American+Civil+War-8th+Grade

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Welcome: Welcome to the Civil War! There could not be a more exciting period in American History. Within this unit we’ll be looking at the differences between the Northern and Southern sections; major leaders and battles; and how people lived. There will be media for you to create and a short paper about what you did. Because a part of this class is online, some of our group discussions will be online also. We’ll review rules and expectations in the beginning and at the end of the unit watch Pickett’s Charge from the DVD “Gettysburg” and eat some hardtack. Let’s have fun! = Instructions: The Civil War: 1861 to 1865 = Students will write a summary **(1 pages double spaced, 12 point font, Arial or Times New Roman)** and complete a PowerPoint or Movie Maker on their research. The PowerPoint/Movie Maker will express what the student wrote in their summary. **THE SUMMARY MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE STARTING YOUR MEDIA PRESENTATION!** Follow directions, use your time wisely; and ask appropriate questions about your topic. The topic will be provided to you. There will be library time, computer time, and classroom instruction provided by teacher. **You will be graded on your use of time, maturity, as well as, your paper and presentation**. **WHAT YOU CAN’T COMPLETE IN CLASS IS HOMEWORK!** March 10: A lot to do! You should have your topic picked out. Start picking out material to read to learn about you subject. Take notes and start thinking about/writing your summary. It'll be word processed and turned in at the end of the day Monday the 14th. Instructions are above. March 14: Turn in summary at the end of class--add me to your Google Apps (Share the document with me, if you don't know how ask me or a friend) March 15: I've check a number of the summaries but not all. Start working on your presentation, which is due on Friday. March 28: We've had a week off! I know there was some issues with the computers on last Friday. Finish your Civil War presentation today! Either E-mail it to me in Google Apps or share with me. For those doing Windows Movie Maker-e-mail it to me as an attachment.

American Civil War Pre/Post Test []

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 * American Civil War: Activities, flashcards, matching, wordsearch, concentration **

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=American History Textbook: use this link as instructed= [] Chapter 32: From Uneasy Peace to Bitter Conflict [] Chapter 33: A House Divided [] Chapter 34: The War Behind the Lines []
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American History: Use with online text []

**Online Encyclopedia Britanica** Username**: oneidawi** Password: **thunderhawks** []

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 * National Underground Railroad Freedom Center **


 * Timeline of Civil War with pictures--very good **
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 * Best of History Websites **
 * Topic: US History Civil War**
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​ The Library of Congress: Civil War Maps []

**The National Archives** [|**http://www.archives.gov/**] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Teaching With Documents:** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brad** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|**http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/brady-photos/**]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**KidsInfo: Civil War: Many links! A must check.** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|**http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Civil_War.html**]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Mr Nussbaum.com: Maps and interactive links and videos** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">General Grant's Homepage: Information on the union general []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Ely Parker: Iroquois Chief and Union Officer, adjutant to General Grant, Parker wrote out the final draft of the Confederate surrender terms []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Civil War: Links to interactive maps, biographies, weapons, and more []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The Civil War: Links anything related to the war []

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Women of the American Civil War <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">[]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The Civil War Home Page []

**American Civil War .Com** []

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Music of the American Civil War <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Battle Hymn of the Republic <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">media type="file" key="Tennessee Ernie Ford - Battle Hymn Of The Republic.mp3" width="240" height="20"

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Bonnie Blue Flag: Song of Southern Secession <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">media type="file" key="The Bonnie Blue Flag.mp3" width="240" height="20"

The Girl I Left Behind: Song of parting <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">media type="file" key="Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Girl I Left Behind Me.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Yellow Rose of Texas: Favorite camp song <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">media type="file" key="Yellow Rose of Texas.mp3" width="240" height="20"

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Rubrics for writing:**


 * Movie Maker Rubric **


 * Rubrics for Power Point **