Activity Sheet

  1. You must choose a perspective from the following list to write your short paper on:

 

Slave

Slave Trader

Slave Catcher

Captain

Crew Member

If you do not like any of the choices and feel you have an interesting perspective to write

from, then you should check with and receive permission from your teacher to be sure that it is okay.

  1. Once you choose your perspective, write a short paper on how you feel about the slave trade (from the perspective you chose). Some questions to think about may be:


Why is the slave trade good or bad for me?

What part do I play in the slave trade?

Why would I care about the slave trade. How would I be effected?