INVESTIGATION BY:
(Your Name)
(______ Police Department)
(Picture or Icon Representing Yourself)
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Remember, a HYPOTHESIS
is a supposed explanation
based on evidence as
starting point for an
investigation
Based on your prior
knowledge and whatever
you may know or have
heard about the Civil War,
delete this text and come
up with a HYPOTHESIS
here for WHO or WHAT
may be responsible for
causing the Civil War?. Ex:
“Based on what I know, the
Civil War happened
because…”
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On this slide, paste in 3-4 ACTUAL pictures of
atrocities and deaths from the American Civil War.
Photography was just emerging during the Civil
War
The idea is to make this look like a real case file of
a crime scene with photographic evidence
Feel free to use multiple slides for the photos, the
more “evidence” the better 
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Possible Suspects:
GUIDELINES
(List all possible
suspects from today’s
investigation.
Remember, Suspects
can be persons,
events, things, or
even ideas  )
Include small
pictures of them as
well
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GUIDELINES: Evidence, Reasoning,
Revised Hypothesis
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Write a 75-word Diary of your
Investigation and findings for today.
Diary must be written in Police
Language & in the 1st Person
Must include Key Words.
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Ex Starter Sentence:
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“Today’s investigation proved very
interesting. I think I’ve found my 1st
suspect and its ____________. I’m very
suspicious of this person because….
(then list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly
responsible for the Civil War)”
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Possible Suspects:
GUIDELINES
(List all possible
suspects from
today’s
investigation.
Remember,
Suspects can be
persons, events, or
even things  )
Include small
pictures of them as
well
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GUIDELINES: Evidence, Reasoning,
Revised Hypothesis
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Write a 75-word Diary of your
Investigation and findings for today.
Diary must be written in Police Language
& in the 1st Person
Must include Key Words.
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Ex Starter Sentence:
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“Today’s investigation proved very
interesting. I think I’ve found another
suspect and its ____________. I’m very
suspicious of this person because…. (then
list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly responsible for
the Civil War)”
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Possible Suspects:
GUIDELINES
(List all possible
suspects from
today’s
investigation.
Remember,
Suspects can be
persons, events, or
even things  )
Include small
pictures of them as
well

GUIDELINES: Evidence, Reasoning,
Revised Hypothesis

Write a 75-word Diary of your
Investigation and findings for today.
Diary must be written in Police Language
& in the 1st Person
Must include Key Words.

Ex Starter Sentence:
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

“Today’s investigation proved very
interesting. I think I’ve found another
suspect and its ____________. I’m very
suspicious of this person because…. (then
list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly responsible for
the Civil War)”
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Possible Suspects:
GUIDELINES
(List all possible
suspects from
today’s
investigation.
Remember,
Suspects can be
persons, events, or
even things  )
Include small
pictures of them as
well

GUIDELINES: Evidence, Reasoning,
Revised Hypothesis

Write a 75-word Diary of your
Investigation and findings for today.
Diary must be written in Police Language
& in the 1st Person
Must include Key Words.

Ex Starter Sentence:



“Today’s investigation proved very
interesting. I think I’ve found another
suspect and its ____________. I’m very
suspicious of this person because…. (then
list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly responsible for
the Civil War)”
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

Possible Suspects:
GUIDELINES
(List all possible
suspects from
today’s
investigation.
Remember,
Suspects can be
persons, events, or
even things  )
Include small
pictures of them as
well

GUIDELINES: Evidence, Reasoning,
Revised Hypothesis

Write a 75-word Diary of your
Investigation and findings for today.
Diary must be written in Police Language
& in the 1st Person
Must include Key Words.

Ex Starter Sentence:



“Today’s investigation proved very
interesting. I think I’ve found another
suspect and its ____________. I’m very
suspicious of this person because…. (then
list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly responsible for
the Civil War)”
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

Possible Suspects:
GUIDELINES
(List all possible
suspects from
today’s
investigation.
Remember,
Suspects can be
persons, events, or
even things  )
Include small
pictures of them as
well

GUIDELINES: Evidence, Reasoning,
Revised Hypothesis

Write a 75-word Diary of your
Investigation and findings for today.
Diary must be written in Police Language
& in the 1st Person
Must include Key Words.

Ex Starter Sentence:



“Today’s investigation proved very
interesting. I think I’ve found another
suspect and its ____________. I’m very
suspicious of this person because…. (then
list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly responsible for
the Civil War)”
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1.
On this slide, paste photos of the objects/people you
feel to be most responsible for CAUSING the Civil
War. In other words, the people or things that you
feel should be charged with the crime of killing
620,000 Americans
Then, create a hyperlink to a Word Document that
includes the following:
A 1-2 page 12 font Letter To the Jury that explains
the following
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Now that your “investigation” is over, explain all
your evidence and recommend all the people/things
you feel should be charged with the crime of murder
For every person/thing you list, explain why you feel
they should be charged