Colony Project

Monday’s Engagement Glog

Student’s will read through Glog Monday in Stations. You will need to

log your student’s in.

http://laneru.edu.glogster.com/colonyproject/

You will hang this next page up to be signed by each group as they pick

their colony.

Colony Selections Thursday, December 11th Friday, December 12th

Group # Colony

New Amsterdam

Virginia

Georgia

New Netherlands

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Maryland

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New Sweden (Delaware)

North Carolina

South Carolina

Pennsylvania

Colony Project Checklist Thursday, December 11th Friday, December 12th

Check Suggested Due Date

Item To Have Completed

Dec. 1st Watch Prezi

Dec. 2nd Complete Group Contract

Dec. 2nd Decide if you are doing a drama or diorama

Dec. 4th Have Group Vocabulary Graphic Organizers Done

Dec. 5th Read Colony Booklet As a Group

Dec. 9th Script or Diorama Finished

Dec. 11th Have Practiced Your Presentation at least twice

Dec. 11th Have classroom notes page filled in for your group

Dec. 11th Each classmate has put at least one post-it up on the compare and contrast poster

First Colonies Project Rubric Thursday, December 11th Friday, December 12th

Category Emerging 1

Developing 2

Proficient 3.5

Exemplary 4

Score

21st Skill Collaboration

The student has difficulty working with the group or is a distraction.

The student is working with his or her group but is missing some key 21st Century Skills.

The student is working with his or her group by contributing warm and cool feedback, sharing in tasks, and taking responsibility for knowledge related to the group’s settlement.

The student is working with his or her group by contributing warm and cool feedback, sharing in tasks, and taking responsibility for knowledge related to the group’s settlement. The student also plays a key role in maintaining the work and progress that the group needed.

21st Skill Presentation

The student does not contribute during the presentation.

The student contributes during the presentation but struggles with eye contact and knowledge of information.

The student contributes during the presentation by presenting at least 1 important piece of information about the group’s settlement. The student makes eye contact with the class and knows the information well enough not to refer to notes frequently.

The student contributes during the presentation by presenting at least 1 important piece of information about the group’s settlement. The student makes eye contact with the class. The student does not appear to need notes at all and speaks loudly during presentation. The student refers to parts of the project during the presentation and gives additional details besides those visibly presented.

Vocabulary Pages 5.RV.1

The vocabulary page does not show words that are key to understanding information related to the colony

The vocabulary pages show some words that are key to understanding information related to the colony.

The vocabulary pages show all words that are key to understanding information related to the colony.

The vocabulary pages show all words that are key to understanding information related to the colony. The vocabulary pages also give great detail to help classmates gain the same understanding.

Diorama or Drama

The diorama/drama is not finished.

The diorama/drama relates to the colony but is not related to the notepage or has missing questions.

The diorama/drama answers all of the questions in the colony assignment.

The diorama/drama answers all of the questions in the colony assignment. The diorama/drama gives additional details that aid classmates in understanding the key details.

Reminder: Colony Test will be Thursday, December 18th

Colony Project Questions

When you present your diorama/drama, you must answer each of these questions. Bolded words are key to successfully completing this project. Your group must complete graphic organizers over each of these bolded words.

Why was your colony founded? What was the reason? Who founded your colony?

What were some common trades in your colony?

What was the land like in your colony? How did the environment effect your colony?

What was your primary industry? Agricultural? Manufacturing?

What was the relationship between your colony and the surrounding Native Americans? Was there conflict?

Describe how the economy worked in your colony. Was it a market economy?

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Colony Project Vocabulary

colony: an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it trade: a job that requires special training and skills and that is done by using your hands environment: the conditions that surround someone or something; the natural world primary industry: an industry, as agriculture, forestry, or fishing, that deals in obtaining natural materials. agricultural: of, relating to, or used in farming or agriculture manufacturing: the industry or business of making products economy: the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region market economy: An economic system where decision about what to produce, how to produce, and to whom to allocate goods and services are made primarily by individuals and businesses. In a market economy, prices are determined by the interaction of consumers and producers in markets.

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Posters to Hang Up In Classroom

During Project