Martin’s World Travel Agency

TAKING YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!

“Come see what the thirteen colonies

have to offer you!” Colonial America is a time that provides many new and exciting opportunities for the Europeans. People are hearing about America and are taking risks to come and settle in these new colonies. This land is divided into three colonial regions:

 New England Colonies ( Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine)Middle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware)

Southern Colonies (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia)

Your job:

You work for me at Martin’s World Travel Agency

You will pick (randomly) one of the 13 original colonies.

You are to make travel brochures advertising your colony to the Europeans of the late 1600’s. (Info from 1650-1750)

Use the given rubrics and websites to help you gain your information.

make it look appealing

Then you may work on the “extras”

Process 1. Research your colony using the selected websites, and your social

studies book . 2. Use the “Colony “research organizer to record and organize your

findings. 3. After you are done researching your colony, you will record your

findings. 4. You will research the topics listed on the graphic organizer on the

web sites provided, your textbook and other resources you deem necessary.

5. Students will complete the graphic organizer and use the information to create a brochure that will persuade others to settle in your colony. So make it look appealing!

6. Use the rubric to help you guide and evaluate your project.

Conclusion After completing this project on the 13 colonies

students will be knowledgeable about their colony and know the similarities and differences of the New England, Middle, and Southern regions of the 13 colonies. They will discover the reasons why colonists chose particular areas to settle such as available jobs, religion, climate, natural resources, and government comparing and contrasting the three different colonial regions, students will have gained a better understanding of the positive and negative aspects of each colony and region.

Research Organizer

Colony:_______________________Year & Reasons for founding

Geography

Economy

Government and Available jobs

Religious toleration

Growth and Change

Daily life of Men, Women & children

Relation with Native Am.

Possible websites to use New England Colonies:

•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/newenglandcoloniesresearchpage.htm

•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c1.htm

•http://www.ushistory.org/us/3.asp

•http://www.slideshare.net/ezlee2/the-new-england-colonies

 

Middle Colonies:

•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c9.htm

•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c2.htm

•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/middlecolonies.htm

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Knowledge Gained

All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure.

All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure.

Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure.

Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the brochure.

Sources Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 95-100% of the facts and graphics in the brochure.

Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 94-85% of the facts and graphics in the brochure.

Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 84-75% of the facts and graphics in the brochure.

Sources are not documented accurately or are not kept on many facts and graphics.

Writing - Organization

Each section in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Almost all sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Most sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Less than half of the sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Attractiveness & Organization

The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The brochure has well-organized information.

The brochure\'s formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Content - Accuracy

All facts in the brochure are accurate. Students covered all areas in the graphic organizer on their colony.

99-85% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. Most of the facts in the brochure are accurate. Students covered all areas in the graphic organizer on their colony.

85-75% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. All facts in the brochure are accurate. Students covered some areas in the graphic organizer on their colony.

Fewer than 75% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. All facts in the brochure are accurate. Students covered all areas in the graphic organizer on their colony.

Total Points____________/ 20 pts

Southern Colonies:

•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/ca/13c3.htm

•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/southerncoloniespage.htm

 

Other Helpful Websites:

•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/climateofthethrreecolonise.htm

•http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm

•http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm

•http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions.htm