Assignment

Task Definition

 * Work with your team to create an advertisement in wikispaces to encourage people to come to the New World from the perspective of your assigned group or character. Use the book, __Blood on the River__, and online resources to help you gather information about your group or character. Make sure you include factual information in your advertisement and make sure it is historically accurate. Go to the Planning page and complete the activities before creating your advertisement. These activities will help you gather information, take notes, evaluate motivation, and show examples of advertising.

You and your partner will: 1. use the book and online Resources page, including the video, to help you search for information about your character or group 2. take notes using NoteCard 3. complete the Planning activities on the wiki 4. read the before starting your advertisement 5. create an advertisement to entice people to come to the New World from your assigned person or group's perspective 6. Add a page to the wiki, naming the page with your character or group's name 7. Import your ad into the wiki, give the page a heading and include your first names and last initials 8. Self-evaluate your project using the rubric 9. Post a comment for another group || || Time permitting: 1. Start a discussion in the **discussion** area by asking questions about your character or group or about your advertisement 2. Comment or answer other group's questions 3. Write a brief script where your person is trying to convince someone to settle in the New World. Use Vocaroo and post it to your page
 * use your notes to create the ad
 * make sure it is clear what you want the viewers of your poster to do
 * include at least 2 reasons why you want people to come to the New World
 * include 1 or 2 qualifications people should have to be successful in the New World
 * include the name of your assigned person or group so viewers of your poster know who to contact or who is sponsoring the settlement
 * include 1 or more of the following: cost for the voyage (does not have to be money), date the ship leaves, Captain's name, port the ship leaves from, how long the journey lasts, route to the New World, address people's concerns about coming to the New World
 * add artwork
 * make it eye-catching