The Atlantic Slave Trade Introduction Task Process Evaluation Introduction “For the next few minutes I want you to imagine one of the most painful migrations in the history of mankind. You are an African who has just been captured by a group of men you have never seen before. You are snatched away from your native land and loved ones, and you have no idea where you are going, or if you will ever return. You, along with hundreds of your fellow tribesmen are bound together by chains, unable to scream because no one is listening to your cries. You are being forced to leave with the people of white skin that you have never seen before. Once you are on this ship that is supposed to take you to your fate, you are being yelled at and beaten. You can’t even yell back because you don’t speak the language; and you have no idea what these strange men are capable of doing to you. As you look around, you see men, women, and children scared, alienated and sleeping on top of each other. You close your eyes to block the pain, but you can’t escape from the chilling sounds of crying and despair. When you open your eyes, you see people starving and dying. Months have gone by, and while you see your fellow brothers and sisters die, you are still there. One day you wake up and begin to cry. You cry so hard to the point that you are gasping for air. The stench on this ship is almost unbearable but you struggle to take each breath. You begin to pray. When you pray, you pray to die. Right now even death could be no worse than this hell on earth. As each day goes by, you want desperately to die. You even begin to starve yourself but that doesn’t work. You do everything possible to die, until one day the ship voyage comes to an end. You think it is finally over, but you have no idea what kind of life is ahead of you. You have survived the passage, but your soul and spirit has been taken away from you. Still you pray.”

The Atlantic Slave Trade Introduction Task Process Evaluation Task You will imagine yourself as a 13 year old African boy/girl traveling through the Middle Passage. You will create an Audio Diary (Podcast) of your travels describing conditions, treatment, and feelings on a slave ship. The year is 1650 and you will write and ultimately record audio of 4 journal entries.

The Atlantic Slave Trade Introduction Task Process Evaluation Process Step 1: The first thing that you need to do is explore the lives of slaves traveling the Middle Passage. You need to identify the time period, where the slaves were captured from, why they were taken, be able to locate the Middle Passage on a map, and identify the conditions that the slaves were subjected to once on the ships. Look at the following links to gain knowledge of this topic. About the Atlantic Slave Trade About the African Slave Trade and South Carolina About the conditions on the Middle Passage Step 2

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The Atlantic Slave Trade Introduction Task Process Evaluation Process (continued) Step 2: After doing research, write outa draft of your journal entries Journal Entry #1: Your first journal entry should describe your life before you were a slave and your reaction to being taken from your home and placed on the slave ship. As you begin writing your journal remember the following guidelines: - Date each entry - Describe everything in detail Journal Entry #2: Your second entry should describe the conditions on the ship and your reactions and feelings about what is happening to you and those around you shortly after your capture and being placed on the ship. Be creative and use as many sensory details as possible. Journal Entry #3: Your third entry should also describe what you see, but get more in-depth at what you are feeling and what you think will happen next after having been on the ship for a length of time. Also, be sure to talk about the sickness and death that many people on the ship may be facing. How does that affect you? Are you sick as well Journal Entry #4: Your fourth entry should describe the overall feeling of the group and how it affects you. You should also describe the process of coming into port and what happens there. Remember to put the reader at the site, use as many sensory details as possible. Step 1 Step 3

The Atlantic Slave Trade Introduction Task Process Evaluation Process (continued) Step 3: After you have compiled your four diary entries, it is time to “bring them to life”. You are responsible for creating an Audio Narrative (Podcast) of your diary entries. Below you will find links to example Audio Diaries. Example #1 Example #2 Example #3 Now that you have an idea of what an Audio Diary sounds like, it is time to create your own. To do this you will create what is known as a Podcast. Below you will find a step-by-step tutorial on how to go about creating a Podcast. How to Podcast Tutorial Finally, if you are creating your Podcast at school I would suggest using GarageBand on the school’s Mac’s. GarageBand Tutorial If you are creating it at home on a PC, my suggestion would be to use Audacity Audacity Tutorial (wiki) Audacity Tutorial (youtube) I would advice that you make 1 Podcast that includes all 4 journal entries (that will make submission easier). Step 1