Jamestown Posters Assignment
Directions: You will be creating a poster about the Jamestown colony using Board Builder on Discovery
Education. You will use the questions below to help you learn about Jamestown. As you research various
websites, jot down information that helps answer these questions. You will use the information you have
researched to create a poster about Jamestown. These are educational posters, so they will need pictures
as well as textual information.
*What is Jamestown significance in American History?
*Identify who John Smith was and explain how he helped the Jamestown colony to survive.
*Identify who Pocahontas was and describe why she helped the Colonist in Jamestown.
*Explain how John Rolfe made the Jamestown Colony profitable and a successful business venture.
Information
about and
picture of
Jamestown
Information
about and
picture of John
Smith
Information
about and
picture of
Pocahontas
Information
about and
picture of John
Rolfe
5pts
4pts
Excellent info
about the
founding of
Jamestown
Picture included
Thorough info
about the John
Smith’s role at
Jamestown
Picture included
Detailed info
about
Pocahontas’ and
her part in the
success of
Jamestown
Picture included
In-depth info
about how John
Rolfe helped
make Jamestown
profitable
Picture included
Good info about
Jamestown
picture included
General info
about the
founding of
Jamestown
Good info about
the John Smith’s
role at
Jamestown
Picture included
Good info about
Pocahontas’ and
her part in the
success of
Jamestown
Picture included
General info
about the John
Smith’s role at
Jamestown
Picture included
General info
about
Pocahontas’ and
her part in the
success of
Jamestown
Picture included
General about
how John Rolfe
helped make
Jamestown
profitable
Picture included
Good info about
how John Rolfe
helped make
Jamestown
profitable
Picture included
3pts
2pts
Limited
information on
the founding of
Jamestown. No
picture
Limited info
about the John
Smith’s role at
Jamestown
Picture included
Limited info
about
Pocahontas’ and
her part in the
success of
Jamestown
Picture included
Limited info
about how John
Rolfe helped
make Jamestown
profitable
Picture included
1-0pts
No info about
the founding of
Jamestown No
picture
No info about
the John Smith’s
role at
Jamestown
Picture included
No info about
Pocahontas’ and
her part in the
success of
Jamestown
Picture included
No info about
how John Rolfe
helped make
Jamestown
profitable
Picture included
Suggested Websites:
http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown
http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown/videos/the-value-of-tobacco
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/pocahontas/videos/jamestown-founded-in-1607
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/pocahontas
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=6
http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/life-of-john-smith.htm
http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/cunniff/americanhistorycentral/04encountersintheamericas/Success_at_Jam.html