The Thirteen Colonies Day 3

Subject Social Science

Grade Level 5
th
grade
Duration Group project lesson 3 days, 45 minutes
Objectives The students ill or! collaborately in a group describe at least
"our characteristics that ma!e#up their selected colony in their
short commercial video$
%n their commercial video, the students ill identi"y at least one
"ounder o" a colony and e&plain to reasons "or their "ounding$
'roject Description (e"ore beginning the 3 day project lesson, students have been learning
about the thirteen colonies$ %n this project, students ill learn ho the
thirteen colonies began its establishment$ Students ill learn about each
colony)s "ounder, the "ounder)s vies, religion, values, land resource
and imports$ Students ill engage in cooperative research projects about
their chosen colony$ There ill be several centers "or students to choose
"rom to research their colony*
o +omputer ith internet access
o i'ad
o ,udio boo!s
o -ovies
o Te&t boo!s, encyclopedias, story boo!s

Students are to imagine that they are settlers "rom their selected colony
and ant to e&pand$ Students have to persuade migrants to join their
colony by advertising the colony)s traits .values, government, resources,
etc$/ and hy it)s better$ The students ill be in groups o" 5 to complete
their commercial video .less than 3 minutes long/$ , handout ill be
provided to guide them through their assignment to obtain their
objectives .handout attached/$ Students ill use their i'ads to record and
edit their commercial$
Day 1 0 The teacher introduces the group project to the students$
1andouts and a poer point presentation are used to give concise
The Thirteen Colonies Day 3
directions on the project$ 2ote#ta!ing as encouraged$
Students "orm a group o" 5 and select a colony o" their choice$
Students can choose to divide the or! among their group$
Students ill begin researching their colony)s "ounder, religion,
values, land resource and imports$
The teacher ill chec! on each group)s progress and provide guidance$
The teacher ill do an ongoing observations and note ta!ing o" each
student)s learning and understanding o" the topic during group projects$
Day 2 0 The teacher ill begin day 3 by alloing students to share to
the class brie" in"ormation on their colony$ The teacher ill anser any
4uestions about the topic or assignment be"ore students continue ith
their project$
The teacher ill continue ith ongoing observations and note#ta!ing$
Lesson Description
"or the Day
Day 3 # The lesson ill begin ith a 4uic! revie o" the Thirteen
colonies on poer point hile students are in their groups$ Students are
encouraged to provide some in"ormation about the colony$ The groups
are then given 56 minutes to "inali7e their project be"ore presenting$
State Standards 5$3 Students trace the routes o" early e&plorers and describe the early
e&plorations o" the ,mericas$
5$3 Students describe the cooperation and con"lict that e&isted among
the ,merican %ndians and beteen the %ndian nations and the ne
settlers$
5$4 Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic
institutions that evolved in the colonial era$
-aterials 'oer point presentation .teacher guided/
1arcourt Social Science te&tboo!
8ducational videos about the Thirteen +olonies
+omputers ith internet access
i'ads

%ndependent 'ractice* 8ach group ill share their project ith the class$ The class ill as! at
least three 4uestions about the group)s colony and ta!e notes$
9rap#:p Teacher ill as! students hat in"ormation they enjoyed most about
their colony and hy$ Teacher ill also as! i" students ere persuaded
by another group)s colony and hy$
,ssessment 'lease see attached rubric
Missing
Information
The Thirteen Colonies Day 3
The Thirteen Colonies- Settler Presentation Rubric
Exceptional Good
Creativity
50 points
Title, Plan/Script,
Cast Members
Specifc to your
Settlement,
Presentation
Very creative,
organized,
and relevant
characters
and visual
aids.
(45-50)
Creative, good
script, some
relevant
characters and
few visual
aids.
(39-44)
Lacks script or
organization.
Characters are
not relevant to
settlement, few
or no visual
aids.
(0-38)
Colony
Characteristics
100 points
Select a specifc
colony, identify at
least one founder,
and explain two
reasons for their
founding (religion,
values, land
resources,
import). How is
the relationship
between settlers
and Native
Americans?
All
information is
presented,
including
founder, two
reasons for
founding, and
relationship
between
settlers and
Natives
Americans.
Most of the
information is
presented but
is missing 1-2
characteristics.
(69-79)
Is missing 3 or
more
characteristics.
(0-68)
The Thirteen Colonies Day 3
(80-100)
Persuasion
50 points
How will you
convince people
to move to your
settlement?
Very
persuasive
and
enthusiastic.
(45-50)
Some
persuasion
and some
enthusiasm.
(39-44)
Little or no
persuasion or
enthusiasm.
(0-38)
Peer Evaluation
50 points
Member of the
group contributed
to research,
participation, and
presentation.
(Present every
day during group
project
assignment)
Contributed
to every
aspect of the
presentation.
Present every
day.
(45-50)
Contributed
some
information/
missed 1 day
of group work.
(39-44)
Contributed
little or no
information.
Missed 2 or
more days of
group work.
(0-38)
Total Points: 200
The Thirteen Colonies Day 3
Handout: Why should people select your settlement?
1. What is the name of your settlement?
2. Who is the founder?
a. Give 3 reasons for their founding.
3. What is your settlements religion? Is there freedom of religion?
!. What are your settlements im"ortant land resour#es $name at least 3%?
&. What does your settlement have for trade $name at least 3%?
'. (o) is the relationshi" *et)een settlers and +ative ,meri#ans?
-. ,nything else migrants should .no) a*out your settlement?