During this assignment, you will be working on writing a diary of a sailor who worked on a ship of the VOC. You will have to empathize with people working on the ships. You will have to do some research on certain websites. There are a couple of websites on this page, but you can also look for information in your book such as units 2.2, 2.10 and 2.11.
The following topics have to be included in the diary:
1. How did you get a job on a VOC ship?
2. How much were you paid?
3. What was your job?
4. What were the jobs of others?
5. What were the conditions like? e.g. diseases, food, beds, hygiene
6. Where would you ship go to? Were the stops on the way there?
7. How would you trade with the locals on the place of destination?
8. What were products you would trade with the people?
9. How long would the trip take?
Try to be creative. Create different pages with different dates. The dates don't have to match up, there can be gaps in between.
Maybe draw a map of the trip to the destination? Be as creative as you want. It will be rewarded!
You have to hand in the project the week after the holidays. You will get a grade.