1.  starter activity A diagram of the slave ship Brookes a Ship based in Liverpool, which regularly sailed between Britain, Africa & West Indies. The black marks are slaves. What do you think life was like on board this ship?.

2. What was life like on board the Brookes? Carried 400 slaves Carried 400 slaves Slaves stacked 50cm apart Slaves stacked 50cm apart Men & women separated Men & women separated Temperatures - 35ºC Temperatures - 35ºC Journey lasted 40-70 days Journey lasted 40-70 days Dysentery Dysentery 11 million slaves (1450- 1807) 11 million slaves (1450- 1807)

3. What was life like on board a slave ship?  LOs To find out about conditions during the ‘Middle Passage’ from a variety of sources To gather evidence on conditions from sources & assess their reliability

4.  Your task Watch the video clip from Simon Schama’s ‘History of Britain’ series and complete the video task sheet. Watch the video clip from Simon Schama’s ‘History of Britain’ series and complete the video task sheet.

5.  Your task Read the source sheet your teacher gives. Copy the headings below and find evidence on them (include short quotes or key facts): Read the source sheet your teacher gives. Copy the headings below and find evidence on them (include short quotes or key facts): Cramped conditions e.g. heat, noise, smell Cramped conditions e.g. heat, noise, smell Toilet facilities Toilet facilities Illness, death Illness, death Food Food Punishments Punishments  Research these areas  Research these areas Life for the women Life for the women Actions of slave ship captains & officers Actions of slave ship captains & officers How similar / different was the film to these descriptions of conditions on slave ships

6.  Your task Jot your ideas down on a sheet of flip chart paper. Jot your ideas down on a sheet of flip chart paper. Present your ideas to your fellow students and get them to take notes on your presentations. Present your ideas to your fellow students and get them to take notes on your presentations.  Extension. What was the most horrific thing about the slave trade?  Extension. What was the most horrific thing about the slave trade?

7.  Your task Study source 3 in greater detail. Note down 3 things we can learn about the slave trade from this source Study source 3 in greater detail. Note down 3 things we can learn about the slave trade from this source How accurate is this depiction of slavery in the eighteenth century? Note down 3 reasons why this image may not be entirely reliable How accurate is this depiction of slavery in the eighteenth century? Note down 3 reasons why this image may not be entirely reliable  How can you test if a source is reliable or not? Clue: NOP  How can you test if a source is reliable or not? Clue: NOP

8. Plenary Plenary Describe what you would have seen, heard and smelt on a slave ship Describe what you would have seen, heard and smelt on a slave ship What was the most horrific aspect of the slave trade for you? What was the most horrific aspect of the slave trade for you? How can you test is a source is reliable or not? How can you test is a source is reliable or not?  Extension: why do you think the slave songs or spirituals were so popular?  Extension: why do you think the slave songs or spirituals were so popular?

9.  Homework Add the key words on the video task sheet to your glossary with definitions. Add the key words on the video task sheet to your glossary with definitions.  Extension. Research the life of Olaudah Equiano using weblinks on the Studyhistory website. Get a copy of his portrait and paste it in your book. Around it write notes on:  Extension. Research the life of Olaudah Equiano using weblinks on the Studyhistory website. Get a copy of his portrait and paste it in your book. Around it write notes on: His dates His dates Life as a slave Life as a slave Books Books Efforts to end slavery Efforts to end slavery