
the middle. To make the sails of your pirate ship you
will need to make holes, running down the middle of
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almost ready to set sail!
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Next, take a single cone from the egg box and poke a
through the bottom. Slide the cone over one of the
straw (masts) and fix in place using some sticky tape.
hole
Then put some blue tack on the top of the masts.
Step 6
Using some sticky tape, stick your Jolly Roger flag
to the cocktail stick and stick it in the blue tack.
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treasure hunting!
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Pirate Treasure Chest
You will need
Coloured paper
Gold and silver card
Glue or tape
Crayons
Tea bag box
Step 1
Tea bag boxes are perfect for a pirate
treasure chest because they are shaped like a
chest (any kind of empty food box that you
may have will do for this, but the tea boxes
ideal as they have built-in lids).
Take your tea box and cover it with brown or
yellow paper. You can tape or glue the paper
the outside and the inside of the tea box.
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Next cut out circles for your gold and silver
coins. Or use white paper and colour them
silver and gold or cut them out of yellow and
white paper.
Also cut out diamond, emerald and ruby
shapes so your pirate treasure chest can
have some jewels in it.
Cut out the shape of the lock for your pirate
treasure chest as well to keep all of the riches safe.
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What does a pirate get if you tread on his foot?
Very aaarngry!
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Pirate Facts
A pirate is a robber who works at sea rather than land
True - For as long as people have been transporting valuables by ships, pirates have been around
trying to rob them.
The pirate crew often votes on who their Captain would be
True - Life aboard a pirate ship was often run as a democracy and pirate crews voted on who their
Captain would be.
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True - Booty is another word for treasure, and is always shared amongst the crew.
(See Page 19)
A pirate flag was designed to strike fear into the victims.
True - A pirate flag was designed to strike fear into the victims and encourage a speedy
surrender.
Women pirates were not common on ships because they were
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famous female pirates who often dressed as men were Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Named after his large black beard that covered his entire face, Edward
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light matches into his beard and hair to scare people!.
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had bases in the West Indies.
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barbecue), as they were frequently seen barbecuing their meat on grill.
When peace developed between the European countries, many
privateers became jobless.
True ± Unemployment led to an increase in piracy during the Golden Age because ships loaded
with treasure from the Americas often sailed through the Caribbean Sea.
Piracy still goes on today in the 21st Century
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Traditional Pirate Hard Tack Biscuit Recipe
You will need
2 cups of flour
½ to ¾ cup of water
6 pinches of salt
1 tablespoon of shortening (optional)
Step 1
Mix all the ingredients into a batter and press onto a cookie sheet to thickness of ½
inch.
Step 2
Bake in a preheated oven at 400F (250C) for one hour.
Step 3
Remove from the oven, cut dough in 7cm squares, and punch four rows of holes,
four holes per row into the dough (a fork works nicely).
Flip the crackers and return to the oven for another half hour.
Some recipes also recommend a second baking at 250F (120C) to thoroughly dry
out the bread.
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What kind of parties do pirates like best?
Baaarbecues!
How do you spell pirate?
P I AAAR A T E!
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Honour Among Thieves
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General History of the Pirates.
I.
II.
Every man has avote in affairs of the moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or
strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes
it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.
Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because over and above
their proper share, they are allowed a shift of clothes. But if they defraud the company to
the value of even one dollar in plate, jewels, or money, they shall be marooned. If ant man
rob another he shall have his nose and ears slit, and be put ashore where he shall be sure
to encounter hardships.
III.
None shall game for money, either with dice or cards.
IV.
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hour, still remain inclined for drinking, they shall sit upon the open deck without lights.
V.
Each man shall keep his piece, cutlass, and pistols at all times clean and ready for action.
VI.
No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found carrying a
woman to sea in disguise, he shall suffer death.
VII.
He that shall desert the ship or his quarters in time of battle shall be punished by death or
marooning.
VIII.
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shore by sword or pistol in this manner: at the word of command from the Quartermasters,
each man being previously placed back to back, shall walk an agreed upon number of
paces, turn and fire immediately. If any men do not, the Quartermaster shall knock the
piece out of his hand. If both miss their aim, they shall take their cutlasses, and he that
draws first blood shall be declared the victor.
IX.
No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared £1,000. If in order to
do this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have
800 pieces of eight from the common stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately.
X.
The captain and Quartermaster shall each receive two shares of a prize: the Master
Gunner and Boatswain, one share and a half, and all other officers one and one quarter,
and private gentlemen of fortune (i.e. the crew) one share each.
XI.
The musicians shall have rest on the Sabbath Day only, by right, on all other days, by
favour only.
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Music
Sea Shanties
The word Shanty FRPHVIURPWKH)UHQFKZRUG³FKDQWHU´± to sing.
What was a sea shanty?
Why did they sing them?
Find some shanties and make up your own.
Find out about Caribbean music
Write your own Pirate song ± VHQGXV\RXUSLUDWHVRQJRQD&'RUD'9'DQGZH¶OOSXWLWRn our
website.
Information Technology
There is loads of information on the internet.
Why not create a pirate data base?
Create a PowerPoint presentation about your voyage.
Dance
Find out about Hornpipes
Invent your own Pirate Dances ± send us your SLUDWHGDQFHVRQ'9'DQGZH¶OOSXWLWRQRXU
website.
Art & Design
Model making: islands, ships, pirates, etc.
Flag designs
Signaling systems
Design a pirate costume
Make pirate hats
And if there is anything else you do, make or create ± let us know by emailing Liz Weston, our
Education Officer, on lw@newtheatreroyal.com ZH¶GORYHWRKHDUIURP\RX
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:KDWLVDSLUDWH¶V favourite subject at school?
Aaart!
What does a pirate drive?
A caaar
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