You
will choose your colony in class. Dear students:
Historical Travel Inc. (HTI), is announcing an innovative travel experience for the new millennium. Our new Time Travel Machine will make available a unique new travel experience. The first set of vacations to be offered will be to the original thirteen colonies during the time period just before the onset of the Revolutionary War.
We need your help in preparing background information for our time travelers. Before taking a vacation most families find it helpful to learn about the place they will be visiting. In our past surveys, vacationers have asked for maps, weather, sites to see, things to do, what to pack, and about the historical significance, customs, economy, and language of the area they are visiting. For all regular vacations we previously offered, brochures and presentations were provided to help our customers learn more about the area they planned to visit. We now need to make presentations, or travelogues to help them prepare for their time travel experience to Early Colonial America.
Can you help us by thinking of information that would be helpful for vacationers who will be experiencing time travel? Time travelers will need to adapt to the area they are visiting, so that they fit in and can enjoy their vacation. Please brainstorm together to find which of the items we included in our current vacations would be appropriate for time travel, along with any other information that would be helpful to families vacationing in one of the original thirteen colonies.
We would appreciate it if you could put together a presentation on each of the original thirteen colonies that could be shared with our customers as they plan their vacations and decide which trip they would like to take. Our customers would like to view each of these presentations to choose where they would like to travel to in the 1700's in Early Colonial America.
Thank you very much for helping us with our new time travel endeavor.
Sincerely,
I. Wannago
Research one of the thirteen colonies deciding what information would be important to a time traveler visiting that colony during the 1700's. Prepare a presentation that will help others learn about that colony's way of life. You may choose from a variety of methods including a powerpoint presentation, a brochure, a poster, a written log, or any other innovative way to present your information. Other suggestions include a written paper, a poster, a skit, a play, a television broadcast, a covered cereal box, or other ideas approved by the instructor. You must inform the instructor of how you are doing your presentation. Unapproved presentations will not be accepted. Please try to “go GREEN”. If you are making a poster or other type of presentation use whatever you have at home. A junk drawer has lots of things that can be reused(or as I like to say repurposed). Instead of covering an old cereal box with construction paper, try using old clothes that some family member is no longer wearing(just make sure it is clean). Get creative and save money and the planet by repurposing!
Step ONE: Brainstorm what information would be valuable to time travelers.
Step TWO:
You
will choose your colony in class.
Step THREE:
Create
a
KWL chart to develop questions to be researched. The KWL Chart is
provided in the packet
Step FOUR:
Make
a list of your ideas to help get organized before beginning your research.
Step FIVE:
Check
out the available
resources at school, home or the library.
Step SIX:
Read
and take notes on the colony of your choice.
Step SEVEN:
Prepare
a
graphic organizer to help plan your presentation.
The teacher will provide you with examples.
THE FUN STEP:
Create
your presentation to be shared with the class.
You may present a written paper, a poster, a
skit, a play, a television broadcast, a covered cereal box, or other ideas
approved by the instructor. You must inform the instructor of how you are doing
your presentation. Unapproved presentations will not be accepted.
Check
and monitor your work according the criteria set up by you and your teacher.
Ask
for help from your teacher and classmates when needed.
Evaluate
your work following the
assessment guidelines. These assessments will include items on your
checklist.
Important Deadlines:
KWL Chart due Nov. 21
Research: Notes are due on December 3rd.
Graphic Organizer: Due Dec. 5th .
Project and Presentation: Due on December 15th.
Presentations will begin on Dec. 16th.
KWL:
There are many different ways to organize and plan projects. These may include KWL, webbing, flow charts and storyboards. The teacher will provide you with examples or you can make your own.
CHECKLIST:
The following is a checklist of information that MUST be included in your project.
____A map of the colonial area with the names of adjoining colonies
____Information on who started the colony.
____The reasons why the colony were instituted
____The names of a least 5 people who were instrumental in the success of the colony
____Information on the “culture” of the colony. This includes the beliefs, ideas, and institutions the colonists brought with them to America.
____A written list of all sources used in presentation(bibliography). This includes the articles in encyclopedias, the web address of materials used from the internet, the names and pages of books used, etc.
For websites: the exact web address. Anything with the word google, ask, answer or any other search engine name will not be accepted
For Encyclopedias: Name of encyclopedia, Title of article, page number(s).
For book: Author, name of book, page number(s).
In order to do this project you must use other sources than your book. These sources will include encyclopedia articles, other textbooks in the classroom or library, and internet sites. Remember that if you use sources from the internet that they must be reliable. You will be required to include a list of sources other than your textbook that you used to create your project. You will present your project to the class. THIS IS NOT A GROUP PROJECT. You will each create your own project. Limited class time will be used for this project.
****One of the best search engines for students is: http://cybersleuth-kids.com ******
Some internet resources include the following:
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html very good resource
http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm This source has links to many other sources.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies1.htm
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/horacemann/colinks.htm Another really great link to other information. I would definitely try this one.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/colchart.html
http://www.civics-online.org/library/formatted/images/13_colonies.html
http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@AbwCXN9M8PkXs/Pages/article.html?article@SHL172A
http://www.people.memphis.edu/~kenichls/13Colonies.htm
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/13_original_colonies.htm
http://www.wintektx.com/freeman/13colonies.htm
http://www.mpsomaha.org/sandoz/connections/13_colonies.htm Has many useful links to information
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/eras.html#colonial Another good source with many links Look under colonial period for links to your specific colony
http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm
http://www.eighthfloor.org/academy/cbergeron/colonies/#C May be helpful for some of the colonies
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Thirteen-original-colonies
Farming
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesfarm.htm
Massachusetts Bay Colony
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h572.html
New England colonies
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_NE_Colonies.html
also has great links to other websites about New England colonies
http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c1.htm
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/cgi-bin/search/hyperseek.cgi?Terms=Southern+Colonies&submit=Go
1. The student will be able to identify the thirteen colonies on a U.S. map.
2. The student will be able to compare and contrast the beliefs and life styles of the thirteen different colonies and how and why each colony was started.
3. The student will gain a better understanding of life during the colonial times.
4. The student will be able to compare the lifestyles of colonial families with those of today.
5. The student will understand the point of view of colonists prior to the Revolutionary War.
6. The student will demonstrate the ability to collect information from a variety of resources.
7. The student will analyze information and synthesize it to make an informed decision.
8. The student will effectively use a variety of strategies in the problem solving process.
9. The student will effectively communicate the results of research orally, visually, and in writing.