Exploring the Civil War: Self-Paced Student Project Designed by Matt Hillman, Krista Hornberger, Emily Baker, and Heather Prusky Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits

The American Civil War happened from 1861 to 1865 between the North and South United States over the issue of slavery. The Southern states formed The Confederate States of America and were in favor of slavery; the North was against slavery. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died and after four years of battling, the North won the war and slavery was abolished! There were many influential people that contributed to the history of The American Civil War. The leaders we are going to learn about in this project have all had a great impact on the United States of America. Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits

In this WebQuest, you will learn about one person who you believe did great things during the Civil War. This activity will allow you to explore four important people who were involved with slavery and fighting for rights for African Americans. To start off, you will pick from Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and finally Sojourner Truth. Out of these four people you will choose one who you think played a major part and even impacted the lives of African Americans during the Civil War. Next, you will read through their link and learn a little about their background and why they did what they did during this time. Finally, you will create a diary about the person you chose. In this diary you will play the role of the person and write what you think they felt and how they reacted to what was happening around them. Alternatively you may create a newspaper article that gives a brief biography of your character and some of their accomplishments during the Civil War time period and how it impacted other people. By the end of this assignment you should be able to share what you have learned and what you wrote in your journal or newspaper article to one of your peers that chose a different person. Remember be creative with your journal or newspaper article! Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits

Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits Harriet Tubman Abraham Lincoln Sojourner Truth Choose one out of these four influential people during the Civil War. You will find links to important information pertaining to each character on the Student Page in this document. Remember to complete your journal or newspaper article you must include 5 facts about the person you chose along with an explanation of why you chose that particular person. Once the project is completed find a classmate who chose a different character and share information about your character with your classmate. Frederick Douglass

Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits 4-Excellent3-Good2-Lacking1-PoorPoints Earned Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation All grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct. Few mistakes are made in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Frequent mistakes are made. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is close to or all incorrect. Completion of assigned tasks and project was turned in on time. All assigned tasks were completed. -Journal -Newspaper article -5 Facts about the person Student turned in assignment on time. All but one assigned task was completed. Student turned in assignment 1 day late. Project is missing some required tasks. Student turned in assignment 2 days to 6 days late. No assigned tasks were completed. Assignment was turned in 1 week after due. Creativity and neatness of project Work is legible and neatly written or typed. Work is presented in creative and organized way. Time has been spent to make work neat. Most of the work is legible and neatly written or typed. The majority of the work is presented in a creative and organized way. Sometime has been spent to make work neat. Work is barley legible, messy and hard to read. Work is not presented in a creative or organized way. More time needed to be spent on the projects. Work is not legible or organized. Work shows no creativity or neatness. Project reflects a lack of time put forth. Knowledgeable about the topic Shows excellent knowledge of the person that they researched. Student shows that they learned some facts about the person they researched. Student shows that they did not learn much about the person they researched. Shows they have not learned anything during their WebQuest. Cooperation with partner Worked cooperatively with their partner (and used class time wisely). Usually able to work cooperatively with their partner (used most of class time wisely). Had difficulty working cooperatively with their partner (and often failed to use class time wisely). Was unable to work cooperatively. (Class time was not used wisely). TOTAL POINTS= Civil War WebQuest Rubric Each student will be evaluated on 1. Grammar, spelling and punctuation 2. How well they completed their assignments 3. If the assignment was neat and creative 4. Student shows that they understand and learned about their person 5. Student was engaged and talkative to partner while spending class time wisely

Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits Hopefully by the end of this assignment you have learned information both about your character and also about your classmate’s character. This assignment was intended to give you a unique perspective about influential people during the Civil War time period and also how their actions and accomplishments impacted the United States as a whole and also individual lives.

Student Page Conclusion Important Links Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln Sojourner Truth Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits

References for Images: Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits Bio. True Story. (23013). Sojourner Truth. A+E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from Chitra, R Gone with the Wind. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 from Digital Library (2006). Who was Frederick Douglass?. Retrieved from Ducksters. (2014). Ducksters. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from Wikimedia Commons. (March 2014). Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders. Retrieved on March 10, 2014fromhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_head_on_should ers_needlepoint.jpg

References for Influential People: Student Page Conclusion Title Task Process Introduction Evaluation Credits Bio. True Story. (23013). Sojourner Truth. A+E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from Chitra, R Gone with the Wind. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 from wind/ Digital Library (2006). Who was Frederick Douglass?. Retrieved from j.html Harriet Tubman Biography.( ). Bio. True Story. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from tubman McPherson, J. M. (Feb 2000). Lincoln, Abraham. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from