Friday, September 1 - Project Day 1 + Quiz

Topic 2.3

The Regions of the British Colonies

Informational Posters!

Introduction - Read All

You and your group members are enterprising young English
People who are moving to the new world to settle and make
some cash money. You’ve decided that each of the four of you
are going to move to a different region of Colonial America and
settle for one year. At the end of that year, you are going to try

and persuade each other to move to your region.

Step one is to decide who from your group is moving to each
region. Assign a name next to each region, and that person will
be responsible for traveling there and becoming an expert.
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New England Colonies -

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The Middle Colonies -

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The Chesapeake and North Carolina Colonies -

You will each be responsible for two pieces. One, is a letter
where you will outline the major characteristics of your region to
your group. The second is an infographic that depicts key
features of your colonial region.
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This assignment is meant to be fun, and light hearted but it is
imperative to acknowledge that many colonies relied on
slavery at this time, which is neither fun nor lighthearted.

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As such, while you are outlining the characteristics of your
colony, I want you to identify how that colony utilized slavery,
but do not glorify, encourage, or condone the use of slavery.

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All of your “pretend people’ are abolitionists.

Instructions

Part One: Graphic
You may use google draw, canva, piktochart, whatever you want to create this drawing.

You will submit a screenshot or link to it into the appropriate slide in this slideshow.

Graphic should include:
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Name of the colony you settled in.

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Region your colony is in.

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A slogan that represents your colony.

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Two pictures or drawings that represent specific aspects of your colony with an
explanation

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The primary economic practices of your region/colony (farming, shipbuilding, trade,
etc.) - Picture or words.

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Anything else that your heart desires that is appropriate to the task at hand.

Part Two: Letter

You are writing a letter to your group members discussing what life has been like in

your colony.

Letter should include:
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Your job, and why. What kind of industry is important to your region?

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A very short history of your colony./region (why was it founded?)

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The geography of your region and how that has impacted life.

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The crops you can find most easily in your colony and why.

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What kinds of people live near you (immigrants, religions, etc.)

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At least one drawback to living in your region.

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How slavery is incorporated into your colony/region (remember you’re an abolitionist)

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Overall, do you think your group should move to your region?

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Anything else that your heart desires that is appropriate to the task at hand.

Rubric

Advanced

100-90

Proficient

89-70

Emerging

<70

Historical Accuracy All facts presented

in each section are

detailed,
historically

accurate, specific

to your

colony/region and

thoroughly
explained.

Most facts

presented in each

sections are

detailed,
historically

accurate, specific

to your

colony/region and

thoroughly

explained. Some
pieces are vague,

or historically

inaccurate

Few facts

presented in each

section are

detailed,
historically

accurate, specific

to your

colony/region and

thoroughly

explained. Many
pieces are vague,

or historically

inaccurate

Task Completion

All tasks presented

on slide 3 are

completed in full

with thorough
explanations.

Most tasks

presented on slide
3 are completed in
full with thorough

explanations.

Some are

incomplete or

missing.

Many tasks

presented on slide
3 are completed in
full with thorough

explanations. Many
are incomplete or

missing.

Professionalism

Both the

informational

poster and letter
are professionally

presented with

attention to detail
and appearance

considered.

Either the

informational

poster or the letter
are professionally

presented with

attention to detail
and appearance

considered.

Neither the
informational

poster or the letter
are professionally

presented with

attention to detail
and appearance

considered.

New England Colonies - Graphic

New England Colonies - Letter

Middle Colonies - Graphic

Middle Colonies - Letter

Chesapeake Colonies - Graphic

Chesapeake Colonies - Letter

Period 2 Project

Goals for Today

1.) Pick who is doing which colonial region.

2.) Be close to finishing either the Letter for your colony OR the picture advertisement for your colony.

3.) Quiz last 15 minutes of class.

Period 2 Quiz 2 - College Board

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