Colonial Real Estate SOLD!

Introduction

“Do I have a piece of property for you!”  Colonial America was a very exciting time in history for the Europeans that were coming to settle in the new colonies.  The three colonial regions included the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.  People settled in these regions because of the different job opportunities, climate and geography.  Your job as a real estate agent working for “Colonial Properties” will be to convince the new settlers to come and live in your neck of the woods. Do you have what it takes to be a top selling agent in Colonial America?  If so, click on the task button below to accept your challenge.

Task

You and your partner are real estate agents working for “Colonial Properties” during Colonial America in the 1600's.  Your task is to close as many deals as possible by selling as much property in your colonial region.  How will you do this?  You need to preview each region and decide which region will make you and your partner the most money.  Remember, your clients are looking for: a pleasant climate, available jobs, astable government, and a safe place to worship.   Get on your horse or put on your walking shoes and begin exploring the different colonial regions so you can report back to your prospective clients.

Process

Step 1:  Researching the Internet

 

  1. Research these sites to find out more information about the three colonial regions:  The New England, Middle, and Southern Colonial Regions.

 

 

NEW ENGLAND COLONY SITES

 

Social Studies for Kids

Kids Info Bits

World Book

Online

Intro to Colonies Movie

 

 

Colonial Regions

 

 

 Kids Info.  Your guide to the New England Colonies

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTHERN COLONY SITES

 

Social Studies for Kids

Kids Info Bits

World Book

Online

Intro to Colonies Movie

 

 

Colonial Regions

 

Kids Info.  Your guide to the Southern Colonies

 

Southern Colony Movie

 

 

 

 

MIDDLE COLONY SITES

 

Social Studies for Kids

Kids Info Bits

World Book

Online

Intro to Colonies Movie

 

 

Colonial Regions

 

 Kids Info Your guide to the Middle Colonies

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2:  Create a chart comparing the 3 different colonial regions.

            

              Click here to print and fill out the colony comparision table.

 

 

Step 3:  Now that you have chosen the best colonial region to live in.  Your next task is to create a brochure to advertise your region to potential buyers/new settlers. 

Evaluation

View the scoring guide below to see what needs to be included in your brochure.

 

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 

Content-

Accuracy

 

Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

80-89% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

90%-99% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

All facts in the brochure are accurate.

 

 

Colony’s Features 

Contains 1 out of 4 of the colony’s features.

Contains 2 out of 4 the colony’s features.

Contains 3 out of 4 of the colony’s features.

The brochure contains 4 out of 4 of the colony’s features.

 

 

Attractiveness

& Organization 

 

The brochure’s formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

The brochure has well organized information.

The brochure has attractive formatting and well organized information.

The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well organized information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spelling and Proofreading

Several spelling errors in the brochure.

No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

 

 Grammar and Punctuation

 

                 

There are more than 5 grammatical /punctuation mistakes in the brochure.

There are 3-4 grammatical/punctuation mistakes in the brochure.

There are 1-2 grammatical/punctuation mistakes in the brochure.

There are no grammatical/punctuation mistakes in the brochue.

 
Conclusion

After completing this webquest, students will have learned why the colonists preferred living in certain colonial regions over other ones.   The New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies all had many positive things to offer the colonists depending upon what type of lifestyle they were searching for.  Colonists chose their preferred colonial region depending upon the available jobs, religion, climate, and government.  By comparing and contrasting the three different colonial regions, students will have gained a better understanding of the positive and negative aspects of each region.

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