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Colonial America Friendly Letter

You have traveled back in time to Colonial America, the late

1600s/early 1700s. You have been in the New World for 3 months and

have decided to write a letter to your family and friends back in Europe

telling them about your new life. You will work with a classmate to

complete the research part of this project; however, each of you will

develop your own letter and will be graded independently.

You and your partner will research one specific colony. We will work on

the research in the Library. You will have 2 class periods to complete this,

but additional research may be done outside of school. Together, you will

research the following areas so that your letter will be historically

accurate:

 Who settled your colony? Why? How?

 Daily life in the colony

 Jobs of colonists

 Economy (how people made money)

 Towns and communities

 Schools

 Hobbies

Next, you will create a Character Biography (see attached page). What

is your name? Are you an adult or a child? What is your job? This

biography will help you get into character, and to imagine living in Colonial

times.

Using this information, you will create a letter (at least 1 full page in

length) to a friend or family member back home in Europe. Your letter

should address the following areas:

 Date (remember it is not 2011)

 Description of a normal day in your colony

 Description of your home and community in the colony

 News about your family

 An issue of concern

 A source of excitement

 At least 2 questions

All items will be due on __________________________________________.

In addition to your final, proofread letter, you must turn in your Character

Biography and rubric on the due date.

All late assignments will lose 10% for each day they are late.

Fill in this page prior to writing your letter. Use the information

from your research to create your Colonial character. This will

be the voice from which you write your friendly letter.

Colonial America Friendly Letter