Colonial week

Colonial Week

This week we are preparing for Colonial Days, Thursday Dec. 17^th.

We will be showcasing our colonial work in the MPR with our other 5^th grade classes, after lunch (1:05-1:50 ish).

There are several things your child should have ready for this day.

1.     Colonial poster (this is something we worked on in class)

2.     Questionnaire about your colonial character (this is something we worked on in class)

3.     Colonial Portriat (we will work on this in class this week)

4.     Colonial project and paragraph  (homework)

 

On Friday December 18^th, students will be presenting  the informaiton they learned about their colonial region with a their group (all of this has been prepared in class).

They will have an open notebook quiz that will include the following concepts:

The 13 Colonies Vocabulary

1. New England Colonies- New Hampshire, Massachusetts (Maine was also apart of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

2.  The Middle Colonies - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

3.   Southern Colonies- Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia

4.   frontier-  lands beyond the areas already settled by colonists

5.  immigrant- a person who comes into a country to make a new home there

6.  indentured servant-  a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America

7.  The Great Awakening- a religious movement that brought people together and taught to accept religious  differences

8. diversity- having lots of differences and variation

9. plantations -large farms

10. slavery- the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders

11. artisan- craftworkers

12. apprentice- a person who works for another in order to learn a trade

13. constitution- a written plan of government

Reminder:  Colonial Days

We will be having “Colonial Days” with Mrs. Fehey’s and Ms. Rebecca’s Classes to showcase what we have learned about life in the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.  We will be dressing up in colonial costumes (as best we can)  and showcasing our colonial crafts/treats.

This mini project and a written paragraph about the project  is meant to be fun.

Clothing ideas:  kaki pants (or any pants) rolled to the knee (baseball pants also work great),  knee high socks, white collared shirt, long skirts, scarves,  apron,  bonnets, plain shoes

Some project ideas to get you started…

*sew a small quilt (or the beginnings of one)         * make a model of a colonial town

* homemade candles      *weaving      * make a horn book    *silhouette  art     *handmade pillow

*corn husk doll       *clothes pin doll     *rag dolll     *cross stitch/ embroidery *baked goods/cooking

Individual Project and Paragraph

A reminder that the individual colonial project and paragraph write up are due Dec. 17^th  and will be showcased that day during “colonial days”.

Your project should relate to our theme of study:  Colonial America and reflect the thought and effort you put into the assignment.

Paragraph includes details about what you made, how did you make it, and why you chose that project and how it related to our colonial area of study.  Neatness, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation are important.

This is how your project will be graded:

Grade	Effort	Achievement
A	I chose a project that related to Colonial America.  I worked on my project until it was complete.   I spend time thinking about and planning my project. I made the very best project that I could.	My project turned out great.  My paragraph was well written, clearly answered the prompt and had few or no errors.
B	I completed my project. I tried to do a good job. I created a good project that related to Colonial America.	My project turned out pretty good. My paragraph was complete, clearly answered the prompt and had some errors.
C	I put some effort into my project.  I stopped when it got to be to hard or time consuming.  I just wanted to have something to turn in.	My project was not as neat as it could have been. My paragraph did not clearly answer the prompt and/or had several errors.
D	I did not really try on this project. It was not my best work. I just wanted to have something to turn in.	My project was not finished or really rushed. My paragraph was incomplete and filled with errors.
F	I did nothing	I did nothing