Tuesday, March 23, 2010

QUESTIONS for LANGUAGE ARTS

These questions are for Wednesday, March 24's Language Arts class. Please answer neatly and in complete sentences on a piece of looseleaf in your Hand of Robin Squires duotang. You may put the title "Third-Rater, 74-Gun" on the top of the looseleaf.

The answers to these questions can be found in the websites on the right under the heading, "The Hand of Robin Squires".

1) How long was the 74-gun ship?
2) How many masts did the ship have?
3) What qualities made the 74-gun the most effective ships of the time?
4) The name of Edward's ship is the Queen's Privateer. Using the Kids Dictionary link, explain in your own words what a privateer is.