David L. Parsons
After the three activity booklet lessons on the origins of slavery (Abda, Quinasset and Henry Wentwood), there are a number of class projects possible.
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Reports: African, Roman and Greek slavery
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Brazilian and Indian slavery
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Pequot treatment of captives
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Maps: slave routes in Africa
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the triangular trade
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Charts: the economics of the slave trade
My own preference is to have students write their personal feelings about the stories. They could write an essay on any of the following questions:
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Do you think Wentwood should have been punished by being made a slave? Why or why not?
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Who was treated most unfairly of of these three persons: Abda, Quinasset or Wentwood? Why?
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Do you have a better plan for dealing with Indian captives? Describe it.
As an alternative assignment some children enjoy making comic strip versions of the stories. If you can draw, do your own comic strip on ditto masters and leave the balloons empty for them to fill with dialog.
