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Pieces of Eight
Punctuation Pirates!
The Review GameSlide2
Choose Ye
Yer
Category!
Swab the Deck!
Done
Stowaway!
Done
Walk the Plank!
Done
Fire in the Hole!
Done
Davy Jones
’
Locker!
Pirate Challenge!
Done
DoneSlide3
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Argh! The deck be strewn with all manner of unnecessary punctuation marks. Be a good
swabbie
and remove the scurvy dogs!
Swab the Deck!Slide4
Stowaway!
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Avast
! There be a stowaway punctuation mark on the ship who be not who he say he be! Replace the landlubber with a true buccaneer!Slide5
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Make the scurvy dogs on the other team walk the plank! If they be able to fix the punctuation in a shipwreck of a sentence, they’ll live. But if not, send them to the depths!
Walk the Plank!Slide6
Fire in the Hole!
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Shiver me timbers! An enemy sentence be missing a punctuation mark. Use
yer
punctuation cannon to add the proper mark where it be needed!Slide7
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On this ship, there be a rule that any mangy sea dog who be caught misusing apostrophes shall be tossed overboard and sent straight to Davy Jones’ Locker!
Davy Jones
’
Locker!Slide8
Pirate Challenge!
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Yer
opponents shall decide which punctuation mark need be added to the sentence. Then ye must decide if they be correct or not. But take care,
matey
. We pirates be well known for our trickery, savvy?Slide9
It is easy to understand the lure of piracy; in the merchant navy,
Roberts’
wage was less than £3 per month, and he had no chance of
promotion, to captaincy.
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:Done
Swab the Deck!
xSlide10
Most of
Rackham’s
pirates did not put up much resistance as many of them were too drunk to fight; however,
Mary Read and Anne Bonny fought fiercely: and
managed to hold off Barnet’s troops for a short time.
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:
Done
Swab the Deck!
xSlide11
His name was originally John Roberts, and his father was most likely George
Roberts.
It's not clear why Roberts changed his name from John to Bartholomew, but pirates often adopted aliases, and he may have chosen that
name after: the well-known buccaneer Bartholomew Sharp.
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:Done
Swab the Deck!
xSlide12
Pieces of Eight
Random Bonus Round!
Raid an enemy ship for pirate booty! Steal a point from the other team by being the first player to…
Shout out your own birthday!
DoneSlide13
Maelstrom!
Surprise
Round
Argh! There be a ship-destroying storm in your path! Answer this question correctly or lose two team points!
Give an example of an appositive phrase and explain where you would use commas with it.
An appositive phrase restates or redefines a noun, and it should have commas around it.
Here is an example:
The
wreckage of the Queen Anne's Revenge,
the pirate ship captained by Blackbeard
, was
found and excavated in 1997.
DoneSlide14
Edward
Teach’s
corpse was thrown into the inlet while his head was suspended (from
the bowsprit of Maynard’s sloop (so the reward could be collected).
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:
Done
Swab the Deck!
xSlide15
Every morning when a gun was fired, the captains were forced to attend Roberts on board his ship; they were told that
anyone
who was absent, would have his ship burnt.
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:
DoneSwab the Deck!
xSlide16
Read's ship was taken by pirates, who forced her to join them.
In 1720,
she joined pirate John “Calico Jack.” Rackham and his companion, the female pirate Anne Bonny.
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:
DoneSwab the Deck!
xSlide17
Davis quickly discovered
Roberts’
abilities as a navigator and took to consulting him. He was also able to confide to Roberts information in Welsh, thereby keeping it hidden from the rest of the
crew. Roberts’ is said to have been reluctant to become a pirate at first, but he soon came to see the advantages of this new lifestyle.
Remove the unnecessary punctuation mark:
Done
Swab the Deck!
xSlide18
A new captain now had to be elected.
Davis’
crew was divided into “Lords” and
“Commons:” and it was the “Lords” who had the right to propose a name to the remainder of the crew.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.
Done
Stowaway!
,Slide19
The pair (with a new crew) escaped to sea together, voiding
Rackham’s
pardon, by stealing a sloop belonging to John Ham; They sailed the Caribbean for two months, overtaking other pirate ships.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.
DoneStowaway!
.Slide20
Maelstrom!
Surprise
Round
Argh! There be a ship-destroying storm in your path! Answer this question correctly or lose two team points!
Describe three correct uses of a comma.
DoneSlide21
In October 1720, Rackham and his crew were attacked by a
“King’s ship,’
a sloop captained by Jonathan Barnet under a commission from the Governor of Jamaica.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.
DoneStowaway!
“Slide22
Pieces of Eight
Random Bonus Round!
Raid an enemy ship for pirate booty! Steal a point from the other team by being the first player to…
Give a high-five to someone with the same color of eyes!
DoneSlide23
Some tales suggest that pirates often killed a prisoner on the spot where they buried their loot, and
Blackbeard is
no exception in these stories. But the fact that
no finds have come to light is not exceptional, buried pirate treasure is often considered a modern myth for which almost no supporting evidence exists.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.Done
Stowaway!
;Slide24
They were tried and convicted in Spanish Town, Jamaica, in November 1720.
Calico Jack was
hanged in Port Royal on November 18: 1720.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.
DoneStowaway!
,Slide25
Known as
“el
Draque” “the Dragon), Sir Francis Drake was considered a hero in England, but the Spanish saw him as a pirate.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.
DoneStowaway!
(Slide26
The plan to surprise Teach and his crew
worked,
the pirates were apparently taken aback at the assault. Teach rallied his men and the two groups fought across the deck, which was already slick with blood from those killed or injured by Teach’s
broadside.
Identify the incorrect punctuation mark and replace it.Done
Stowaway!
;Slide27
The privateer turned-pirate
Henry
Jennings, and his followers decided (early
in the 18th century to use the then uninhabited island of New Providence as a base for their operations Law and order were unheard
of, in New Providence, pirates found a welcome respite.
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)
The
privateer
-
turned-pirate
Henry
Jennings
and his followers decided (early in the 18th
century
)
to use the then uninhabited island of New Providence as a base for their operations.
Law and order were unheard of;
in New Providence, pirates found a welcome respite.
DoneWalk the Plank!Slide28
Bonnets
crew of about 70 were reportedly dissatisfied with his
command: so with Bonnet’s
permission, Blackbeard took control of the Revenge
. The pirates’ flotilla now consisted of three ships, Teach on Revenge
Teachs
old
sloop,
and
Hornigold’s
Ranger
.
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)Walk the Plank!
Bonnet
’
s crew of about 70 were reportedly dissatisfied with his command, so with Bonnet’s permission, Blackbeard took control of the
Revenge. The pirates’ flotilla now consisted of three ships:
Teach on Revenge, Teach
’s old sloop, and Hornigold’s Ranger.
DoneSlide29
The new-ship
Adventure Galley
, was well suited to the task of catching pirates, weighing over 284 tons: she was equipped with 34 cannon oars, and 150 men.
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)
The new ship, Adventure Galley, was well suited to the task of catching pirates; weighing over 284 tons
,
she was equipped with 34 cannon
,
oars, and 150 men.
Done
Walk the Plank!Slide30
In October 1720, Rackham and his crew were attacked by a
“King’s ship,
a sloop captained by Jonathan Barnet Rackham, and his crew were taken to Jamaica, where they were convicted and sentenced by
the Governor of Jamaica to be hanged. According to one historian, these were Bonnys last words to the imprisoned
Rackham “Sorry to see you there, but if youd fought like a man, you would not have been hanged
like a
dog.”
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)
In October 1720, Rackham and his crew were attacked by a “King’s ship,
”
a sloop captained by Jonathan Barnet
.
Rackham and his crew were taken to Jamaica, where they were convicted and sentenced by the Governor of Jamaica to be hanged. According to one historian, these were Bonny
’
s last words to the imprisoned Rackham
: “Sorry to see you there, but if you
’d fought like a man, you would not have been hanged like a dog.”
Done
Walk the Plank!Slide31
Captain Kidd did bury a
small-cache
of treasure on Gardiners Island in a spot known as Cherry Tree Field, however it was removed by Governor
Bellomont, and sent to England to be used as evidence, against him.
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)
Captain Kidd did bury a small cache of treasure on Gardiners Island in a spot known as Cherry Tree Field
;
however
,
it was removed by Governor
Bellomont
and sent to England to be used as evidence against him.
Done
Walk the Plank!Slide32
Pieces of Eight
Random Bonus Round!
Raid an enemy ship for pirate booty! Steal a point from the other team by being the first player to…
Recite a quote from Captain Jack Sparrow in
Pirates of the Caribbean!
DoneSlide33
Edward Teach
may have used other
aliases, for example, there is one account: of the Monserrat Merchant encountering
two ships and a sloop, commanded by a Captain Kentish and Captain Edwards (the latter a known alias of Stede Bonnet one of
Teachs partners in piracy.The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)
Edward Teach
may have used other aliases
;
for example, there is one account of the
Monserrat Merchant
encountering two ships and a sloop, commanded by a Captain Kentish and Captain Edwards (the latter a known alias of
Stede
Bonnet
,
one of Teach
’s partners in piracy.)
Done
Walk the Plank!Slide34
For years,
people,
and treasure hunters have tried to
locate: Quedagh Merchant. It was reported on
December 13 2007, that “wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic”
Charles
Beeker
, the director of Academic Diving and Underwater Science
Programs
was one of the experts leading the Indiana University diving
team.
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)
For years, people and treasure hunters have tried to locate
Quedagh
Merchant. It was reported on December 13
, 2007, that “wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic
.” Charles Beeker
, the director of Academic Diving and Underwater Science Programs, was one of the experts leading the Indiana University diving team.
Done
Walk the Plank!Slide35
The only pirate ever known to bury treasure was William Kidd the only treasure so far recovered from
Teachs
exploits is that taken from the wreckage of the Queen
Annes Revenge which was found and excavated, in 1997.
The opposing team must find every punctuation error in this sentence. Any error they fail to find will cost their team one point! (There are FIVE errors.)The only pirate ever known to bury treasure was William Kidd;
the only treasure so far recovered from
Teach
’
s
exploits is that taken from the wreckage of the
Queen Anne
’
s Revenge
, which was found and excavated in 1997.
Done
Walk the Plank!Slide36
In contemporary records his name is most often given as Blackbeard, Edward
Thatch,
or Edward Teach the latter is most often used today.
Decide where the following punctuation mark should be added:
DoneFire in the Hole!
;
;Slide37
Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, when he returned to England from a
round the world
expedition with plunder worth an estimated £1,500,000.
Decide where the following punctuation marks should be added:
DoneFire in the Hole!
-
-
-
-Slide38
Calico Jack is
most remembered for two
things the design of his Jolly Roger flag, a skull with crossed swords, which contributed to the popularization of the
design and for having two female crew members, Mary Read and Anne Bonny.
Decide where the following punctuation marks should be added:
Done
Fire in the Hole!
:
:
;
;Slide39
Blackbeard’s flotilla
sailed northward along the Atlantic coast and into Topsail Inlet c
ommonly known as Beaufort Inlet)
off the coast of North Carolina.Decide where the following punctuation mark should be added:
Done
Fire in the Hole!
(
(Slide40
Maelstrom!
Surprise
Round
Argh! There be a ship-destroying storm in your path! Answer this question correctly or lose two team points!
What is one correct use for a semicolon and one correct use for a colon?
Semicolons are used to join two closely related independent clauses or to join items in a list when some of the items contain commas.
A colon can be used to introduce a list or a quote when what comes before the list or quote is a full independent clause.
DoneSlide41
Various superstitious tales exist of
Edward
Teach's ghost.
An unexplained light at sea is often referred to as "Teach's
light" and some recitals claim that the notorious pirate now roams the afterlife searching for his head.
Decide where the following punctuation mark should be added:
Done
Fire in the Hole!
,
,Slide42
About the same time, pirate hunter Jonathan Barnet was in pursuit of Rackham in
Jamaica Barnet
captured Rackham and his crew while they were at anchor (and drunk) at Bry
Harbour Bay in Jamaica, October 1720.
Decide where the following punctuation mark should be added:Done
Fire in the Hole!
.
.Slide43
Pieces of Eight
Random Bonus Round!
Raid an enemy ship for pirate booty! Steal a point from the other team by being the first player to…
Explain what this means:
“I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request.”(Captain
Barbossa
)
DoneSlide44
A North Carolinian tale holds that
Teach's
skull was used as the basis for a silver drinking chalice a local judge even claimed to have drunk from it one night in the 1930s.
Decide where the following punctuation mark should be added:
DoneFire in the Hole!
;
;Slide45
The devastation of Port Royal by an earthquake in 1692
reduced
the Caribbean’s attractions by destroying the
__________ chief market for plunder.
pirates‘pirate‘spirates
Choose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:
a) pirates’
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide46
Privateering would remain a tool of European states until the mid-19th
__________
Declaration of Paris.
centuriescentury‘scenturys’
Choose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:
b) century’s
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide47
Piracy off the Barbary coast was often assisted by competition among European
__________ in
the 17th century.
powers‘power‘spowers
Choose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:c) powers
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide48
Both the captain and the quartermaster were elected by the crew. They, in turn, appointed the
__________ other
officers.
ship‘sships‘ ships‘s
Choose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:
a) ship’s
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide49
A
__________ __________ chest
would be worth anywhere from £300 to £400, or around $470,000 in today's values.
vessels doctor’svessel‘s doctor’svessels‘ doctors
Choose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:
b) vessel’s doctor’s
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide50
Ordinary seamen received a part of the plunder at the
__________ discretion
but usually a single share. On average, a pirate could expect the equivalent of a ________ wages
as his share from each ship captured.captains / years’captains‘ / years
captain‘s / year’sChoose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:
c
) captain’s / year’s
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide51
Pieces of Eight
Random Bonus Round!
Raid an enemy ship for pirate booty! Steal a point from the other team by being the first player to…
Name a novel in which the plot involves pirates!
DoneSlide52
Maelstrom!
Surprise
Round
Argh! There be a ship-destroying storm in your path! Answer this question correctly or lose two team points!
When does the word “its / it’s” need an apostrophe, and when does it not need one?
The word “it’s” needs an apostrophe when it’s a contraction meaning “it is.” When used as a possessive pronoun, it needs no apostrophe.
DoneSlide53
No
powerful navies plied the Indian Ocean, leaving both local shipping and the various East India
__________ __________ vulnerable to attack.
companies‘ vesselscompany‘s vessel’scompanies vessels’
Choose the answer that uses an apostrophe correctly:
a) companies’ vessels
Done
Davy Jones
’
LockerSlide54
The small band of adventurers dragged as much gold and silver as they could carry back across some 18 miles of
jungle__ covered
mountains to where they had left the raiding boats.
The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!
DonePirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
-
!Slide55
Four-fifths of the cost for the venture was paid for by noble lords, who were among the most powerful men in
England__
the Earl of Orford, the Baron of Romney, the Duke of
Shrewsbury, and Sir John Somers.
The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!Done
Pirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
:
!Slide56
Bellomont
(an investor) was away in Boston, Massachusetts. Aware of the accusations against
Kidd__ Bellomont was justifiably afraid of being implicated in piracy himself, and knew that presenting Kidd to England in chains was his best chance to save himself.
The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!
Done
Pirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
,
!Slide57
The two companies did not receive their prize money for another four years
,
and despite his bravery Maynard was not promoted__ instead, he faded into obscurity.
The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!
Done
Pirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
;
!Slide58
Edward Teach was known as the pirate Blackbeard, and John Rackham took the name Calico Jack, but which buccaneer went by the moniker Black Bart__ Bartholomew Roberts, who was born as John Roberts, was that pirate.
The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!
Done
Pirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
?
!Slide59
Maelstrom!
Surprise
Round
Argh! There be a ship-destroying storm in your path! Answer this question correctly or lose two team points!
Explain the difference between these two sentences:Captain Jack attended a violent pirate meeting.
Captain Jack attended a violent-pirate meeting.
In the first sentence, Captain Jack attended a pirate meeting in which violence apparently broke out.
In the second sentence, he attended a meeting for violent pirates—even though we don’t know for sure whether anything violent happened at this meeting.
DoneSlide60
When
they got to the coast, the boats were
gone__ Drake and his men, downhearted, exhausted and hungry, had nowhere to go and the Spanish were not far behind.
The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!
DonePirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
.
!Slide61
Drake could not resist a joke and teased them by looking downhearted. Then he laughed, pulled a necklace of Spanish gold from around his
neck,
and said__ “Our
voyage is made, lads!”The opposing team must first decide which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence. Then the challenging team decides whether that mark is the correct one. Watch out for pirate trickery!
Done
Pirate Challenge!
.
,
?
;
:
“
‘
-
,
!Slide62
Pieces of Eight
Random Bonus Round!
Raid an enemy ship for pirate booty! Steal a point from the other team by being the first player to…
Name three characters from a movie in which the plot involves pirates!
Done