Pirate Research Paper

What topic will you choose?

Arrgh Maties!

Ah ye landlubbers! Having trouble figuring out what you would like to write your research paper on? Take this quiz and pick the best answer to help you figure out what might interest you.

When you are getting ready to go out with your friends, you

always:

A. tend to wear the latest trends and styles.

B. plan what activity the group is going to do.

C. Check to make sure that certain people are invited

When playing a video game or doing something online,

you:A. Always use the most

recent technology regardless of what others say

B. play games based on good reports made by trusted resources

C. rely heavily on the word of friends and hearsay

You decide to spend the day relaxing. You:

A. fix things or look up new “toys” you’d like to own

B. listen to music, read a book, or go online

C. hang out with friends

When you look at an object you have had for a long

time, you think:A. “I need to replace that

with a newer model”B. “I wonder if I could use

that still, but for something different.”

C. “Man, remember how much I used to use this?”

When studying a time period in history you are most

fascinated by:A. Trends, styles, gizmos

and inventionsB. Social norms,

governments and everyday life

C. Biographies of famous individuals

“Hoist the Colors!”Now that you have thought

about each question, tally the number of A’s, B’s and C’s you answered before moving onto the next slide

Mostly A’sMostly B’sMostly C’s

Mostly A’sYou are interested in the specific

tools people use to get through their daily life. Whether it be necessary clothing or technology, you like to know what is new and useful. Perhaps you should focus your research on:Navigational toolsDifferent ships and the sailors dutiesMaps and chartsClothing and food aboard ships

Mostly B’sYou find social influence and

culture intriguing. You should focus on those things that have an overall effect on the population such as:Songs and storiesThe hierarchy on pirate shipsCustoms and rituals aboard shipsSuperstitions A day in the life of a Pirate

Mostly C’s

You love important people and their effect on others. You should definitely research a famous pirate figurehead:Captain Bartholomew RobertsBlack BeardAnne BonnyCaptain Jack Rackham Sir Henry Morgan