Activity 1: Narrate the Lesson
- After you read the lesson, narrate it aloud using your own words.
Activity 2: Map the Lesson
In the lesson, Blackbeard terrorizes ships off North Carolina. Zoom in on the map, and find the Outer Banks islands off the North Carolina coast.
Activity 3: Can You Find It?
Study the painting, 'Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718,' by American painter Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.
Zoom in on the image, and find the following items.
- Blackbeard
- Lieutenant Maynard
- Ship Mast
- Ship Rigging
- Swords
- Broken Sword
- Pistols
- Pirate Ship
- Jolly Roger Flag
- Intact Bottle
- Broken Bottle
- Ocean
Activity 4: Sketch the Queen Anne's Revenge
- Click the crayon above. Complete page 21 of 'Second Grade American History Coloring Pages, Copywork, and Writing.'
- Sketch Blackbeard's pirate ship, the 'Queen Anne's Revenge.'
Activity 5: Sketch the Jolly Roger
- Click the crayon above. Complete page 22 of 'Second Grade American History Coloring Pages, Copywork, and Writing.'
- Sketch the pirate flag called the 'Jolly Roger.'
Activity 6: Complete Coloring Pages, Copywork, and Writing
- Click the crayon above. Complete pages 23-24 of 'Second Grade American History Coloring Pages, Copywork, and Writing.'