April 2

Focus Question: Who was responsible for the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Learning Targets:

  • I can synthesize information
  • I can present information

Today students were assigned on role in our Slave Trade Trial, which is to take place tomorrow. Students will either prosecute or defend one of our suspects: Europeans or Africans. Students started by brainstorming reasons that they might introduce to support their positions and then found evidence to support those reasons. Finally, students created a team Google Presentation that they will present tomorrow. 

Out of Class Work: 
  1. Finish your Google Presentation Slides
  2. Think about how your evidence proves your claim

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