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The Civil War
ABC Identification Book
Mr. Schenk
Name:
Directions: You will research and become an expert on the United States Civil War by
creating an ABC identification book. You must use all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Presentations must be completed using Microsoft Power Point or Microsoft Word and
must be placed in your folder.
Your project will include the following: Report must follow in this order.
(5 pts.) Title Page. This is the first page. Please see the attached
Page 2 for exact format.
(130pts.) ABC Identification Book: You are responsible to use
all 26 letters of the alphabet. Each letter should contain a
title and a brief two-sentence description answering who,
what, where, when, in the first sentence, and so what in the
second sentence. Each letter is worth five points – one
point for who, what, where, when, and so what. Finally, all
letters must include a picture (may be taken from Google).
Cite each slide with your source!
(10 pts.) A Bibliography. You are responsible for citing your work
in your ABC ID book. You must include written
information from at least two print sources; text books may
count as one print source. All pictures and slides must be
cited!
(5 pts.) Overall appearance/effort and presentation of the
project. Remember, you must put your research in
power point form.
(150 pts.) %
TOTAL
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(Please don’t write anything in parenthesis)
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The Civil War ABC Identification Book
(Enter 15 times)
Your Name
(Enter 15 times)
An ABC identification book submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements of American History
Mr. Schenk
Phillipsburg High School
Date
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ANTIETAM
Antietam was a battle fought between the Union and the Confederacy in the
Civil War in 1863. The battle ended in Lee’s retreat and eventually led to President
Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Stuckey, Sterling, and Linda Salvucci. A Call to Freedom. New York: Holt,
Rinehart, and Winston. 2000: Battle of Antietam. www.sonofsouth.net
(accessed January 5, 2010).
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Bibliography
(in alphabetical order with author’s last name)
(it is not necessary to write out the words “Books, Encyclopedias, Periodicals”)
(www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.)
Books:
Last name, First name. Title of the book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Encyclopedias:
Last name, First name. “Title of the Article.” Title of the Encyclopedia. Date.
Periodicals/Magazines:
Last name, First name. “Title of the Article.” Title of the Magazine volume (Year):
Page numbers.
Online References: One Page on a Web site
Last name, First name. “Title of the Web site.” URL Address (accessed date)
University of Chicago Press. “Chicago Manual of Style Online.”
(EXAMPLE)
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org. (accessed October 29, 2008).
Encyclopedias:
Last name, First name. “Title of the Article.” Title of the Encyclopedia. URL Address
(accessed date).
Periodicals/Magazines:
Last name, First name. “Title of the Article.” Title of the Magazine. Page
numbers. URL Address (accessed date).