Mon, Sep 18, 2023
Assignment: Repeal the Stamp Act!
Read Introduction pg 163
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Read 164-165 Do First Read questions 1-5 pg 166
Journal: Write pg 171
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
discussion over Repeal the Stamp Act!
Assignment: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
Read Introduction pg 58
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Read 60-64 Do questions in the Write section for discussion. Please number each question.
Questions over The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
1. What does Equiano think will happen to him when he is brought on board ship? Why is Equiano allowed to be kept on deck rather than in the hold? What new "refinement in cruelty" does Equiano accuse his captors of practicing?
THINK ABOUT :
how the crew probably viewed them
how the number of crew members compared with the number of Africans
how the Africans reacted to their situation
2. Recall some of the ideas about slave ships you discussed before reading this selection. How did reading Equiano's account affect your view of the slave trade?
3. What sensory details did you find most gripping? Which of the experiences that Equiano described would be hardest for you to endure? Explain why.
4. Why do you think the captive Africans were treated so brutally?
5.Who do you think are the "nominal Christians" that Equiano refers to?
6.What qualities do you think the captured Africans needed in order to survive the Middle Passage?
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
Discussion over Olaudah Equiano questions
discussion over quiz
Assignment: Blast: Independent or Interconnected?
Read StudySync Blast Info
Do Blast and Quick Poll, don't forget to respond to at least 3 of your classmates.
Journal based on your blast
Thu, Sep 21, 2023
Qtr 1 District Assessment
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
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