Colonial Advertisement Project

The time is 1735 and you are in London England. A population explosion in England has left little available space throughout the country. The people are running the risk of starving because they are unable to grow and import enough food. There is plenty of room in the 13 American colonies, but with little information available, people are hesitant to move there. The King has asked YOU to create a poster advertisement of some sort about your colony, in hopes of attracting more people to move there.

Must include this information on the ad:

Ø  Location (what colony, physical geography and climate, landscape, etc.)

Ø  Economic Opportunities (industry, natural resources, raw materials, farming, etc.)

Ø  Religion (required religion, various religions, religious freedom and toleration, etc.)

Ø  History (how was it founded, when founded, founded by whom, why founded, famous people, etc.)

Ø  Life in General (what is daily life like, education, types of people, fun facts, etc.)

*Must include at least 1 visual representation from each category above;

*Your advertisement should focus more on visuals than text (think catchy phrases rather than paragraphs);

*This will count as your first project grade for the 9 weeks!

Below is a rubric that will be used to grade your poster. The more creative you are, the better!

Category Description / 1 point / 2 points / 3 points
Information / Poster’s information is missing 3 or more categories. / Poster’s information is missing 2 categories of less, OR information is incomplete. / Poster contains all information listed above.
Illustrations / Missing 3 or more visual representations. / Missing one or two visual representations. / Missing no visual representations.
Creativity / Poster is not creative, only containing the bare minimum. / Posters displays some creativity in its advertising. / Poster displays exemplary creativity in its advertising.
Understanding of the Colony Assigned / Poster shows very little understanding of the colony assigned. / Poster shows some understanding of the colony assigned. / Posters shows a thorough understanding of the colony assigned.
Overall Effect / Poster is neither eye-catching, concise nor convincing. / Poster is somewhat concise, though may be lacking in creativity. / Poster is concise, eye-catching and convincing.