Exposing the Horrors of the Middle Passage: A Journalist's Investigation

Investigate the deplorable conditions endured by slaves during the Middle Passage on slave ships in the 18th/19th century. Uncover the cramped, unhygienic, and brutal reality faced by enslaved individuals as they were forcibly transported from Africa to the New World. Analyze why such atrocities occurred and how slave owners concealed the truth.

• Middle Passage
• Slave ships
• Slave trade
• Investigative journalism
• Historical atrocities

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1. Power of 3 Last lesson Describe: What it was like for people on slave ships Last week Explain: What was the Middle Passage? Last year: What was the Domesday book?

2. What was life like for a slave during the Middle Passage? L/O: Key Words Analyse and evaluate how far the life of slaves changed compared to their life in Africa. P The middle passage Slave ships The New World G Explain how life changed for the slaves on the slave ships. Describe what conditions were like on slave ships. S B Understand what the Middle Passage was. Relevant Character Strengths: Compassion, Curiosity, Resilience

3. Conditions on a slave ship Make sure you get lots of detail we re going to write a diary as if we were a slave next lesson! Crowded Watching the example of slave ships, draw a mind map or use the word bank to demonstrate conditions: Unhygienic Are they hygienic? Are they comfortable? What might it smell like? What might you hear? Are they treated well? Would you be scared? Uncomfortable Life on slave ships Often hurt

4. Newspaper Report Newspaper Report Mid Mid- -Term Assessment Term Assessment You are a journalist who has investigated the conditions on-board a slave ship during the 18th/19th century. You need to write a newspaper article which tells the reader about the appalling conditions which the slaves experienced during the Middle Passage: Bronze Stating facts see/hear/smell Silver Describing what conditions were like Gold Explaining why the conditions were so bad Platinum Analysing and making a judgement as to why conditions were so bad on board the slave ships and why the slave owners did not want people to know.

5. Middle Passage Newspaper Report SENTENCE STARTERS: Terrible scenes were witnessed by our reporter Slaves were chained to Where the slaves were held on-board the boat smelt of Sadness of slaves who had been The slave owners are quick to report that slaves are treated well on board the boats because If a slave passed away on-board the boat they were The chains, which were around the slave s wrists and ankles were One eye-witnessed told us Bronze Stating facts see/hear/smell/etc Silver Describe what conditions were like Gold Explain why the conditions were so bad Platinum Analyse and make a judgement as to why conditions were so bad on board the slave ships and why the slave owners did not want people to know. KEY WORDS: Chains Slaves Humid Illness Rebellion Whipped Exercise Splinters Wounds Overboard Packed Misery Deck Diarrhoea Sadness Alone Communication Distance At sea Slave owners

6. Plenary: Have you achieved your target? BRONZE: Have you stated what life on the middle passage was like? SILVER: Have you described life on the middle passage using the sources? GOLD: Have you explained life on the middle passage using information from the sources as evidence PLATINUM: Have you explained and evaluated life on the middle passage, evaluating the worst part of life for a slave and why slave ship owner continued to do this.