Assignment # 1 – Colonial America

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History 11: American Civilization 1 (America from Discovery through the Civil War)

Assignment # 1 – Colonial America

Directions:

Pretend you are the founder of one of the British’s 13 colonies in North America. As a founder of your colony, you will need to CONVINCE others to settle in your colony.

PURPOSE: Describe the benefits of living in YOUR COLONY. Compare it to the other colonies—what’s good about your colony. Convince others to want to live there by writing a (1) argumentative essay, creating an (2) advertisement, and completing a worksheet titled (3) Colonial American Research Questions.

GRADING: Your essay will total 50 points, your advertisement will total 30 points, and (3) Colonial American Research Questions will total 20 points. The complete project will total 100 points and will be scored using the following grade scale:

A+      98-100

A         93-97

A-       90-92

B+       87-89

B         83-86

B-        80-82

C+       77-79

C         73-76

C-        70-72

D+      67-69

D         63-66

D-       60-62

F          59-0

PART I:  RESEARCH NOTES WORKSHEET AND ESSAY

o             Answer the Colonial America Research Questions.

o             Using your notes to write an argumentative essay—in which you convince others to settle in your colony.

o             Argument (Claim): In the introduction you have a clear claim (argument).

o             Example: Everyone must come to the Spanish colony of Florida due to the rich port of St. Augustine and the diversity of people who live in Florida.

o             Argumentative essay must have two statements of support with plenty of detail (evidence).

o             Total of four paragraphs (introduction, two body paragraphs, and conclusion)

PART II: COLONIAL AMERICA ADVERTISEMENT

To create a colony advertisement, you will need to research your colony (so write your RESARCH NOTES & ESSAY FIRST!)   You will create an advertisement to attract people to your colony using the format below:

Your advertisement must have:

o             SLOGAN: A slogan that summarizes your colony’s most outstanding feature.

             For example, the Virginia colony may have a slogan like:

“Make your dreams come true with the rich soil of Virginia!”

o             TWO CATCHY STATEMENTS: Two catchy statements that describe other qualities of your colony, such as its geography, climate or job opportunities.

             For example, “Virginia, Tobacco, and Work— I’m loving it!”

Catchy Statement 1: ____________________________________________________________

Catchy Statement 2: ____________________________________________________________

o             The colony’s name

o             One photo, drawing, or clip art picture that reinforces your slogan or catchy statements.

Colonial America Research Notes Worksheet

COLONY: ________________________________________

DIRECTIONS: Use your ONLINE Textbook, books and internet sources, no Wikipedia to answer the following questions. You can type your responses after each question using as much space as needed or just type it on a separate sheet.

1. When did the first settlers come to your colony?

3. Where were your colony’s first settlers from? Who were they?
4. What was the land like? What was the climate like?

4. What did the colonists eat and drink?

5. What clothing did the colony’s people wear?

6. What were some of the jobs or skills of the men and women in your colony?

7. What kinds of schools did the colony have?

8. What are some other interesting facts about your colony? (You may want to include facts about the colony’s government, housing, relations with Native Americans, or religion.)

FACT #1:

FACT #2:

FACT #3:

USE THESE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO WRITE YOUR ARGUMENTITIVE ESSAY. REMEMBER TO CITE PROPERLY ALL RESEAERCH SOURCES THAT YOU USE IN A BIBLIOGRAPHY AT THE END OF YOUR ESSAY.

The Persuasive Essay

What is it?

This is the type of essay where you try to convince the reader to adopt your position on an issue or point of view.

Your claim (argument), is most important. You are presenting an opinion and trying to persuade readers, you want to win readers over to your point of view.

Example: Everyone must come to the Spanish colony of Florida due to the rich port of St. Augustine and the diversity of people who live in Florida.

What are its most important qualities?

• Have a definite point of view.
• Maintain the reader’s interest.
• Use solid evidence.
• Be aware of your intended audience. How can you win them over?
• Research your topic so your evidence is convincing.
• Your purpose is to convince someone else so don’t overdo your language and don’t bore the reader. And don’t keep repeating your points!
• End with a strong conclusion.

RUBRIC

Possible Points  Your Earned Points

PERSUASIVE ESSAY (50 points)

Introduction, 2 body paragraphs, Conclusion       10

Clear Thesis in the Introduction                 20

Statements of support with plenty of detail (evidence, cited sources).  20

ADVERTISEMENT (30 points)

Slogan   10

Two “catchy phrases”    10

One photo, drawing, or clip art picture that reinforces your slogan, catchy statements.  10

RESEARCH WORKSHEET (20 points)

20

TOTAL POINTS= 100

TOTAL POINTS= 100

_________/100

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