All eyes have been on Syria, which is in the middle of a civil war. Yet many people forget that our country had its own civil war. In fact more
Americans died in the Civil War than all our other wars combined.
Working by yourself or with a partner (you must sign a work contract) you are to design a website using Weebly.com on a Civil War topic (see topics below). Your website should have the following pages:
1) General information on the topic (in your own words).
2) A description of at least 2 people involved including their pictures.
3) 2 Primary source documents: 1 picture and 1 written document along with a description.
4) Works cited page (at least 4 sources, at least 2 written sources and 2 online sources)
Please use the rubric to guide you!!!
Topics to choose from:
Women in the Civil War
African Americans in the Civil War
Weaponry of the Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Causes of the Civil War
Total War

Topic Research
Key Individuals
Primary Source
Documents
Conventions
Spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization topic.
Novice
Gives a general description of the
Identifies 2 individuals involved with topic
Includes 1 primary source document
Apprentice
Gives a detailed description of the topic.
Identifies 2 individuals involved and includes their pictures
Includes 2 primary source documents
(one written document and one picture)
Time and
Effort/Uses own words
Has visual impact,
uses multi-media
effectively and
actively involves
viewer
Class time was not used wisely.
Student was continually not doingwork and/or fooling around.
Website is not in students own words.
Project neglects to have visual impact and uses few visuals. Does not actively involve the viewer.
Class time was not used wisely. Some of the website is in students own words.
Project attempts to have visual impact.
It uses some multimedia and involves the viewer.
Poor mechanics impede the reading of the text.
Some errors that affect the reading of the text.
Practitioner
Discusses the topic from both the perspective of the North and South fully explains the role of 2 individuals including their pictures
Includes 2 primary source documents (one written and one picture) and completes the questions about the document
Most of class time was used wisely.
Most of the website is in students own words.
Expert all of Practitioner plus analyze the impact this topic had on
America (then and now) all of Practitioner plus creates a blabberize character for one of the individuals all of Practitioner plus interprets the primary source documents correctly
Class time was used wisely
The website is in students own words.
Project has visual impact, uses multi-media effectively and actively involves viewer.
Most of the conventions were correct
Project is striking, clear, and obviously organized in a manner that best supports the thesis. A variety of visual or other media are used to actively involve the viewer in an engaging, appropriate, and original manner.
Correct conventions facilitate the reading of the text.
Works Cited No sources cited 2 sources cited using the correct citation format.
4 sources (2 print & 2 nonprint) cited using the correct citation format
All of practitioner PLUS 2 additional sources.

Civil War Project Sheet #1---Topic Research questions:
1.
Provide a detailed description of the topic. Include: who, what when, where, why
2.
How did the North feel about, view, take part in, etc… this topic?
3.
How did the North feel about, view, take part in, etc… this topic?
4.
What impact did your topic have on America during this time period?
5.
What impact did your topic have on America today?

Civil War Project Sheet #2—Key Individuals
Individual # 1
What did they do to contribute to this part of the war?
Evaluate their role in the Civil War (judge, criticize, defend)
Individual # 2
What did they do to contribute to this part of the war?
Evaluate their role in the Civil War (judge, criticize, defend)

Civil War Project Sheet #3—Primary source documents
Primary source document #1- Written
1.
Where is this document from?
2.
Who wrote this document?
3.
How is it related to your topic?
4.
What does this document tell us about the Civil War?
Primary source document #1- Photo, cartoon etc…
1.
Where is this document from?
2.
Explain what is happening in the photo.
3.
How is it related to your topic?
4.
What does this document tell us about the Civil War?