Civil War: Comparative Study

Technology has never before allowed us to travel in time, but now with new advances you have been given a once in a life time opportunity to travel back into time.

The one stipulation is that you have to travel to the unstable 1860’s, when politics dictated friendships, families, and natural born rights.  You must observe and report what is happening in this extremely dangerous quarrel called civil war.  In addition, you must make contact with another individual from a different time period that is also in their own civil war.  The two of you will become pen pals, writing about your experiences from both wars.

You are assigned the task of researching and writing letters that focus on the beginning and end of the American Civil War and some other civil war of your choosing.  You will take on the roll of both characters in this assignment.  Your letters should include, but is not limited to, period events, battles, technological advancements, political policy, or characters from those time periods. 

15 Points	11 Points	7 Points	3 Points	0 Points
USED CLASS TIME WISELY	Used class time wisley, all the time	Used class time wisley, most of the time	Used class time wisely, some of the time	Used class time wisely, part of the time	Used class time wisely, never
LETTERS ARE EASY TO FOLLOW AND FACTUAL	Excellent details, facts, and grammar	Good details, facts, and grammar	Some details, facts, and few grammatical errors	Few details, facts, and several grammatical errors	No details or facts, and poor grammar
FOLLOWED PROJECT GUIDELINES (4 or more letters per individual, characters name, location, date, interactive notebook, works cited)	All guidelines followed correctly	Five guidelines followed correctly	Four guidelines followed correctly	Three guidelines followed correctly	Less than two followed correctly
ROUGH DRAFT	ALL		OR		NOTHING
LETTERS SHARED WITH CLASS	ALL		OR		NOTHING

Congratulations!  You have worked so hard at accomplishing your task of making contact with someone from another civil war.  You have learned about some major battles, poltical policies, life during war, and period events.  Studying two civil wars that occured during different time periods allowed you the opportunity to explore the similiarities and differences between the American Civil War and the war of your choosing.  I hope that you found the experience rewarding!

Resources

Battles: http://www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/day1.htm http://www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/day3.htm http://www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/day4.htm http://johnsmilitaryhistory.com/gettysburg.html http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/first-battle-of-bull-run http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-antietam http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-fredericksburg http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-shiloh http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/vicksburg-campaign http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg Maps: http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/civil.html Civil War Photographs: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/brady-photos/ http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwphotos.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/081_cwaf6.html Civil War Statistics: http://www.americancivilwar.com/cwstats.html http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/facts.html http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm Civil War Documents: http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/documents.html http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/biographies/barton.html http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/gettysburg-address

Women of the Civil War

http://www.historynet.com/women-in-the-civil-war

http://www.historynet.com/clara-barton

http://www.historynet.com/louisa-may-alcott

Men of the Civil War

http://www.civilwar.org/hallowed-ground-magazine/winter-2013/life-of-the-civil-war-soldier-camp.html

http://www.civilwar.org/hallowed-ground-magazine/winter-2013/life-of-the-civil-war-soldier-army.html

http://www.civilwar.com/overview/soldier-life.html

http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-soldiers

Technology of the Civil War

http://www.civilwar.org/education/pdfs/civil-was-curriculum-medicine.pdf

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/civilwar/hospitals.htm

http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-weapons

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-unusual-civil-war-weapons

Generals of the Civil War

http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-generals

http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee

http://www.historynet.com/george-pickett

http://www.historynet.com/pgt-beauregard

http://www.historynet.com/ulysses-s-grant

http://www.historynet.com/george-mcclellan

http://www.historynet.com/general-william-tecumseh-sherman

http://www.historynet.com/george-custer

African Americans of the Civil War

http://www.historynet.com/african-americans-in-the-civil-war

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/civilwar/aasoldrs/

Miscellaneous:

http://www.americancivilwar.com/

http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog11/web/

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/index.htm

http://www.brotherswar.com/Brotherswar-Resources_Links.htm#Casualties

http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/index.html

http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/index.html