5th Grade Final Project Guidelines Civil War Project 5th Grade Final Project Guidelines
Civil War Research Project Objective: Students will research a single topic from the Civil War era. Famous Americans Events Battles Laws/ Amendments passed
Options for the Project Research Report:Students can write a report organized in an appropriate text structure with an introduction and conclusion. (Minimum of 2 Pages typed 12-14 font) PowerPoint: Students can create a PowerPoint on their topic with a minimum of 10 slides. Each slide should include valuable information on the topic. Slides can include photos and documents about the topic.
Options for the Project Prezi: Students familiar with Prezi can make a presentation using this resource. http://prezi.com/your/ Username: csinko@wcpss.net Password: Sinko412 Poster: Students can create a detailed poster outlining important facts about their topic. Photos, documents, and facts must be included. *****All Projects must have an outline of information!
Resources Below are resources that can be used to research your topic: Books from our school library Books from a public library Reliable internet sites Social Studies text book Classroom text books
Topics Famous Americans: William Lloyd Garrison Dred Scott Sojourner Truth - What is the name of her famous speech? Harriet Tubman Henry Clay - What compromise did Clay author? What did the compromise do? Daniel Webster - search the website for "Civil War." Harriet Beecher Stowe - Read the second paragraph. Stephen Douglas Frederick Douglass John Brown Nat Turner Denmark Vesey - Insurrection means revolt. Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Stonewall Jackson George Pickett Robert Gould Shaw Abraham Lincoln Clara Barton Dorothea Dix Theodore Weld John Quincy Adams - search the website for "slavery"
Topics Continued Important Events: Battles: Ex. Emancipation Proclamation Southern States Seceding Election of 1860 Battles: Ex. Fort Sumter Antietam Gettysburg Appomattox Laws/ Amendments: Ex.13th Amendment
Excluded No one may create a project about Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, or the Ford’s Theater assassination.