New England, the Mid-Atlantic, or the South: Where to Go?

In this performance assessment, students role-play a character who is seeking to immigrate to the New World during colonial times. Students will each create a decision-making model determining where they would like to settle in the New World: New England, Mid-Atlantic, or the South. They will also write a “letter” to a classmate’s role-played character trying to convince him or her to move to the student’s chosen settlement. Students prepare for these tasks through several authentic activities. This assessment is a companion to the lesson of the same name linked below.