1. The Home Front of the Civil War The paper read by more hospital victims than any other paper.

2. Editor and their writers  The main editor of your paper is sick with the just-bought-my-own-Wii illness.  You may be in groups of up to 6 members to take over writing the newspaper this week.  Please pick one person to be the editor to oversee the entire project.  Please pick who will do each article.

3. What the people want to read.  Remember: as a writer you need to write what you think people want to hear about.  The war is not going well for the North, but your paper must help to put it in a positive perspective.  The owner of your paper has decreed that this paper focus on the people who are influencing the war.  Make sure all grammar and spelling problems are taken care of before the paper is printed.

4. Front Page  The front page is the first thing anyone sees. Therefore it is important to put the most important stories there.  That is why the articles on the first page need to be on President Lincoln and President Davis.  You may use the following websites:  Lincoln: http://americancivilwar.com/north/abe_lincoln.htmlhttp://americancivilwar.com/north/abe_lincoln.html  http://www.civilwarhome.com/lincolnbio.htmhttp://www.civilwarhome.com/lincolnbio.htm  http://www.civilwar.com/http://www.civilwar.com/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Warhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/civil http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/civil  http://www.pocanticohills.org/civilwar/leaders.htmhttp://www.pocanticohills.org/civilwar/leaders.htm  Davis: http://americancivilwar.com/south/jeffdavi.htmlhttp://americancivilwar.com/south/jeffdavi.html  http://www.civilwarhome.com/jdavisbio.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/jdavisbio.htm  http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807133712.html http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807133712.html  http://www.pocanticohills.org/civilwar/leaders.htm http://www.pocanticohills.org/civilwar/leaders.htm  Make sure you do the following things:  Make sure your facts are right  Have at least 3 pictures  Make sure to answer the following questions about the life of each:  Where did he grow up?  What was his occupation?  What is his stand on Slavery?  What are some of his reasons for what he has done as president?  Make sure to have several quotes  For the last paragraph of your article pretend you are a young student in the twenty-first century. How does Lincoln affect you?

5. Who's at war here.  Make sure to have articles on General Grant and General Lee.  You may use the following websites  Grant: http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/peopl e/grant.html http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/peopl e/grant.html  http://americancivilwar.com/north/grant.html http://americancivilwar.com/north/grant.html  http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/html/usg2.ht ml http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/html/usg2.ht ml  http://history-world.org/Ulysses%20Grant.htm http://history-world.org/Ulysses%20Grant.htm  http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/grant-us.html http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/grant-us.html  Lee: http://americancivilwar.com/south/lee.htmlhttp://americancivilwar.com/south/lee.html  http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/people /lee.html http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/people /lee.html  http://www.civilwarhome.com/leebio.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/leebio.htm  http://www.us-civilwar.com/lee.htm http://www.us-civilwar.com/lee.htm  http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Abou t%20the%20General.htm http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Abou t%20the%20General.htm  Please include the following:  Pictures  Life sketch  How the war is going.  For the last paragraph of your article pretend you are a young student in the twenty-first century. How do the generals effect you?

6. Human Interest  Please include an article or two on the following two people: Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mary H. Eastman  Please use the following website:  http://americancivilwar.com/women/hbs.htm l http://americancivilwar.com/women/hbs.htm l  http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/s unda/great/2derek.htm http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/s unda/great/2derek.htm  http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/lif e/ http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/lif e/  http://www.enotes.com/american-history- literature/proslavery-writing http://www.enotes.com/american-history- literature/proslavery-writing  http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm ?fa=fa0244 http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm ?fa=fa0244  Please include the following:  Pictures  Life sketch  Why they are important?  For the last paragraph of your article pretend you are a young student in the twenty-first century. How do these authors effect you?

7. Procedures on all Articles  Open a Word document or a Power Point.  You may work in groups of no more than six.  You may use the websites indicated to help you in your quest for information.  Do the task and answer all questions.  Check grading rubric to make sure you are completing the assignment correctly.  All members of the group are responsible for the end result.

8. Group Grading

9. Rubric  Please remember your whole paper will be graded.  Your paper is due:  The rubric is found on:http://www.uen.org/Rubric/rubric.cgi?rubri c_id=18712http://www.uen.org/Rubric/rubric.cgi?rubri c_id=18712  You will be graded on each section of the rubric.