TEACHING THE TRIANGLE OF TRADE
THROUGH MAPPING AND SIMULATION EXERCISES

LESSONS THAT PRECEDED “TRIANGLE OF TRADE”

LESSON 1

1. Complete and discuss Slavery Anticipation Guide (Appendix)
2. Read introduction to McKissack book.

LESSON 2

1. Africa Background Read and discussed History Alive p. 79-80/81
2. Look @ map of Africa

LESSONS THAT FOLLOWED “TRIANGLE OF TRADE”

LESSON 4 – Equiano

1. Video: Africans in America, The Terrible Transformation (There are commercials a few minutes into the video.)
Watch first 40 minutes. Discuss.

LESSON 5 – Middle Passage

1. Read: They Came In Chains, The Story of the Slave Ships by Milton Meltzer Chapter 3 – “An African Boy Kidnapped,” p.37-45. OR A History of US p. 144-148.
2. Note-taking: Students complete note-taking form about Equiano.

LESSON 6 – Middle Passage

1. Video: Middle Passage (HBO)
2. Discuss: How does Equiano’s writing help us understand the experience of Africans as part of the Triangle of Trade?

LESSON 7– Culminating Writing Assessment Writing (1-2 days) Using notes (maps, Quick-write, Equiano notes)

Question: How does Equiano’s writing help us understand the experience of Africans as part of the triangle of trade? How did this reading help your understanding of their experience?

1. Review rubric.
2. Distribute paragraph scaffold for organization. (Day 1)
3. Write. (Day 2)