Bad Guys and Gals of the High Seas

Bad Guys and Gals of the High Seas is an expository non-fiction text about famous pirates including Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Black Bart, Edward Low, Anne Bonny, Lady Mary Killigrew, and Mrs. Cheng.

The text unfolds in the form of a beginning chapter book including a table of contents, a glossary, an index, a bibliography, some suggested websites for further research, and information about the author.  Some text is in the form of a bulleted list. Information is presented by the main text, captioned photographs, maps, illustrations, and text boxes that highlight definitions and interesting facts.

Bad Guys and Gals of the High Seas varies in sentence length and structure. Some new terminology such as alliance, executioners, and sea shanties are used in context. Sentences including phrases, clauses, or transition words are often used. A variety of declarative, imperative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences are used within the text.

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