Name: ______________________ Planning document
Create the colony you decided on (New England, Middle, or Southern)
Name of Colony: _________________________________
You have to think of the buildings and daily life of your chosen colony to include. Then give the ordered pairs
for each shape you include for your building, bodies of water, fields, etc.
Building name
gristsmill
Ordered Pairs (all four
corners)
Building name
Ordered Pairs (all four
corners)
Building name
Ordered Pairs (all four
corners)
Building name
Ordered Pairs (all four
corners)
Include a key! Each building/landform must be labeled. Don’t forget to include bodies of water or landforms!
Example:
Next, a friend from another colony has arrived and wants to visit you at your home. Give him directions and
distances from where he will start and end. He cannot travel diagonally only North, South, East, and West.
Direction example:
Fred will start at the
origin (0,0)
Start
End
Name: ____________________ Writing Assignment
Use one of your partners’ colony, each partner must choose a different colony from their own.
Colony you are going to visit:________________________
Imagine yourself as a colonist traveling from one colony to another in colonial America. Choose
one of the following regions: New England, Middle, or Southern colonies. Write a letter to a
family member about your journey and compare and contrast the colony you are from with the
neighboring colony you encounter.
Plan below and type your letter in the word document in your writing folder
4: Content
3
2
1
Presents more than
four comparisons of
similarities and
differences between
the two colonies.
Presents at least
three comparisons of
similarities and
differences between
the two colonies.
Presents a few
comparisons of
similarities and
differences between
the two colonies.
Did not provide more
than one similarity and
difference
4: Organization
The letter contains
all elements: date,
greeting, main body,
and closing, contains
transitions
4. Language and
Vocabulary
Uses many vocabulary
words specific to
that colony, with vivid
descriptions
3
The letter contains
most elements: date,
greeting, main body,
and closing, with
transitions
3
2
The letter is missing
many elements: date,
greeting, main body,
and closing, with
transitions
2
1
This is not a letter
Uses some vocabulary
words specific to
that colony, with good
descriptions
4. Grammar/
Mechanics
No errors in
capitalization, usage,
punctuation, and
spelling
- Paragraphs are wellstructured and
indented
appropriately.
3
Uses a few
vocabulary words
specific to that
colony, with basic
descriptions
2
Does not use
vocabulary words
specific to that
colony, lack
descriptions
1
A few errors in
capitalization, usage,
punctuation, and
spelling
- Most paragraphs
are structured and
indented
appropriately.
Several errors in
capitalization, usage,
punctuation, and
spelling
- One paragraph is
structured and
indented
appropriately.
Incomplete sentences,
errors in spelling,
punctuation, and usage
-No evidence of
proper paragraphing
1