Friday, December 4

HUMANITIES
Imagine that you are living in the 1600s, in a country that has started a colony in North America. Your job is to persuade settlers to come to the new colony. Write an advertisement describing where it is located, why it was founded, and what life is like there. Organize you ideas, and support your position with evidence.

Step One -  Choose a colony to write about, such as New Netherland, Jamestown, Plymouth or a colony in New Spain or New France.

Step Two - Look at your textbook to find information

• Use maps and the text to find the colony’s location List some possible advantages of that location.
• Identify some cultural or political advantages of your colony, such as freedom of religion or self-government..
• Analyze some economic advantages of the colony, such as natural resources, cash crops, or trade opportunities.

 Step Three -  Choose advantages that you think would most attract settlers to your colony. Think about the best ways to communicate that information in your advertisement, such as maps, pictures, quotations, slogans or lists.

Step Four -  Create an advertisement that will make settlers want to come to your colony.

Step Five -  Review your work to make sure that your advertisement includes all the information you want and that all your facts are supported. Also check to make sure that you used correct grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization.

Step Six -  Make all the necessary changes or additions to complete your advertisement.

Due on Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Grading Criteria

 • Colony is named
• Advertisement outlines at least four benefits of the colony
 • Images that would persuade are included
• Copy that would persuade people to come to colony

Copy includes correct use of

 • Grammar and mechanics
 • Spelling
 • Capitalization