Exploring the Civil War: Self-Paced Student Project

Designed by Matt Hillman, Krista Hornberger, Emily Baker, and Heather Prusky

Influential People during the Civil War

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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 .

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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!

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The Process

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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

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  4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Lacking 1-Poor Points 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

personStudent 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 person5. Student was engaged and

talkative to partner while spending class time wisely

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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.

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Important Links

Harriet Tubmanhttp://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430?page=1Frederick Douglasshttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.html Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00631.html Sojourner Truthhttp://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284

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References for Images:

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Bio. True Story. (23013). Sojourner Truth. A+E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from http://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284Chitra, R. 2008. Gone with the Wind. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 fromhttp://rachelchitra.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/gone-with-the-wind/Digital Library (2006). Who was Frederick Douglass?. Retrieved from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.htmlDucksters. (2014). Ducksters. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_tubman.phpWikimedia Commons. (March 2014). Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders. Retrieved on March 10,

2014fromhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_head_on_shoulders_needlepoint.jpg

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References for Influential People:

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Bio. True Story. (23013). Sojourner Truth. A+E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from

http://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284 Chitra, R. 2008. Gone with the Wind. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 from

http://rachelchitra.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/gone-with-the-wind/

Digital Library (2006). Who was Frederick Douglass?. Retrieved from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.html

Harriet Tubman Biography.(1996-2013). Bio. True Story. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430

McPherson, J. M. (Feb 2000). Lincoln, Abraham. Retrieved on March 10, 2014 from http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00631.html