Presentation and Prezi Criteria

Presentation and Prezi Criteria

You must research and gather information on a variety of topics about your colony. You will take those notes, turn them into notecards, and study the notecards until you have the information memorized about your colony.

Mrs. Marshall will instruct you in how to make a Prezi. You will use your Prezi to help aid you in recalling the information you collected on your colony. You will give an oral presentation before you class mates.

Items to include:
1. Economics
• Jobs- How did they make money?
• Trade opportunities, what was traded?
• Food and Natural Resources, what can you take from the land?
• Slavery/Indentured servants. Did they have them, why/ why not?
2. Geography
• Geographic location, near what (ex. water)
• The type of land (good or bad)? Why?
• Names of each colony in the region
• The climate
3. Religion
•What religious groups settled there?

4. Culture
• Population- Who already lives there?
• Who founded each colony and for what reasons?
• Recreational activities-What did they do for fun?
• Arguments for why it is better than the other two regions.
• What were the region’s problems? What made the colony look bad?

5th Grade 13 Colonies Project Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure that you include everything you should for your project!!!

Overall Project Introduction
History
Introduction
Describe when it was founded.
Describe where it was founded (specific town?).
Describe why (and/or how) it was founded.
Describe who founded the colony.
Describe a few of the most important events of your colony’s history (prior to 1776).
Conclusion
Geography & Climate
Introduction
Describe where it is (relative to other colonies).
Describe some of its major features (rivers, bays, mountains).
Describe some of its natural resources (forests, soil, access to ocean, etc.).
Describe what its climate is like in winter and summer.
Describe how its geography and climate affects jobs/economy.
Conclusion
Jobs/Economy
Introduction
Describe the major businesses and jobs in your colony (there might be several).
For each, describe the business or job.
For each, describe why your colony is a good place for that business or job.
Conclusion
Government
Introduction
Describe the overall history of government in you colony.
Describe the leadership structure (who gets to make laws, who gets to vote, etc.).
Describe anything else related to your colony’s government.
Conclusion
Extras (there can be more than one!)
Introduction
Describe an extra topic that describes colonial life
Conclusion
Overall Project Conclusion