ASSESSMENT
Extended journal entries (6)
- Support with facts and evidence (demonstrate you've studied many sources)
- Explain your thinking (each should take about 30 - 40 minutes to write)
- Neat and easy to read (typed is nice)
- Title and date of entry
- Addresses all elements in the question
- Points on the entries vary. Total is 150 points.
- Please copy the entry or leave room in your journal to tape it in later.
Electronic Conference (0 pts)
All postings must be in First Class system.
- First posting by April 24.
- Second posting by April 28
- Third posting by April 30
Exam: Monday, May 4
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- Explain the origins and workings of the African slave trade.
- Why, in the European mind, were Africans more " suitable" for slavery in the "new" world?
- Explain the timing of this new type of slavery
- Who was involved? When?
- What is the geographic distribution of slaves to the "new world?"
- How were slaves enslaved? Who did it?
- What was middle passage? How did Africans respond to enslavement and middle passage?
Assessment: Journal entry (1): Make an extended journal entry that explains the origins and workings of the slave trade. Support your entry with facts ( you might type and paste into your journal). Use one side of the paper, please. (Due: Monday April 27) - 40 pts.
- Construct an account using documents to describe the effects of modern slavery and slave labor on:
a. The peoples of Africa
- Did it change customs and practices? How?
- How did the demography change? What impact did it have?
- What was lost? Was anything gained?
Assessment: Journal entry (2): Make an extended journal entry that explains the impact of the slave trade upon the peoples of Africa. Support your entry with facts(Due: Wednesday: April 29) 20 pts.
b The peoples of the "new" World
- Did it change customs and practices? How?
- How did the demography change? What impact did it have?
- What was lost? Was anything gained?
Assessment: Journal entry (3): Make an extended journal entry that explains the impact of the slave trade upon the peoples of the new world. Support your entry with facts(Due: Wednesday: April 29)20 pts.
c The peoples of the "old" World
- Did it change customs and practices? How?
- How did the demography change? What impact did it have?
- What was lost? Was anything gained?
Assessment: Journal entry (4): Make an extended journal entry that explains the impact of the slave trade upon the peoples of the "old" world. Support your entry with facts(Due: Wednesday: April 29)20 pts.
- Explain how the slave trade and slavery contributed to the growth of the idea of "race" and of "racism."
Assessment: Class discussion
- Explain how the slave trade and slave labor impacted the world's economy.
- What was exchanged?
- Was slavery profitable? How so? For whom? Why?
Assessment: Journal entry (5): Make an extended journal entry that explains the impact of the slave trade upon the world economy. Support your entry with facts(Due: Friday, May 1)25 pts.
- Explain the process of emancipation throughout the world using time lines and maps
- Compare variety of methods of emancipation
- Trace its development through time and across space
- What factors influenced decisions to end forced labor?
Assessment: Journal entry (6): Make an extended journal entry that explains the impact of the slave trade upon the world economy. Support your entry with facts(Due: Friday, May 1)25 pts.
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