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BEWARE! You are about to enter the site of your life! If you dare, enter to learn more about some of the fiercest fighters you will ever know. Men and women who scrounged the Outerbanks, fondly known as "The Graveyard of the Atlantic", looking for treasure and capturing new crew members. People who lived their life fighting for everything they had.
"Ahoy there mate!" If you are ready
for the adventure to begin, scroll down and read the information about
pirates and their flags. Before you go, take a look at some of the
real flags flown by famous pirates below.
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Whenever you see 
remember
to click on the link to find some interesting information on pirates.!
Information
about Pirate Flags
Now that you have some general information about pirates and the flags they flew, I want you to read up on some famous North Carolina Pirates. Click on the pirate's image to find out more information about them.
BLACKBEARD
ANNE BONNEY
MARY READ
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Did you know North Carolina had so many famous pirates? How about the fact that two of them were women!
Now that you have read about three famous North Carolina Pirates, click on the ship to find out why the Outerbanks was often called
"The Graveyard of the Atlantic".
You are almost a pirate expert! Test your pirate skills by taking a pirate adventure. Think of a pirate name and a ship name because you are about to take off on an informational voyage.
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TO
ENTER THE HIGH SEAS,
CLICK
HERE AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!
WHASSUP! DUH! YOU TRIPPIN! WHY YOU DISSIN' ME! OH SNAP! THAT'S PHAT! I'M GONNA BE PUMPIN' THIS! YOU'RE WHACK!
Have you ever used or heard these terms? This is called slang and all cultures have and use it. Pirates were no exception. See if you can match the pirate slang to the correct phrase meaning by taking short quiz.
To take the quiz, click on the purple, pirate slang quiz hyperlink below. It will take you to Funbrain.com. When you get to Funbrain.com you will be asked to type in a secret word underneath the heading "Student Login". The secret word is Forest View. Make sure you type in your first and last name and click on go. You will them see the title Quizzes and the heading Social Studies. Click on the quiz Pirate Terms underneath the heading to begin the quiz.
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It has been reported the the infamous pirate Blackbeard's ship has been found. If you remembered, you would know the ship's name.
WHAT WAS IT?
QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE!!!!!
Click on the following link to find out more information about the newly discovered ship and see pictures of artifacts they have found.
COME
IN TO SEE BLACKBEARD'S SHIP
Click
on this link , print out the "Pirate Vocabulary Word Search", complete
it, and turn it in to Mrs. Royster.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLORING AND LEARNING ABOUT PIRATES! I HOPE YOU TAKE ALL YOU HAVE LEARNED AND SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
GOOD-BYE MATES!
Created By:
C. Royster
Forest View Elementary
Durham, North Carolina
Fourth Grade
Email: roystecl@dpsnc.net