WebQuest- Society in the 13 colonies

1. Introduction: You are moving with your family from Europe to the new
colonies. In Europe your family was under harsh social classes and your
family wanted to move to the colonies to gain prosperity and success. Once
settled in the new colonies you can sense many differences and similarities.
Task: Your task is to find out what colonial life is like. You will explore women
and men’s role in the colonies, education, food, clothing, transportation, and
housing. After finding out how society life was in the 13 colonies, we will
compare colonial life to daily life now.
Process:
1) You will find your assigned group and I will give you an assigned
topic.
2) You will then search through the following websites to find your
information.
a. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html
b. http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/13-colonies-colonial-
life-economics-politics.html#lesson
c. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13co
lonieslife.htm
d. http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1994/the-colonial-
period/society-schools-and-culture.php
e. http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-society.htm
3) You will place all this information on a Powerpoint slide to share
with the class. In your Powerpoint presentation there will be a total
of two slides:
a. One slide talking about daily life in the colonies
b. One slide dealing with how it compares/contrasts with life
today
4) Your Powerpoint slides should be neat, organized and appealing to
the eye. You are permitted only to have no more than three pictures.
Evaluation: The rubric for your Powerpoint will be the way I evaluate your
work. You will be graded individually for your work and presentations.
Beginning (1) Developing (2) Very Good (3) Exemplary (4)
Powerpoint
Presentations
Powerpoint has
made an attempt
at attractiveness.
Powerpoint
demonstrates the
elements of being
2 slide
Powerpoint try
appear to be neat,
2 slide
Powerpoint will
be neat,

2. neat, organized,
and appealing to
the eye.
organized, and
appealing the eye.
organized, and
appealing to the
eye.
Presentation
information
Presentation has
no details about
their topic and
does not
compare/contrast
to daily life.
Presentation has
little details about
their topic and
can
compare/contrast
it to daily life.
Presentation has
some details
about their topic
and can
compare/contrast
it to daily life.
Presentation has
many details
about their topic
and can
compare/contrast
it to daily life.
Group
Involvement
Student does not
contribute to the
group and makes
no effort to be
part of the team.
Student shows
little to
contribute to the
group and makes
little effort to be
part of the team.
Students some
effort to
contribute to the
group and makes
some effort to be
part of the team.
Student
contributes to the
group and makes
an effort to be
part of the team.
TOTAL 12 Points
Conclusion: Although there are many similarities and differences of your new
life in the colonies you are so excited that your family moved to the colonies.
You look forward to the promise of prosperity and success that this new land
has to offer.