CIVIL WAR

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CIVIL WAR

• INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT
• By Kathy Moran Darren Fleck

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CIVIL WAR MAGAZINE

• Disciplines Involved
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

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STANDARDS

• L.A. Comprehension/Creative Writing
• Math Graphs, Mean, Median, Mode
• Science Bacteria/Viruses
• S.S. Civil War/Mapping

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Objectives

• Students will be able to present information
  found during research in an orderly manner and in
  line with completed project requirements.
  
• Students will practice cooperative learning
  skills.
  
• Students will be able to explain and exhibit
  information using graphing and writing skills.
  

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Final Product

• The final product involves a completed Civil
  War Magazine along with a presentation to be
  delivered to parents and visitors during Civil
  War Night.

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CIVIL WAR MAGAZINE
The Assignment Create a magazine from the tim
e period of the Civil War. Your magazines
focus should be built around your civil war night
project! The Goal Learn as much as possible a
bout a pivotal time period in American history
through research, projects, and presentations.
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The payoff A prize for the best magazine A se
t of the best magazines will be selected to be
shown at our civil war night. The parents will
then vote for the best magazine that will be
rewarded with a major prize! The players Each
group will consist of four (4) members.
-General -Lieutenant (personnel) -Captain (In
telligence Operations) -Major (supply logist
ics)
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Your orders ( 16 Assignments)Some Examples

• 1. Watch a movie based on the Civil War and
  write a movie review. Create an advertisement
  for the movie in the magazine. -General
  
• 2. Draw a soldier in all his regalia. The
  illustration must go in the magazine and parts of
  the uniform, rank, and detachment must be
  labeled. -Captain
• 3. Students must research a major battle. An
  article concerning the battle and results must be
  published in the magazine. A diagram of the
  battlefield must also be located in the magazine
  and be labeled with positions of troops and local
  landmarks. Major/Captain
• 4. Students will research on the internet and
  find an actual letter written by someone affected
  by the Civil War. The magazine article must
  relay the events mentioned in the letter and
  include the letters author and date. Extra
  articles and letters may be included for extra
  credit. -Lieutenant

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Civil War MagazineGrading Group Presentation
Requirements

• Grading Criteria- Assignments 1-15
• 100 Points . . . Above and Beyond Project
  Expectation, Complete in Every
  Aspect, Historically Flawless, Artistic
  Creativity
• 99 90 Points . . . Complete in Every Aspect,
  Historically Correct,
  
• Creative and Presented in a Neat and Orderly
  Manner
  
• 89 80 Points . . . Major project requirements
  met, Final Presentation can be Improved,
  Historical Understanding is Apparent with
  Limited to no
• Historical Errors
• 79 70 Points . . . Completion Limited,
  Historical Flaws Apparent, Neatness and
  Presentation Acceptable
  
• 69 60 Points . . . Project Requirements are not
  Met, Neatness and Presentation Format Are
  Incomplete
  
• 59 Below . . . Incomplete, Errors in all
  Aspects of Project and Presentation

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Other Information

• EXTRA CREDIT
• Team Cheer Name- 50pts.
• Additional Advertisements- 25pts.
• Want Ad. Section- 50pts.
• Short Biography- 50pts.
• POINT BREAKDOWN
• Assignments 1 through 15 (100pts. Each) . . .
  1500pts.
  
• Group Presentation 16 (200pts.) . . .
  200pts.
  
• Biography Cards Collection . . . 100pts.
• Group Participation Sheet (300pts.) . . .
  200pts.
  
• TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE . . . 2000pts

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Civil War NightWednesday May 21st 6-8pm

• Introduction
• Besides the Civil War Magazine, each group will
  also be responsible for creating a presentation
  or display of some sort for Civil War Night.
  Team Domination has been chosen to represent the
  North. Team Contagious has been chosen to
  represent the south. For each of the projects
  listed on the next page, there will be a northern
  and southern version. Though you are on two
  different teams and on the opposite side of the
  bloodiest dispute in American History, YOU CAN
  HELP EACH OTHER OUT!!

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Presentation Topic Examples

• Debate (Choose Topics)
• Fashion of the Era
• Mary Todd Lincoln / Varina Davis Comparison
• Slave Life v. Free Black
• Factory v. Plantation
• Battlefield Vacation Planning (Modern Day)
• Symbolism of the N S (Flags, Emblems, etc . .
  .)
  
• Story Telling (Fiction / Non-Fiction from the
  War)
  
• Music of the War
• Famous Speeches

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QUESTIONS/CONTACT US

• Kathy Moran kmoran_at_washoe.k12.nv.us
• Darren Fleck dfleck_at_washoe.k12.nv.us