Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Social Studies: Facing Slavery

Essential Question: What was the impact of slavery on Africans?
Description: In a Response Group activity, student groups analyze and respond to three dilemmas faced by Africans during enslavement: trading slaves for guns in West Africa, surviving the Middle Passage, and living as a slave in the colonies.
After the reading and responding to the text students did a flip book to show understanding of life in each stage of the slave trade, as well as the dilemmas faced by the Africans in all three stages, West Africa, the Middle Passage and the American Colonies. Here are some great examples of their work: 












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