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    Colonial America Rubric


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5th Grade Proficient
5th Advanced; 6th Prof.
6th Advanced; 7th Prof.
7th Advanced; 8th Prof.
8th Advanced
Assessment
1 Maps Due September 19
13 colonies identified on map with names spelled correctly. Identify New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
13 colonies identified on map with names spelled correctly. Identify New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
13 colonies identified on map with names spelled correctly. Identify New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
13 colonies identified on map with names spelled correctly. Identify New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
13 colonies identified on map with names spelled correctly. Identify New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
 
2 Charts Due September 19
Complete Colony Fact Comparison Chart using textbook and/or web links
Complete Colony Fact Comparison Chart using textbook and/or web links
Complete Colony Fact Comparison Chart using textbook and/or web links
Complete Colony Fact Comparison Chart using textbook and/or web links
Complete Colony Fact Comparison Chart using textbook and/or web links
 
3 Persuasion Due September 26
You are a settler at Jamestown. Decide if the colony is great or if it is terrible. Write a letter home either persuading your friends to come over or to stay away. Your letter must reference at least five actual facts from your study of Jamestown.
You are a settler at Jamestown. Decide if the colony is great or if it is terrible. Write a letter home either persuading your friends to come over or to stay away. Your letter must reference at least five actual facts from your study of Jamestown and be at least two paragraphs long.
You are a settler at Jamestown. Decide if the colony is great or if it is terrible. Write a letter home either persuading your friends to come over or to stay away. Your letter must reference at least eight actual facts from your study of Jamestown and be at least three paragraphs long.
You are a settler at Jamestown. Decide if the colony is great or if it is terrible. Write a letter home either persuading your friends to come over or to stay away. Your letter must reference at least eight actual facts from your study of Jamestown and be at least three paragraphs long.
Write 2 letters home from Jamestown. In the first letter, you are trying to persuade your family to come to Virginia. In the second letter, you are another person trying to persuade your family not to come. Each letter should be at least 2 paragraphs and contain at least 5 facts from your study.
 
4 Research Due October 17
Research how slavery came to the colonies. Use at least 3 sources to write a 3 to 5 paragraph report on your findings
Research how slavery came to the colonies. You will need at least 5 sources to write a 5 to 7 paragraph report on your findings
Research the development of slavery in the colonies. Write your paper comparing myth (or commonly held beliefs) to reality. You will need at least 5 sources to write a 5 to 7 paragraph paper about your findings.
Research the development of slavery in the colonies. Write your paper comparing myth (or commonly held beliefs) to reality. Use at least 7 sources to write a 5 to 7 paragraph paper about your findings.
Research the development of slavery in the colonies. Be sure to include the northern colonies' role in the slave trade to the southern colonies' role. Write your paper comparing myth (or commonly held beliefs) to reality. You will need five sources. 7 to 10 paragraph paper about your findings.
 
5 Oral Presentation Due October 30
Give a five minute presentation, telling the class about a historical figure you found interesting. Dress as the person or use props the person might have had. Hand out a bibliography using MLA that cites at least 3 sources.
Give a five minute presentation telling the class about two historical figures you found interesting. Dress as one of the people or use props the person might have had. Hand out a bibliography using MLA that cites at least 6 sources.
Give a five minute presentation telling the class about three historical figures you found interesting that were related somehow in the colonies. Dress as one of the people or use props the person might have had. Hand out a bibliography using MLA that cites at least 6 sources.
Compare/Contrast the Puritans to the Pilgrims. Present your findings in an oral report to the class lasting at least five minutes. You should dress up as a pilgrim or a puritan and tell about the two groups from "your" perspective. Find at least three major differences. Hand out a bibliography using MLA that cites at least 6 sources.
In a class presentation, trace the development of religious freedom in the colonies. Your presentation should be at 5 to 10 minutes long. Dress up as a real character who is telling the history. Hand out a bibliography that cites at least 6 sources.
 
6 Project Due November 21
Colony Settlement Teams
Colony Settlement Teams
Colony Settlement Teams
Colony Settlement Teams
Colony Settlement Teams
 
7 Graph Due November 21
Timeline-- 10 events labeled as examples of change, diversity or conflict
Timeline-- 10 events labeled as examples of change, diversity or conflict
Timeline-- 15 events labeled as examples of change, diversity or conflict
Timeline-- 20 events labeled as examples of change, diversity or conflict
Timeline-- 25 events labeled as examples of change, diversity or conflict
 
8 Wood Block Due November 21
Wooden Block for School Timeline
Wooden Block for School Timeline
Wooden Block for School Timeline
Wooden Block for School Timeline
Wooden Block for School Timeline
 


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