Name: Date:

Design a Pirate!
He had two most evil-looking black eyes, his face Describe your pirates appearance How would your pirates crew describe him/her in three (3)
was seamed with lines which seemed to express his (what does he/she look like?) words? Use three (3) interesting adjectives
wicked thoughts, his hideous chin, all unshaven,
was as black as ink and as prickly as a furze-bush, beard eye patch wooden leg 1._____________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________
his hair was long and black and it hung round his
face in greasy curls. He was singing a horrible song
Hair:
about himself, keeping time by swinging in the air
Extension Task:
the gruesome stump of his right arm, on which a
double-pronged hook was fixed instead of a hand. long short bald blonde
(Daniel OConnor, The Story of Peter Pan, p.29) Draw a picture of your pirate
curly straight brown black AND
1) Circle
two (2) descriptive adjectives Use your pirate design to write a descriptive paragraph about your
Use one (1) interesting adjective to describe his/her pirates character in your English exercise book. You may even choose to
2) Underline two (2) similes hair incorporate it into the exposition or beginning of a short story.
(hint: adjectives describe nouns
(nouns = people, places or things))
First of all, give your pirate a NAME E.g. his hair hung around his face in greasy curls
(remember, girls can be pirates too!)

Smile:

Describe the way your pirate walks,
Write down one (1) adjective to describe your pirates
using two (2) interesting adverbs
smile: __________________________
(hint: adverbs describe verbs

(verbs = doing words))
What do your pirates teeth
E.g. he limps awkwardly and slowly on his wooden
you remind you of?
stump



Convert your comparison into a SIMILE:
Teeth as________________as_________________
OR
What is your pirate famous for? convert your comparison into a METAPHOR:
E.g. Captain Hook had his hand
bitten off by a crocodile, which __________________________________________
is why he has a hook instead of a hand.

What is your pirates favourite saying or life
motto?