Civil+War

**SLAVERY / CIVIL WAR RESEARCH PROJECT:**

__** Unit 5: 2 WRITING PIECES **__ Should we pay reparations for slaver? Write up your debate answer as a persuasive essay. Include evidence from the given articles, and your knowledge from other sources on the actions of slavery and how the Civil War brought justice to exslaves.
 * __ I. Persuasive Writing Essay 4 paragraphs __**

__** II. Short Research Paper. **__ *Profile 5: 2 body paragraphs, intro, conclusion All others: 1 body paragraph, intro, conclusion. *BIbliography of at least a primary and secondary source used. Profile 5, 2 of each. *Your researchable question. *Your answer as best you can prove. *a POWER POINT or PHOTOSTORY3 Free Photostory3 Download showing 4 IMAGES that help you prove your point. Primary source images are preferred: political cartoons, photos, documents, ads. Secondary sources can also help: maps, paintings, current monuments or historical museums/battlefield grounds.

These may be done with a partner ONLY if you have an average of 80 or above for the year. You and your partner should be researching the same topic.

Write a historical fiction piece. This may be in the form of a play, diary entries, short story, or speech. *MInimum 300 words. *conflict must be clear and related to the Essential Question: Was the war "nobly fought?" *Have some kind of closure or resolution to the conflict *Include 3-5 specific terms or details from your research that give the writing passage an authentic feel. *Include 1-5 literary elements (depending on your profile, 1-5) ex. metaphor, symbolism, hyperbole, colloquial language, ironic statement, special connotation, special mood, hyperbole, etc. *Include a phrase or quote from some actual primary source. Profile 5 must include a a meaningful quote from a Lincoln speech.
 * __ Unit 6: Writing Piece __**

//**__Primary & Secondary Sources: __**// ===**__Background: [|Index of Key People, Terms, Places] __**===

__** American Civil War Child Soldiers/ Boy Soldiers American Civil War **__
 * 1. Children of the Civil War **
 * PBS Children of the Civil War **
 * 2. [|Child Soldiers in Civil War] **
 * 3.[|Civil War Trust: Child Soldiers] **

__** American Civil War Women (and Spies) **__
 * 1. [|Women of the Civil War] **
 * 2. [|7 Women Spies North and South] **
 * 3. [|History Channel Women in the War] **

__** American Civil War Soldier Prisons **__
 * 1//. The famous Andersonville Prison [|Confederate Prison]// **
 * 2. //Other Famous Civil War Prisons for C// **** //aptured Soldiers [|Prisons North and South]// **

= __Lincoln's Changing/ Evolving Views on Slavery, Emancipation, Equality for Blacks__[|Lincoln and Slavery] =

= __WEAPONS__ of the Civil War: Ironclad ships, Balloons, Submarines, Bombing Civilian targets or TOTAL WAR[|New Weapons Technology]=

=__ HOSPITALS __=

__[|Caring in the Fields and Civil War Hospitals]__
= __SPIES__ = Civil War Spies

Unfairness to Blacks in Civil War?
 * __ BLACKS IN CIVIL WAR __**

Civil War Sites for Kids [|MORE SITES]
[|Primary Sources for Blacks, Women, Photos, Political Cartoons, News Articles]

[|Primary Source Images of the Civil War]
**Key Leaders and Battles:** ** [|Timeline of artifacts] **