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
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
presentati
on.
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
understan
ding
informatio
n related
to the
colony
The
vocabulary
pages show
some words
that are key
to
understandin
g 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/dr
ama is not
finished.
The
diorama/dra
ma 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
Score
Colony Project Questions
Thursday, December 11th
Friday, December 12th
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?
Colony Project Vocabulary
Thursday, December 11th
Friday, December 12th
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 obt
aining 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