We know To me RESPONSIBLE means Colonists were RESPONSIBLE for A Colonists Responsibility If you were a colonist these are some jobs you might do Teachers Barbers Printers ID: 678400
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Life in Colonial Times
What do we know about the colonists of the 1700s?Slide2
We know…Slide3
To me, RESPONSIBLE
means…
Colonists were
RESPONSIBLE for…
A Colonist’s ResponsibilitySlide4
If you were a colonist, these are some jobs you might do.
Teachers
Barbers
PrintersBlacksmithsShipbuildersTanners
Colonists at WorkSlide5
Teachers taught school and also helped dig graves.
Shipbuilders were good carpenters who built ships .
Blacksmiths made things out of iron, like horseshoes.
Tanners turned animal skin into leather.
Printers printed newspapers, book, and pamphlets.
Barbers cut hair and worked as dentists and doctors.Slide6
Your Responsibility…
What would it be like to have been born at a different time? Or as another person?
Our
class is going to travel back to Colonial Days.
You will each choose to become either a man, a woman, or a child from colonial times.
You will chooses a job or trade.
You
will bring your character to life as you pretend to live as a colonial
.
Your colonial life will be recorded and documented in a three day journal, which you will present at the end of this project.Slide7
You will write 3 journal
entries (2 paragraph minimum – 5 to 6 sentences each).
These
journal entries should tell about your trade
and describe
your family, shelter, furnishings, clothing,
education, food, chores, and/or recreation common to your colonial character.
The
journal entries can be consecutive daily entries or they can be selected from several weeks or months.
Try to express the thoughts and feelings of your character as he/she goes about daily life in the colony. Some ideas to include are…daily schedule/routines work details
free time activities And your journal MUST be authentic to the time period – BE CREATIVE!Your Colonial JournalSlide8
Your Journal Format
Cover Page
Picture
Your Colonial Name
Page 1: Introduction
Your Colonial Name
Your Family Background
Your Occupation
Your Age
Your Educational BackgroundYour Colony (One of the 13 colonies)
Journal Entry #1Your voyage to the colony.AccommodationsFood
WeatherYour FeelingsJournal Entry #2Your arrival to the colonyLandResourcesPeopleYour FeelingsJournal Entry #3Your Daily Routines
Your FamilyFoodClothingYour Job/TradeFree Time ActivitiesSlide9
First, choose your colonial character.
Man, Woman, or Child?
Teacher, Barber, Printer, Shipbuilder, Blacksmith, or Tanner?
Second, research your character using the websites below:
Aunt
Abigail's Cookbook
Colonial Children
The History of the 13 Original
Colonies
Everyday Life in Colonial America
Great Colonial Game BookPeople of WilliamsburgReligion in Early Virginia
Trades of Colonial TimesThird, brainstorm your ideas and fill in your Colonial Character graphic organizer.Steps to take Today…