Activities

Complete your summary card for lesson  77.  No new reading is assigned this week.

In preparation for Friday's class about The Atlantic Slave Trade, do the following activities and bring them to class.

A) What exactly are indigo plants?  Research the species of plants referred to as indigo and what they are used for.  What made them so popular for trading in the late 1600's?

B) Research the famous cross-section diagram of a slave ship named Brookes sketched by Thomas Clarkson.  Print a copy of it if possible.  Write a short paragraph about the following:  What was Clarkson's intention in creating the diagram?  Although stepping ahead in history, learn about Clarkson's interesting testimony and campaign and briefly explain.

Now, study for a history quiz which will be emailed to your parents by Noon today.  The quiz will cover lessons 73-75.

For those of you who failed the last history test, in order to earn additional points for that grade, use the test and study all of the missed answers using your book.  Write several sentences or a brief paragraph about each topic about which you were incorrect on the test.  Number your writings to match the test questions.