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Charlotte is a 13-year-old girl who has been put aboard the ship The Seahawk by her parents so that she can travel to America to reunite with them. Unsure of the crew but able to trust in a gentlemanly captain, Jaggery was his name, she soon learns of the trouble that lurks on this ship.

Wow! What a tale of adventure, suspense, and intrigue! The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle has all of these elements.

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menacingmenacingDef: threateningDef: threatening

Ex: The thief looked at his Ex: The thief looked at his victim in a victim in a menacingmenacing way way as if to warn him about the as if to warn him about the consequences of his refusal consequences of his refusal to turn over the money.to turn over the money.

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loathsomeloathsome

Def: disgusting, detestableDef: disgusting, detestable

Ex: The way that the cat Ex: The way that the cat stole his grub from the stole his grub from the kitchen cabinet was kitchen cabinet was positively positively loathsome loathsome ..

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protrudingprotruding

Def: jutting out, Def: jutting out, protectingprotecting

Ex: The figurehead was Ex: The figurehead was protrudingprotruding from the from the front of the ship as it front of the ship as it ventured out to sea.ventured out to sea.

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decrepitdecrepit

Def: weak, broken Def: weak, broken down by old agedown by old age

Ex: In his later years of Ex: In his later years of life, my grandfather life, my grandfather was beginning to feel was beginning to feel very very decrepitdecrepit . .

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beguilingbeguiling

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ireire

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Parts of a Parts of a shipship

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What is a sea shanty?What is a sea shanty?

• A song that is sung while doing work A song that is sung while doing work aboard the shipaboard the ship

• The rhythm of the song coordinated The rhythm of the song coordinated the movement of the sailorsthe movement of the sailors

• Different types are sung for specific Different types are sung for specific kinds of workkinds of work

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Zachariah

Charlotte Doyle

Mr. Hollybrass

Captain Jaggery

Barlow

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Charlotte DoylePROTAGONIST

Thirteen years old

came from a wealthy family

Is leaving Liverpool, England to travel to Providence, Rhode Island

Captain Jaggery

SourcesSources• ““Photo: The Ture Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.” Photo: The Ture Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.”

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• Davis, Kay. “Photo: Ship’s figurehead.” 10 April 2008. Davis, Kay. “Photo: Ship’s figurehead.” 10 April 2008. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/davis/ships/home.htmlhttp://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma01/davis/ships/home.html

• Old-picture.com. “Photo: admiral of ship.” 10 April 2008. Old-picture.com. “Photo: admiral of ship.” 10 April 2008. <http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/Dahlgren-standing-Dahlgren-Admiral.htm><http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/Dahlgren-standing-Dahlgren-Admiral.htm>

• Doty, Sheri Lynn Boyer. “Photo: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle book cover.” 10 April 2008. Doty, Sheri Lynn Boyer. “Photo: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle book cover.” 10 April 2008. <http://www.sheridoty.com/illustration.phtml><http://www.sheridoty.com/illustration.phtml>

• Ring, Lauritz. “Photo: painting of old man walking.” 10 April 2008. Ring, Lauritz. “Photo: painting of old man walking.” 10 April 2008. <http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Old-Man-Walking-in-a-Rye-<http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Old-Man-Walking-in-a-Rye-Field--C12011483.jpeg>Field--C12011483.jpeg>

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