13 Colonies: Assessment Project



13 Colonies: Assessment Project

 

What would it be like to live in one of the early American Colonies?

 

In this assessment, you will try to put yourself in the place of someone who lived in an early American colony, learn what it would be like to live in that place during that time, and then try to persuade other settlers to choose to live there.

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The Task:

 

Your task is to create a brochure, pamphlet, or booklet that would encourage new settlers to move to and live in whichever American colony you decide upon. Since you will be encouraging someone to live in the colony, your booklet should contain persuasive writing, and a section on each of the following topics:

1. climate

2. economy

3. natural resources

4. religion

5. physical geography

6. Native Americans

7. other interesting information

8. map

 

You can choose whichever colony you wish, or you may have one assigned to you by the teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

Steps to follow:

 

1. Decide which colony you will be doing your project on

2. Research the colony, you may use the internet, notes, and the textbook as a guide

3. Gather research on the topics that should be used in your project.

When researching the topics about your colony, focus on the following questions as a guide:

 

Climate:

What is the climate like in this region?

Would this climate attract settlers or drive them away?

How would the climate affect farming, trade, economy, etc.?

 

Economy:

How do the people in this colony make a living and what are their major industries?

 

Natural Resources:

Does this colony have a large or small amount of natural resources?

What kinds of natural resources are found within this colony?

What amount of money can we make off of these resources?

 

Religion:

What religion is most prominent within this colony?

Does this colony allow religious freedom?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 Colonies: Assessment Rubric

 

 

|   Scale |0 to 2 pts. |2 to 4 pts. |5 to 7 pts. |8 to 10 pts. |

|  |(Below Standard) |(Needs Improvement) |(Meets Standard) |(Exceeds Standard) |

|Criteria | | | | |

|Correct format for booklet|Booklet is not |Booklet is basically |Booklet is well |Booklet is extremely |

| |organized. |organized. |organized. |organized in appearance. |

| |Booklet is not arranged |Booklet is in somewhat |Booklet format is more |Effort and appearance |

| |in correct order. |proper format. |than adequate. |exceeds minimum |

| |Appearance is messy. |Less than adequate |Appearance and effort are|requirement. |

| | |effort and appearance. |sufficient. | |

|Topic sheets/Paragraphs |Topic sheets not written|Topic sheets somewhat |Topic sheets/paragraphs |Topic sheets/paragraphs |

|persuade reader to move to|in full sentences. |written in full |written sufficiently. |written in correct form. |

|colony |Not enough info. |sentences. |Sufficient information |More than enough |

| |No persuasive writing. |Less than adequate |provided on topic pages. |information is provided |

| | |information. |Sufficient persuasive |on the colony. |

| | |Little persuasive |writing used. |Correct and elaborate |

| | |writing used. |  |persuasive writing is |

| | |  |  |used. |

|Overall performance, |Student is not engaged |Student is less than |Student is sufficiently |Student is engaged in the|

|participation, and effort |in the activity. |adequately engaged in |engaged in the activity. |activity. |

| |Student puts forth |activity. |Student puts forth |Student puts forth more |

| |little or no effort. |Student puts forth |sufficient effort. |than the minimum effort. |

| |Unsatisfactory overall |minimum effort. |Sufficient overall |Excellent overall |

| |performance, and effort.|Less than adequate |performance, and effort. |performance, and effort. |

| | |overall performance, and| | |

| | |effort. | | |

 

 

 

 

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