Civil War Project

Your assignment is an in-depth answer to the following question:  Was the Civil War necessary to end slavery in America?  Your answer must demonstrate an in depth knowledge of the people and issues that caused a rise in conflict between the North and South.  Your answer must use the following terms as well as others that relate to your particular answer (it is not enough to just define the terms, you must relate them to your argument):

Civil War                                 Charles Sumner
Sectionalism                             Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fire-Eaters                               John Browns Raid
Republican Party                      Abolitionism
Uncle Tom's Cabin                   Dred Scott
Fugitive Slave Act                    Underground Railroad
Wilmot Proviso                         King Cotton

Instructions are as follows:
Monday 9/12
1. You will break into groups of 3 or 4 students
2. Using your venn diagrams, you will brainstorm a framework for your answer
3. Your will divide up the tasks amongst your group
4. You will create a basic outline for your answer

Tuesday 9/13
1. You will use your time in the computer lab to research information and think about how to present your answer

Wednesday 9/14
1. You will return to your groups
2. You will share information
3. You will create a more workable outline

Thursday 9/15
1. You will use your time in the computer lab to finish the creation of your assessment piece

Friday 9/16
1. You will present your answer
2. You will pass in any notes or other works
3. Peer evaluation sheets due

Possible ways to present your answer:
Powerpoint
Poster
Video
Newsletter

Rubrics are as follows:

Powerpoint: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=Rubistar&rubric_id=1126764

Poster: http://teacherweb.com/ME/JALeonardMiddleSchoolOldTown/Ecologywebquest/page3.htm

Video: See me

Newsletter: http://www.nisd.net/ward/LearningLinks/WebBasedLessons/TIPPA/1st_grade/Rubric-Historical%20Figures%20Newsletter%20.htm

Peer evaluation sheets can be found at:

Level One:  http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/peereval.htm

Level Two: http://chnm.gmu.edu/7tah/unitdocs/unit10/lesson5/peereval.pdf