Come to Our Colony

The students were given the task to design a poster that would make people want to move to their colony. They were judged on this rubric. Click on a poster to enlarge it.

The Jamestown Colony was given a 2 for their poster. It had a good use of color. However, we felt the title was mashed together and there was too much blank space. Some graphics would have improved their poster. It was strongest in presentation but weak in Readability, Information, and Organization.

The Boston Colony was given a 3 for their poster. It was strong in all areas. They also tried a different approach than the other groups so they get credit for being innovative.

The Plymouth Colony was given a 3 for their poster. We felt it had a good layout but the facts could have been organized better. It was cluttered with more pictures than information. It was strong in Readability and Presentation but weak in Information and Organization.

Quebec Colony was given a 3 for their poster. It was probably the strongest poster especially in Presentation and Organization. The art teacher could have taught them how to use perspective in their poster. They always remembered that it was a recruiting poster. (The pigs probably should have been beavers)

This poster was given a 2. The New Amsterdam Colony was strong in facts but weak in design. It had too much blank space and the colored lettering was distracting.

Explorer Posters

The student written rubric that we used to rate these posters can be found here. Click on the poster to enlarge.

We felt this group worked well together to create an excellent poster. It included many meaningful facts about Columbus.They created a scroll like effect to enhance their display. We felt this could have been improved by neater writing, a better use of space, and better name placement.

This group had a well organized plan but had difficulty carrying it out. The pictures supported the topic. It could be improved by focusing on neatness and checking the spelling.
This group was well organized.The pictures supported the topic and they included a timeline for each explorer. They could use their space better by using drawing tools, such as a staightedge, and darker colors.
This group made good use of pictures for effect, especially at the bottom of the poster. They used large lettering and a good organizational plan. There were some meaningful facts but also some that were inaccurate. Their name placement was a poor use of space.
This group made good use of color with a theme pattern that ran around the border of the poster and through the web. However, the writing is small and hard to read. The poster feels cluttered. More meaningful facts would also have improved their project.

Rubrics

This is a rubric that we made to determine the quality of our webs.

Readability
4
Neat writing and drawing/ Legible
No misspellings
Large writing
Good word choice
3
Mostly neat writing and drawing
Legible
Some misspellings
Large enough to read
Good word choice
2
Sloppy
Somewhat legible – can read some of it
Lots of misspelling
Poor word choice
1
Very Sloppy
Not Legible
Horrible spelling
Boring word choice

Information
4
Factual
On Topic
Ten meaningful facts total on poster
3
Factual
On Topic
Seven or eight meaningful facts
2
Mostly factual
Mostly on topic
Five or six meaningful facts
1
Not factual
Not on topic
Less than five meaningful facts

Presentation
4
Good use of color
Pictures should make your poster better.
3
Good use of color
Pictures don’t completely support the topic
Not as neat
2
Not good use of color
Hard to read
Pictures don’t support the topic
Messy
1
Poor use of color
Pictures unrelated or no pictures
Very hard to understand
Sloppy

Organization
4
Picture corresponds to theme
Information connects to heading
Well placed picture that improves the poster
Uncluttered
Use all the space
3
Picture corresponds to theme
Information mostly connects to heading
Picture improves poster
Mostly uncluttered
Uses most of the space
2
Picture does not correspond to theme
Not all of the information is connected
Random pictures
Slightly cluttered
Blank spaces
1
No picture or doesn’t correspond
Information not connected to theme
Lack of effort shown
Cluttered or many blank spaces

This one was given a 3. It was well organized but a little cluttered.The pictures help but the could have been better thought out.

This one was given a 4. The graphics improved the project, it was well organized and easy to read.

What do you think?

War With Grandpa

Click here for Evaluation Rubric


Group 4

Rating = 3


Group 5

Rating = 2


Group 1

Rating = 2


Group 3

Rating = 1


Group 6

Rating = 2


Group 2

Rating = 2