Knaphill Lower School – Are pirates always baddies?

Focus subjects: History and Geography Year Group: 2 Term: Spring

What do I already know? Key Information

 The past has already happened, the present is  The Golden Age of – 1650s to 1720s. happening now and the future hasn't happened yet.  Most pirates were men but some women dressed up to  A timeline is a list of events, in the order that they become pirates. happened.  Being a pirate is against the law.  Who a significant person is and what makes people  Pirates are renowned for stealing. significant.  People became pirates because they thought they  What a pirate does. would become rich and have an easy life.  A skull and crossbones flag is called a .  In the past, pirates lived on ships. What I know by the end of the topic?  Pirates had their own sets of rules and pirate code.

There are seven different jobs aboard a Vocabulary What are ship. There is the captain, the quarter main jobs aboard master, the sailing master, the boatswain, a Led the ship. He was voted for by the crew and was Captain a pirate ship? carpenter/surgeon, the master gunner and expected to be bold and decisive. the cabin boy. Divided the booty and punishment. They were in Quarter Master charge of food and water supplies. They were in charge of the ship when the captain was not around. There are 4 different compass directions What are the (north, south, east and west). We can also They were responsible for the ship’s guns and other Master Gunner simple directions use locational and directional language (such gunners. on a compass? as near, far, left and right) to describe where Cabin boy A young boy who helped out on the ship. something or someone is. Surgeon/ Fixed the ship and carried out amputations. What are the key Key physical features that pirates might see Carpenter physical features are beaches, cliffs, coasts, forests, sea, pirates would ocean, hill, mountain, river, soil, vegetation, Sailing Master In charge of navigation and piloting. see? season changes and weather. Boatswain They were responsible for inspecting the ship.

Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to Crew Lived and worked on the ship. What are the key physical and human features that they South, East, North physical and can see within their setting (For key physical Simple directions on a compass. human features features see the box above. Key human and West of my Features will include city, town, village, Near A short distance away. environment? factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop). Far A long distance away.

A pebbly or sandy shore area between the sea and Beaches There were many significant pirates, the land. Who are the including: , Captain , significant and Black Bart. Pirates had a Cliffs A steep rock face especially at the edge of the sea. pirates? What significant impact on the control of the seas impact did they Coasts Where the land meets the sea. which effected trade and travel. The Royal have Navy used a lot of resources trying to capture Forests A large area covered with trees. globally? and kill pirates. Sea A body of salt water.

Where does the Ocean A large body of salt water. Golden Age of To understand how to plot the Golden Age of Hill A naturally raised area of land. Piracy fit into Piracy on a timeline. Mountain A large natural raised area of the earth’s surface. British history? River A large natural stream of flowing water.

Soil Upper layer of earth that plants grow in.

A town or city with a harbour or access to water Port where ships load or unload.

Harbour A sheltered place for ships to come to land.