Who Were the First to Come to America?

SS-05-2.3.1 ; SS-05-5.1.1; T-I-RIPSI-S-R1; (last part) T-I-ICP-S-P1; T-I-ICP-S-P3; T-I-RIPSI-S-R2; T-I-RIPSI-S-I1; WR-05-1.1.3 Learning Outcome: I can answer questions in an Internet Scavenger hunt about "Who were the first to come to America & why?" and then use that information to create electronically, a brochure that might have been written to persuade those people to come to America.

*Set up the following for one sheet printing*

Who were the first to come to America & Why?

After several parts of North America were discovered and explored, different companies began to sponsor colonization expeditions.

1. Name a company that started such a business.

2. A second company that provided competition was

3. Noticing the area of America (see map) that each company claimed, what kind of climate is found in this area?

Hint to help you answer this question: think of a city located in this area today and find out the climate of that city today by using Weather Channel or any website of your choice.

4. What did the Virginia Company promise to give to travelers for 7 years of their labor?

5. Briefly, tell why some people in England wanted to come to America?

6. Concerning religion, what happened to some who tried to practice their religion during the day of King James?

7. Not every piece of information on the Internet is proven. Compare the information you read for #6 above and this page. Is it basically the same information or different? Why?

8. What country do both articles declare that Pilgrims went to before they decided to come to America?

9. Check out this page and see if you find any more reasons for the Pilgrims to come to America.

10. After reading for and answering the questions above, ultimately, who were the 2 groups of people that were interested in what the London & Plymouth Companies had to offer? Hint: Read this page carefully, if you haven’t figured it out already.

Your next task is to use software of your choice to make a brochure, (front/back of paper) that either the London or Plymouth (Virginia) company might have created to influence people to take their ship to America. Use specific details of all the reasons for coming to America and reasons the companies wanted to send ships. Use the information you found when answering the questions above and any other pertinent information your text and other books may contain. Please see rubric for further requirements.

You must give credit to location of information and pictures copied. You may draw your own pictures w/ paint if you like. Be mindful of how much time you have.

Possible Rubric

CATEGORY	(4) Excellent	(3) Good	(2) Almost	(1) Not Yet
Attractiveness & Organization	The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The brochure has well-organized information.	The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.
Content - Accuracy	The brochure has all of the required information and some additional information.	The brochure has all of the required information.	The brochure has most of the required information.	The brochure has little of the required information.
Persuasive Writing (Why go to America?)	Includes all persuasions & each is backed by a fact.	Includes some persuasion and each is backed by a fact.	Includes some persuasions and some are backed by a fact.	Includes either persuasions or facts or neither.
Writing - Mechanics	All of the writing is done in complete sentences. Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure.	Most of the writing is done in complete sentences. Most of the capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure.	Some of the writing is done in complete sentences. Some of the capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure.	Most of the writing is not done in complete sentences. Most of the capitalization and punctuation are not correct throughout the brochure.
Graphics/Pictures	The graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.	The graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.	The graphics go well with the text, but there are too few.	The graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.
Text Features	A variety of text features are used to enhance writing where needed but not overdone.	Up to 3 types of text features were used to enhance writing.	Up to 2 types of text features were used.	Only 1 or no text features were used
Sources	There are many citations from a variety of sources accurately listed on the brochure.	There are some citations from a variety of sources accurately listed on the brochure.	There are a few citations accurately listed on the brochure.	Incomplete citations are listed on the brochure.

Other possible rubric..more simple

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson961/Rubric.pdf