The 13 Colonies Group Project Your Task: In assigned groups of 4-5 people, you will become experts on one

particular group of colonies from the original 13 British colonies that eventually would become the United States.

Each group will be given a colonial group (northern, middle, or southern) and either present on points 1-5 OR points 6-10.

1) The Southern Colonies (Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland) 2) The Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware) 3) The New England/Northern Colonies (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island)

Points
1) Colony/Date Founded 2) Significant Leaders 3) Economic Base/Major Industry 4) Religion 5) Political Views/System of Government 6) Reasons colony founded 7) Demographics/Population characteristics 8) Society/Culture 9) Education 10) Miscellaneous

1) Handout/Worksheet (25 Points) - Each group will be responsible for producing a 1 page handout that will successfully summarize all the information that you have gathered on your group of colonies. The information should be presented in such a way that it is easy to understand and it includes graphics/illustrations/images/pictures. Handouts must stick to the page minimum. EACH GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PHOTOCOPYING ENOUGH COPIES SO THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE CLASS HAS A COPY OF THEIR HANDOUT. The handouts will be used as study notes for the test so ensure that it is user-friendly and easy to understand. Be sure to include a MAP of your groups colonies.

2) Group the class (25 Points) component will be half a and should include the Costumes, Video, Point). All members of during the Do not merely read off an interesting way to

Presentation - Teach - The presentation class period (20 minutes) use of visual aids (i.e. Overheads, Music, Power the group must play a role presentation. Be creative. of your handout. Think of present your material.

Point Breakdown Handout/Worksheet Group Presentation Group Self-Evaluation _____/25 Points _____/25 Points _____/15 Points

TOTAL

_____/65 Points

DUE DATE: _______________________

American History 13 Colonies Group Assignment Teacher Evaluation New England/Northern Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies Group Members:

Handout (Knowledge and Understanding) Criteria Assignment Requirements Met: 1 page minimum (front and back), enough copies made for entire class, title of colonies studied clearly presented, all elements of assignment included, work sheet typed Overall Presentation: aesthetics, readability, user friendly, information presented in creative manner, graphics utilized, easy to understand and follow. Content: quality of information, usefulness, pictures and diagrams effective, information accurate, evidence of research, informative and well thought out.

Mark 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TOTAL (out of 25)

Comments:

/25

Group Presentation (Communication) Criteria Stage Presence: Awareness of audience, eye contact, use of voice, tone, facing audience, all members contributed equally, confident. Overall Presentation: use of equipment (ie. Overhead, AV equipment), captured audiences attention, creative use of time allotted, did not merely read information, presentation had flow and was well organized and structured. Presentation was INTERESTING. Content: quality of information, information accurate,

Mark 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

evidence of research, informative and well thought out, comfortable with information and very knowledgeable, answered questions well.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TOTAL (out of 25)

Comments:

/25

Group Members: #1) ________________________________________ #2) ________________________________________ #3) ________________________________________ #4) ________________________________________ #5) ________________________________________

Group Self Evaluation (15 Points - Application) Colony: _______________________________________________

Answer the following Questions on the back of this sheet: 1) What was your group particularly effective at doing? 2) What did I like about this project? 3) What have I learned? 4) WHO DID NOT PULL THEIR OWN WEIGHT ON THIS PROJECT? PLEASE LIST EXAMPLES

5) Who did more than their fair share of the work on this project? Please list examples

Instructions: Write each group members name down in the corresponding box on the graph. Assign a mark from 1-5 for each criterion. An average of all the group members points will be used to establish a final score for this section. Include yourself in the scoring and give yourself a mark from 1-5 according to each criterion. Write comments at the bottom and On the back of the sheet.

Criteria
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Contributed ideas and suggestions to the group and brainstormed together. Shared the workload among all members of the group. Took responsibility for completing work. Worked cooperatively with one another. Used time wisely and effectively. Stayed on task. During presentation took equal role.

Assign Points 1-5 for each category in each column #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Total (add all points together to get a score out of 15):

/15
Point Breakdown 1= Never 2= Sometimes 3= Always

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