The Middle and Southern Colonies

Middle and Southern Colonies Travel Brochure

Your group of newspaper reporters is returning to the Early Colonial Period of America. They are interested in sending others as tourists. Your editors have assigned your group to prepare a travel brochure that touts the attractions of one of the following colonies:

New York                                                         Maryland

New Jersey                                                       Virginia

Pennsylvania                                                    The Carolinas

Delaware                                                           Georgia

Homework:

Read "The Middle Colonies", pages 100- 105 in your text.
Do the accompanying question sheet for homework.

Read "The Southern Colonies", pages 106- 112 in your text.
Do the accompanying question sheet for homework.

Prepare a travel brochure about your colony that addresses each of the following areas:

Name of the colony
Who was its leader when settled?
What type of governing bodies governed the colony?
In what year was the colony settled/ founded?
Which nationalities/ ethnic or religious groups settled the colony?
For what reasons was the colony settled?
On what was the economy of the colony based? What were its exports?
Does the colony feature any unique geographic and topographic attractions?
What innovations / inventions did the settlers develop or introduce to the colony?

Choose two relevant vocabulary words to introduce to tourists to your colony. Include these in your travel brochure.

Sell your brochure to your classmates in a question and answer format.

Group Name: _________________________________

Middle and Southern Colonies Rubric

Content & Quality Criteria	Possible Points	Teacher Score Earned	Team Score	Average
Name of Colony is clearly identified.	5
Leaders of colony are identified	10
Governing bodies are identified.	5
How were the leaders appointed/ elected is explained.	5
Who had the right to vote?	5
Date colony settled or founded?	5
Reasons for establishment of colony are clearly identified.	10
Nationalities/ ethnic or religious groups that settled the colony are identified.	10
Basis of economy and its exports are identified.	10
Unique geographic and topographic attractions are identified.	5
Two vocabulary words are clearly defined.	10
Innovations / inventions described.	5
Neat/ Correct Spelling/ Creative	10
Information is accurate	5
Total Points	100

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION SCORING: (0,1,2,3 Pts each)

Name of group members:
Speaks loudly, clearly and to audience
Plays an equal role
Demonstrates knowledge of material
Appears well rehearsed
Uses display in presentation
Fields questions well
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION GRADE: Possible Pts: ( 18 ) X 2
GROUP PRESENTATION GRADE Possible Pts: ( 100 )
TOTAL GRADE: Possible Pts: ( 136 )
Percent Grade: