13 English Colonies

The 13 English Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

You are a travel agent in 1760. Your assignment is to try to get tourists to come to the colonies. You must create a brochure on a colony that will include the following information:

Name of the colonies on the front with a map of the the colonies

One paragraph about the history of the colonies (how and why it was started and by whom

One paragraph about the geography and climate and how it affects living and way of life

One paragraph about scenic things to see in your colonies.

Include significant leaders who live in your colonies

Include what kind of religous groups are in your colonies

What kind of cultural diversity is your colonies

Include your name, the name of your travel agency

Include appropiate pictures-no less than 3 per side and no more than 5 per side

	1	2	3	4
Name of colonies/map	Name or map missing	Name or map missing. Is not big enough.	Name and map is present	Name and map on front. Colorful, does not detract . Additional info
History (dates, how, why, whom)	Most info inaccurate, imcomplete or missing	3-4 pieces of info missing or inaccurate	1-2 pieces of info missing or inaccurate	All info present. Accurately states history.
Geography and Climate (mtns, hills, rivers, plains, avg. summer and winter temperature, etc.)	Inaccurate or missing info on geography of colonies	Inaccurate picture of geography of colonies-several errors	Fuzzy picture of geograpy of colony	Accurately portrays geography of colony. No errors.
Economy (How colonies make money and live)	Very inaccurate and/or missing information	Some inaccurate and/or missing information	Very few missing facts	Accurate portrayal of economic factors in colonies
Travel Agency info (your name, agency name)	Missing information	Missing part of information	All information provided-few errors	All information provided with no errors.
Pictures (3 per side, no more than 6)	Pictures are too distracting. Too many or few.	Pictures of distracting and/or do not relate to where they are placed	Pictures match topics, somewhat disorganized and distracting.	Pictures help add to the information and do not distract.
Spelling	More than 5 errors in spelling	4-5 errors in spelling	1-3 errors in spelling	No spelling errors
Conventions (sentences, grammar, punctuation)	Over 7 errors	5-7 errors	1-4 errors	no conventional errors
On Task (text before images, research, typing, using classtime wisely...)	Did not stay on task	Did not stay on task most of the time	Stayed on task most of the time	Stayed consistently on task
Religion and cultural diversity	Inaccurate and/or missing facts	Several Inaccurate and/or missing facts	Most facts included and accurate	All needed facts included and accurate
Important people	Very inaccurate and/or missing information	Some inaccurate and/or missing information	Most facts included and accurate	All needed facts included and accurate

New England Colonies
Plymouth
Room 20 Colonial Webpage
Amusements in Colonial New England
KidInfo-New England Colonies
Class pages
Colonial America
Life In Colonial America

Middle Colonies
Room 20 Colonial Webpage
KidInfo-Middle Colonies
Class page
Colonial America

Southern Colonies
Room 20 Colonial Webpage
Virtual Jamestown
History of Jamestown
KidInfo-Southern Colonies
Class Page
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial America
Life In Colonial America

Sites With Colonial Information
An Outline of American History- The Colonial Period
Chart of the 13 Original Colonies
Colonial America-States
Begin with Colonial US
The Timepage-13 originals founding the American colonies
Background to Pennsylvania
Background to Philadelphia
Life in Colonial America
The Thirteen Colonies
Data Table of the Original 13 Colonies
Informational chart
18th Century American Colonies
The 13 Colonies

Sites With Great Links
Multimedia History Tutorials
The History Place-English Colonial Era
Colonization
Colonial America 1600-1775, K-12 Resources
US History-Colonial Cycle
Begin with Colonial US-General Colonial Resources
5th Grade History Page
Colonial America