April 3

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

Learning Targets:

  • I can present information
  • I can participate in a discussion
  • I can evaluate the roles of the Africans and the Europeans in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Students began to day by practicing presentation skills. The goal is for students to do less reading of their slides and more explaining. After about 15 minutes of practice, students presented as lawyers, either prosecuting or defending the Africans or Europeans. After the presentations, students discussed the level of responsibility for the slave trade. At times the discussion became quite heated! After all this discussion of the evidence, students began planning for an essay about their thoughts on the trade that is due Tuesday, April 7 by the end of the day.

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