Process
Task # 1 (Assemble into 3 groups)
With your base team investigate and choose the group of colonies you would like to research and present in each project. You will need to do this by the end of the class period, after you receive this assignment. Once you have collected information on your chosen group of colonies, you need to set up a re-enactment of colonial life, by having a conversation with each of your team members as if you lived during the colonial times. This needs to be accomplished by the third day of assignment.
New England Colonies
New Hamphsire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hamphsire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Task # 2 PowerPoint (7-10 slides)
You need to do a PowerPoint for your team by the sixth day of the assignment with the information that you have researched up to this point. You will need to include graphic, speaker notes and a reference page. Below is a link for Microsoft PowerPoint download if it is needed.
http://microsoft-powerpoint-2010.en.softonicdownloads.com/?kcid=433f8ede-ac24-bac8-83df-000005e717fd
Task # 3 Find a map of your teams group of colonies.
Map examples are shown below. You will be provided with printed copies of each colony. Color, cut, label and glue the map on butcher paper.
Maps are to be turned in by the end of class on the seventh day.
You need to do a PowerPoint for your team by the sixth day of the assignment with the information that you have researched up to this point. You will need to include graphic, speaker notes and a reference page. Below is a link for Microsoft PowerPoint download if it is needed.
http://microsoft-powerpoint-2010.en.softonicdownloads.com/?kcid=433f8ede-ac24-bac8-83df-000005e717fd
Task # 3 Find a map of your teams group of colonies.
Map examples are shown below. You will be provided with printed copies of each colony. Color, cut, label and glue the map on butcher paper.
Maps are to be turned in by the end of class on the seventh day.
Task # 4 YouTube video presentations
Your team will need to complete a YouTube video presentation by the beginning of the tenth day. This video should be about the group of colonies your group selected. The video presentation should have music and the names of the colonies your group chose. It should be presented as a team in a creative way, it does not have to be a re-enactment. It should include all information learned up to this day. If you need more information you should find it on the resource page.
Your team will need to complete a YouTube video presentation by the beginning of the tenth day. This video should be about the group of colonies your group selected. The video presentation should have music and the names of the colonies your group chose. It should be presented as a team in a creative way, it does not have to be a re-enactment. It should include all information learned up to this day. If you need more information you should find it on the resource page.
Task # 5 Essay
Essay should be typed with all team members names included. It should be typed in a APA format. It should include information that you have already gathered and the actual name of the states that the colonies became at a later date. It should include the state flag, flower, tree and motto. It should also include who the founding fathers were, it's role in the revolution, a graphic organizer and additional media. Make sure you include the reference page. Each person will have one of these projects to complete; there will be a personal grade, as well as a team grade.
Essay should be typed with all team members names included. It should be typed in a APA format. It should include information that you have already gathered and the actual name of the states that the colonies became at a later date. It should include the state flag, flower, tree and motto. It should also include who the founding fathers were, it's role in the revolution, a graphic organizer and additional media. Make sure you include the reference page. Each person will have one of these projects to complete; there will be a personal grade, as well as a team grade.