Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Date: __________________________
African American History: Middle Passage Choice board
Direction: Choose at least 3 assignments from the choice board below (must include the
middle one). You must complete assignments that add up to AT LEAST 50 points. You
may complete as many assignments as you would like. Place an X on the assignments
you have chosen to complete. Please staple/paperclip all assignments to this paper. All
assignments are due at the end of the period on ____________________.
Read pages 33-36 and
complete Section 2
assessment.

Draw a map of the

triangular trade and write a
brief explanation of the
three parts.

Write a paragraph
explaining why Europeans
chose to enslave Africans
instead of other possible
sources of labor (such as
indigenous people or
indentured servants).

5 points

10 points

15 points

If you could interview a

slave who was captured and
survived the Middle
Passage, what would you
ask them?

THIS MUST BE 1 OF YOUR

3 CHOICES:
Create FIVE diary entries
pretending you are a
captured slave, an African
slave-trader, a ship crew
member, the owner of a
slave-trading company, or a
ship captain, explaining
your experiences and
opinions of the slave trade.
At least 5 sentences each.

Write a letter to the

Portuguese history textbook
editor explaining why you
agree or disagree with their
depiction of the Middle
Passage. Your letter must
be AT LEAST 100 words.

Write a list of 10 questions

you would ask this person.

20 points
Research a slave revolt on a
slave ship and write a 200word report or do a 2minute powerpoint
presentation to the class
about it.

35 points

25 points
Create and present to the
class 5 freeze-frame skits
of scenes that occurred
during the slave trade. One
person must narrate the
scene. Should be 3-5
minutes total. This is a
group activity with no more
than four in a group. All
students receive same
grade.

40 Points

30 points
Compose an
autobiography and include
at least one important
event in your life and the
impact it has had on you.
Must be AT LEAST 250
words.

45 points

Total number of points attempted: ____________________________________

Assignment grade: _________________________________________