Civil War Project
With your partner, you are expected to research a topic related to the Civil War.  Use the information you found and create a presentation which your group will give to the class. You may present your topic to the class in the following ways:

powerpoint presentation:  click here and read tips before you start         
drawing (with oral explanation)             diorama (with brief written explanation)
perform a skit                                      make a video (with an oral introduction and conclusion)
dress up and give an "autobiographical" speech

PERSON / ORGANIZATION:
What role did they PERSON / ORGANIZATION:
What role did they play in the Civil War?
What did they do to help or hinder our country?

EVENT:
Describe what happened.
What would it have been like to be there?
How did this event effect our country as a whole?
How important was this event in the Civil War? Why?
OBJECTS/ACTIVITY:
Describe the importance of this in the Civil War.
Who invented or created it?
How popular was it in Civil War?
How did it help Americans?

Resources for All
World Book On-line
The American Civil War Homepage
The Civil War Homepage
FactCite
Civil War Index Page
Civil War Photos

African-American Soldiers
Antietam
Appomattox
Arlington National Cemetery
Assassination of Lincoln Boy Soldiers
Burning of Atlanta and Sherman's March
Care of Battle Wounds Causes of War
Chattanooga
Clara Barton
Daily Camp Life
Diseases of Camp Life
Emancipation Proclamation
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Fall of Richmond
Female Spies
Foods of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Frederick Douglass
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address
Growing up in the Civil War
Guns, Bullets, and Sharpshooters Harriet Tubman Henry Wirz
Impact of Music Importance of Railroads Jefferson Davis
Land Weapons
Plantation Life vs. Quarters Life Mary Todd Lincoln
Matthew Brady and Civil War Photography The Monitor and the Merrimac Prison Camps
Robert E. Lee Shiloh Slave Trade
Soldiers' Uniforms Spying Techniques Stonewall Jackson
Swords and Blades Ulysses S. Grant Underground Railroad
Vicksburg Women on the Battlefield Women's Clothing

Women's Roles at Home