Exploring the Civil War: Self-Paced Student Project Designed by Matt Hillman, Krista Hornberger, Emily Baker, and Heather Prusky Influential People during the Civil War Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduct ion Evaluation Credits
Jan 19, 2016
Exploring the Civil War: Self-Paced Student Project
Designed by Matt Hillman, Krista Hornberger, Emily Baker, and Heather Prusky
Influential People during the Civil War
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The American Civil War happened from 1861 to 1865 between the North and South United States over the issue of slavery.
The Southern states formed The Confederate States of America and were in favor of slavery; the North was against
slavery. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died and after four years of battling, the North won the war and slavery was
abolished!
There were many influential people that contributed to the history of The American Civil War. The leaders we are going to
learn about in this project have all had a great impact on the United States of America .
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In this WebQuest, you will learn about one person who you believe did great things during the Civil War. This activity will allow you to explore four important people who were involved with slavery and fighting for rights for African Americans. To start off, you will pick from Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and
finally Sojourner Truth. Out of these four people you will choose one who you think played a major part and even impacted the lives of
African Americans during the Civil War. Next, you will read through their link and learn a little about their background and why they did what they did during this time. Finally, you will create a diary about
the person you chose. In this diary you will play the role of the person and write what you think they felt and how they reacted to what was happening around them. Alternatively you may create a
newspaper article that gives a brief biography of your character and some of their accomplishments during the Civil War time period and
how it impacted other people. By the end of this assignment you should be able to share what you have learned and what you wrote in your journal or newspaper article to one of your peers that chose
a different person. Remember be creative with your journal or newspaper article!
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The Process
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Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
Choose one out of these four influential people during the Civil War. You will find links
to important information pertaining to each character on the Student Page in this
document. Remember to complete your journal or newspaper article you must include 5 facts about the person you chose along with
an explanation of why you chose that particular person. Once the project is
completed find a classmate who chose a different character and share information about your character with your classmate.
Frederick Douglass
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4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Lacking 1-Poor Points Earned
Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
All grammar, spelling, and
punctuation are correct.
Few mistakes are made in
grammar, spelling, or
punctuation.
Frequent mistakes are
made.
Grammar, spelling and
punctuation is close to or all
incorrect.
Completion of assigned tasks and
project was turned in on
time.
All assigned tasks were completed.
-Journal-Newspaper
article-5 Facts about the
personStudent turned in
assignment on time.
All but one assigned task
was completed.Student turned in assignment 1 day
late.
Project is missing some required
tasks.Student turned in
assignment 2 days to 6 days
late.
No assigned tasks were completed. Assignment was turned in 1 week
after due.
Creativity and
neatness of project
Work is legible and neatly
written or typed. Work is presented
in creative and organized way. Time has been spent to make
work neat.
Most of the work is legible and
neatly written or typed. The
majority of the work is presented in a creative and organized way. Sometime has been spent to
make work neat.
Work is barley legible, messy
and hard to read. Work is not
presented in a creative or
organized way. More time needed
to be spent on the projects.
Work is not legible or
organized. Work shows no
creativity or neatness. Project reflects a lack of time put forth.
Knowledgeable about the topic
Shows excellent knowledge of the person that they
researched.
Student shows that they learned some facts about the person they
researched.
Student shows that they did not learn much about the person they
researched.
Shows they have not learned
anything during their WebQuest.
Cooperation with partner
Worked cooperatively
with their partner (and used class
time wisely).
Usually able to work
cooperatively with their partner
(used most of class time wisely).
Had difficulty working
cooperatively with their partner (and often failed to use class time
wisely).
Was unable to work
cooperatively. (Class time was not
used wisely).
TOTAL POINTS=
Civil War WebQuest Rubric
Each student will be evaluated on
1. Grammar, spelling and punctuation
2. How well they completed their assignments
3. If the assignment was neat and creative
4. Student shows that they understand and learned
about their person5. Student was engaged and
talkative to partner while spending class time wisely
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Hopefully by the end of this assignment you have learned information both about your
character and also about your classmate’s character. This assignment was intended to
give you a unique perspective about influential people during the Civil War time period and
also how their actions and accomplishments impacted the United States as a whole and
also individual lives.
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Important Links
Harriet Tubmanhttp://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430?page=1Frederick Douglasshttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.html Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00631.html Sojourner Truthhttp://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284
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References for Images:
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Bio. True Story. (23013). Sojourner Truth. A+E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from http://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284Chitra, R. 2008. Gone with the Wind. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 fromhttp://rachelchitra.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/gone-with-the-wind/Digital Library (2006). Who was Frederick Douglass?. Retrieved from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.htmlDucksters. (2014). Ducksters. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_tubman.phpWikimedia Commons. (March 2014). Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders. Retrieved on March 10,
2014fromhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_head_on_shoulders_needlepoint.jpg
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References for Influential People:
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Bio. True Story. (23013). Sojourner Truth. A+E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from
http://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284 Chitra, R. 2008. Gone with the Wind. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 from
http://rachelchitra.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/gone-with-the-wind/
Digital Library (2006). Who was Frederick Douglass?. Retrieved from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.html
Harriet Tubman Biography.(1996-2013). Bio. True Story. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430
McPherson, J. M. (Feb 2000). Lincoln, Abraham. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00631.html