You are to gather information about one of the following topics in order to write journals in a Google Document about your life as a certain type of person alive during the Civil War.
You could be:
1. A woman: What kind of clothing do you wear? What recipes do you cook? How do you spend your time? Are you at home or are you a nurse helping the wounded or do you help with the war in other ways? Are you on the side of the North or the South? Did you witness or see the results of an important battle? You can give lots of details about that battle. (…When? What happened? Who fought who? How many died? Where? Etc.) Are you a soldier (pretending to be a male soldier)? Are you a spy? 2. A sailor on a ship: Is there an important battle …show more content…
A spy: What is it like? How did you become a spy? Any important missions you have been on? Are you someone famous? Who? Tell me about yourself. What do you use to spy?
7. A photographer: What equipment do you use? Etc. Did you photograph an important battle? (…When? What happened? Who fought who? How many died? Where? Etc.) What is typical clothing for you during this time period?
**I will warn you to find a different topic for research during class if you are having trouble getting the books you need in class. A lot of people want to research doctors/spies/nurses/clothing. Try researching a battle
Civil War Project - Rubric
I give detailed information in each journal to show what I learned about life during the Civil War because this is graded as a research paper and not just creative writing.
My journal is at least 25 - 35 sentences (which is probably like one page, size 12 font) Remember, your journal can be this long and still not show me you learned much. You need facts!
I have at least 15 - 20 facts that I learned about life as my person during the Civil War.
My information is in my own words!
I showed voice in my writing and I didn’t just give a list of …show more content…
Favorite recipe/poem/song from that time) that tell something about life during the Civil War and I explained each picture/artifact.
Picture/Artifact 1 0 1 Explanation 0 1
Picture/Artifact 2 0 1 Explanation 0 1
Picture/Artifact 3 0 1 Explanation 0 1
I turned in notes for the journal that are labeled with source information. My notes reflect the information in my project and show I made good use of my class time.
My notes are in my own words. I have at least 1 page of notes. 0 1 2 I included title/author/ISBN # on each section of notes 0 1
(ISBN # makes it easier to use Easy Bib.)
Works Cited page - I used Google add-on Easy Bib to create a list of sources I used. It is in my document.
Total Score: _______/28 points 0
You could be:
1. A woman: What kind of clothing do you wear? What recipes do you cook? How do you spend your time? Are you at home or are you a nurse helping the wounded or do you help with the war in other ways? Are you on the side of the North or the South? Did you witness or see the results of an important battle? You can give lots of details about that battle. (…When? What happened? Who fought who? How many died? Where? Etc.) Are you a soldier (pretending to be a male soldier)? Are you a spy? 2. A sailor on a ship: Is there an important battle …show more content…
A spy: What is it like? How did you become a spy? Any important missions you have been on? Are you someone famous? Who? Tell me about yourself. What do you use to spy?
7. A photographer: What equipment do you use? Etc. Did you photograph an important battle? (…When? What happened? Who fought who? How many died? Where? Etc.) What is typical clothing for you during this time period?
**I will warn you to find a different topic for research during class if you are having trouble getting the books you need in class. A lot of people want to research doctors/spies/nurses/clothing. Try researching a battle
Civil War Project - Rubric
I give detailed information in each journal to show what I learned about life during the Civil War because this is graded as a research paper and not just creative writing.
My journal is at least 25 - 35 sentences (which is probably like one page, size 12 font) Remember, your journal can be this long and still not show me you learned much. You need facts!
I have at least 15 - 20 facts that I learned about life as my person during the Civil War.
My information is in my own words!
I showed voice in my writing and I didn’t just give a list of …show more content…
Favorite recipe/poem/song from that time) that tell something about life during the Civil War and I explained each picture/artifact.
Picture/Artifact 1 0 1 Explanation 0 1
Picture/Artifact 2 0 1 Explanation 0 1
Picture/Artifact 3 0 1 Explanation 0 1
I turned in notes for the journal that are labeled with source information. My notes reflect the information in my project and show I made good use of my class time.
My notes are in my own words. I have at least 1 page of notes. 0 1 2 I included title/author/ISBN # on each section of notes 0 1
(ISBN # makes it easier to use Easy Bib.)
Works Cited page - I used Google add-on Easy Bib to create a list of sources I used. It is in my document.
Total Score: _______/28 points 0