Introduction
You are a news reporter wanting to inform the United States about The Emancipation Proclamation.
Task
Your task will be to create the front page of a newspaper over The Emancipation Proclamation. You want to put in all of the important details to inform the people of America.
Process
Begin researching the Emancipation Proclamation on the websites provided. Provide as much information as possible to fill up the front page of your newspaper. Create different articles to inform the people what is happening in the world of politics. Make at least three articles and have two pictures total.
Article 1- Who created the Emancipation Proclamation? When was it created? What was it used for?
Article 2- Who did it affect and how? Include the different reactions between the North and the South.
Article 3- Why did Lincoln wait to write the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
http://www.ducksters.com/history/emancipation_proclamation.php
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/
Evaluation
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Content | All information is provided, thorough, and accurate. | All information is provided but not all accurate. | Some information is provided, and all accurate. | Very little information provided. | Student did not try, and did not provide any information. |
| Caption | Caption is relavant to the topic and picture. | Caption is half way related to topic and picture. | Caption is only related to the picture, not topic. | Caption is irrelevnt to picture and topic. | No caption is provided. |
| Picture | 2 pictures are provide and relevant. | 2 pictures are provided, but 1 is irrelevant. | 1 picture is provided and relevant. | 1 picture is provided but is irrelevant. | No pictures are provided. |
| Organization | Looks neat, orderly, and sequence. | Looks neat, and orderly, but not in sequence. | Project has little organization. | Does not look neat, but is in some what of a sequence. | Student did not try to organize and the project looks very slopy. |
| Following Instructions | Student has followed instructions very well. | Student has followed most instructions. | Students have followed some instructions | Student has followed very little instructions. | Student has not followed any instructions. |
Conclusion
We hope you liked this project and learned how the Enancipation Proclamation affected the United States!