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| Introduction
Welcome history students from Union's Intermediate High School!! It
was a not an uncommon practice during the Civil War for a group of young
men, from a small town, to form a company and join the army of their choice.
Less commonly, but not unheard of, were women who chose to conceal their
identity and join a company posing as a male. Women also served in proximity
to companies of soldiers as laundresses and cooks.
Scenario for Students Four
young people from the same community have gone to war. One of them has
become quite expert in the new technology of photography and spends
their days recording battle sites and groups of soldiers. The second is
a reporter who writes accounts of battles and troop movements.
The third, who has an interest in the lives of leaders, writes biographies
of army generals. The fourth is an ordinary soldier (or laundress/cook)
who, as often as possilbe, writes letters to their family back home about
daily life in the army.
Student Tasks As a group, decide whether to join the Union or Confederate army. Use the attached links to help with your decision. http://library.thinkquest.org/2873/data/ref/causes.shtml
Once your decision has been made, assign the following roles: PHOTOGRAPHER Essentially, you will be following the army your friends have decided to join. Your job is to find five powerful photographs including a general of that army, other soldiers in that army, battlefields where your friends fight, military equipment your friends use, etc. You will also be responsible for assigning a descriptive title for each photo. Choose carefully and thoughtfully! There are many photographs available, as the Civil War was the first war to be documented photographically. Use
the attached Internet links:
Copy and save your five photographs in your group's folder. REPORTER As the reporter on the scene, you will be writing an account of a battle in which your friends are engaged. Your report will take the form of a poem. Include in your poem accounts of events before, during, and after the battle. Write colorfully--make the battle come alive for your readers! Use
the attached Internet links:
Create and save your poem using the battle poem Word template located in your group's folder. BIOGRAPHER You will be writing a biography of the general in charge of your army and the leader of the army you engage in battle. Your biography will take the form of a venn diagram and include the leaders' names, ages, birth places, family status, education, and characteristics. Use
the attached Internet links:
Create and save your biography using the general venn Word template located in your group's folder. SOLDIER (LAUNDRESS/COOK) You
are the eyewitness to a soldier's daily life and will record your
observations in a letter home to your family. Your letter should
include vernacular (slang) of the time, food you ate, condition of the
camp and soldiers, shelter provided, tasks performed, etc..
Use
the attached and Internet links:
Create
your letter using Microsoft Word and save in your group's folder.
Title your letter soldier letter.
Group Tasks: Relatives of the four deceased men have decided to collaborate on a group memoir for publication. Your group's final task is to present an eight slide multimedia presentation incuding your photographer's five photos, your reporter's poem, your biographer's biography, your soldier's letter, and a civil war sound file you feel is appropriate. Use
the attached Internet links:
Create
your 8 slide multimedia presentation using the multimedia template located
in your group's folder. Give thoughtful consideration regarding arrangement
and progression of the eight slides. Required components reside
in your group's folder.
Once
completed, your group will present your multimedia presentation to the
class.
Evaluating Your Work Both
your teacher and your peers will evaluate your multimedia presentation
by using the attached evaluation form.
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