First+Fleet

The First Fleet marked a changing point in Australian history. The fleet brought hundreds of convicts and sailors from Europe to the continent to found the first penal colony there. After years of hardships on sea and land, the colony became a permanent settlement that eventually led to the establishment of the country of Australia. Read the following website and create a comic strip of events that transpired on the journey and initial settlement. [] You are working for an Australian museum and are charged with the task of creating an exhibit to recognize the struggles, accomplishments and personal history of at least one of the people who traveled with the First Fleet. Use the websites to find your person and their information in the databases. [] [] [] Be sure to include the following information: o When your convict was born o Your convict’s occupation o  What was their crime o Where was your convict tried o What was their sentence o What ship was your convict transported on o  Any other interesting information You should include a picture of the ship that your person was transported on by visiting the following site [] - just be sure to cite your source. It is also necessary to identify the top ten most necessary provisions that were on the ship with your person. [] Rubric ||  5  ||   3  ||   1  || Biographical Information || All biographical information included || 4-5 points of biographical information included || 2-3 biographical points included || Comic Strip || Comic strip displays at least 8 frames with at least 1 fact in each frame || Comic strip includes 5-7 frames with at least 1 fact in each frame || Only 2-4 frames present with only 2-4 facts included || Picture of ship || Picture of ship is labeled and present || || || Top 10 Provisions || Top ten list is included || || || All Sources Cited || A list of ALL sources used is formatted in MLA style || Sources are listed but not in proper MLA format || ||
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