SOCIAL STUDIES HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
Choose an assignment and follow the guidelines that are given for the assignment you have chosen.
CHOICE A
Write a letter that an explorer might have written home telling about the land, water, and people he met on his voyage.
Use your textbook as a resource to tell:
- What your voyage was like
- What you found when you arrived (land and water)
- How you got along with the native people.
Or
CHOICE B
Write a petition to Governor Peter Stuyvesant explaining why he should not fight against the English.
Use your textbook as a resource to tell:
- At least three good reasons to surrender
- What you think would happen if you fight and how that would affect your life and the lives of all the other Dutch colonists
- What do you think could be three positive effects of surrendering
Each project will be at least three paragraphs and will be graded on:
1. Your knowledge of information in chapter 4
2. How well you letter/petition is written (structure, main ideas, supporting details, and concluding sentences)
3. Creativity- Be sure to stay in character as a Dutch colonist or an explorer. Your voice (in your writing) should sound like a person from that time.
Holiday Assignment Due Date has been extended to Monday, January 9.