This lesson was done in conjunction with the computer class. After studying the 13 colonies, students were to create a brochure advertising one of the colonies. The purpose of the brochure, they were told, would be to urge people in Europe to come to America and settle in their particular colony. They worked in groups of 2-3 and each group was assigned a different colony. The brochure had to include a map, famous people of the colony, reasons why people would want to settle there — opportunities available for jobs, land, religious freedom, etc; cities settled, dates of founding and settlement. After the research was done and the brochure planned and designed, the project was completed in computer class using Pagemaker. Brochures were printed on an 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper and most used a trifold design. Pictures were scanned in. After the projects were completed, students gave an oral report and passed their brochures around to their classmates.

I really liked this lesson plan I though it was a unique way to make students truly think about everything that went in to setting up the first colonies. Students would be able to see both sides of why people would want to come to start up colonies and why they would be afraid of making this journey. Students are required to do quite a bit of research and this particular assignment is coordinated with a computer class to allow for more time on the assignment.

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