Colonial Booklet
Due: Jan 12th (A Days) and 13th (B Days)
For this project, you will create a character with a unique religion, job, social life, and political life. Your
character will take a journey through the 13 colonies. Along the way, he/she meets new people and
observes the way of life in each colonial region. At the end of the journey, your character will decide
which region he/she would like to settle in.
Booklet Pages:
Read the description for each page carefully, and follow the directions.
Background: On the first page of your booklet, describe your character. Discuss his/her religious life,
economic life (job), social life, and political life. Draw a picture of your character. Region=none
Scene 1: Your character meets someone from one of the 3 colonial regions (New England, Mid Atlantic,
Southern). Draw a picture of the person he/she meets. Write a dialogue of the conversation that your
character and this new person have. In your dialogue, include information about the religion, job, and
daily life of the new person. Region=
Scene 2: Your character just witnessed the trial of Anne Hutchinson and seen her banished from the
community. Thinking about your character’s religious, social, and political life, how does your character
react? Write a paragraph journaling your character’s opinions about the trial. Region=New England
Scene 3: Your character sees a flyer advertising 2 employment positions in one of the 3 colonial regions.
Using your knowledge of the jobs in each region, create the job wanted ads. Make sure you state the
location of the job on the flyer. Region=
Scene 4: Your character travels to Roanoke Island, site of the “Lost Colony.” After looking around,
he/she draws a diagram showing what he/she thinks happened to the settlers. Make sure each detail of
your diagram is labeled. Region=Southern
Scene 5: Your character decides to travel to one of the 3 regions. Using your knowledge of each colonial
region, draw a picture of the community he or she sees. What do the buildings look like? What are
people doing? Region=
Scene 6: While exploring the colonies, you meet someone who asks about the different people you have
met along the way. Draw a picture of someone from each social class in colonial America and describe
him/her in 3-5 sentences. Be sure to mention your own social class. Region=all
Scene 7: Your character is deciding where to settle. Write a letter that he/she sends to family in England
describing his/her reasons (at least 2) for settling in the region. Region=
Colonial Booklet Character
Meet: ______________________ (it can be you, someone you know, or someone who is completely made up!)
Describe his/her religious life here:
 What is his/her religion? Why?
 What does he/she believe?
 How does he/she practice his/her faith?
Describe his/her economic life here:
 What kind of job does he/she have?
 What does he/she spend money on?
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Describe his/her social life here:
 What are his/her friends like?
 What does he/she do in his/her free
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(non-work) time?
What are his/her family
responsibilities/roles?
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Describe his/her political life here:
 What kind of government does he/she live
under?
 Does he/she vote?
 Does he/she attend community meetings or
belong to any organizations?
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Guidelines:
Be specific! Use the information you know.
Be creative.
At least 1 scenes must be set in each of the 3 regions. (1=New England, 1=Mid-Atlantic, 1=Southern)
Grading:
Per Page
Each page (8 total) is worth 8 points.
Accurate Information: 2 points
Neatness/Legibility: 2 points
All information included: 2 points
Demonstrates effort: 2 points
64 points total
2
All information is
accurate.
1
Most information is
accurate.
Neatness/Legibility
All work on page is
neat and legible.
Most work on page is Some-little work on
neat and legible.
page is neat and
legible.
Info. Included
All requirements are
met for page.
Most requirements
are met for page.
Some requirements
are met for page.
Demonstrates effort
Page demonstrates
significant effort.
Page demonstrates
moderate effort.
Page demonstrates
little effort.
Accurate
information
Overall Presentation
Creativity 5
Scenes meet location requirements 5
Appropriate grammar/perspective 5
On-task behavior 5
20 points total
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Some information is
accurate.
-helpful vocab words!
Terms
Definitions
religious
(adjective) a word describing
expressions of belief in God or
some other spiritual power
economic
(adjective) a word describing
actions involving spending,
earning, or investing money
social
(adjective) a word describing
interactions among groups of
people, usually impacting how free
(non-work) time is used
political/
civic
(adjective) a word describing how
people govern themselves,
including making decisions,
electing leaders, and writing laws
persecution
(noun) purposeful and frequent
poor treatment of a group of
people; can be violent
Key Words/
Synonyms
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Visual Representations (Pictures)