Civil+War+Research+Project

** Stage 1: Topic & Group Formulation **
Choose a Civil War topic that is of interest to you and one that you are still curious to learn more about. You can choose from the topic themes listed below or come up with a separate topic.
 * Battlefield Nursing & Medicine (i.e.- Dorthea Dix, Clara Barton, Red Cross, amputation)
 * Spies & Espionage (i.e.- Belle Boyd, William Norris, Harriet Tubman, spy tools)
 * Military Technology & Weaponry (i.e. - Minnie Ball, machine gun, iron clad ships)
 * Prison Camps (i.e. - Andersonville)
 * Civil War Leaders, Heroes, & Villains (i.e. - Gen. Sherman, Gen. Grant, Gen.l Lee, Gen. Stonewall Jackson, President Davis)
 * Role of African-Americans, Slaves, & Women (i.e.- Harriet Tubman, 54th Regiment, Rose O'Neal, Rosetta Wakeman)
 * Battlefield Strategies & Techniques (i.e.- flank, skirmish line, cavalry, artillery, etc.)
 * Abraham Lincoln - (i.e. - habeas corpus, 1864 election, draft, assassination)
 * Politics (i.e. - Copperheads, McClellan, 1864 election, international affairs)
 * Daily Life (i.e. - Family life, Military camp life, diary letters, civil war photographers)
 * Cost and Consequences of the Civil War (i.e. - physical, mental & emotional, social)

Once you have your topic theme chosen, seek out other class members who share a similar interest. Once you have found one or two other people who share a similar interest, write down the group’s “__**guiding questions**__.” Keep in mind the following when creating these important questions. Your guiding questions should be ready to present to Mrs. Byrne by the beginning of class //__**DUE: THURSDAY, MAY 24TH**__//


 * 1) The guiding questions should be //**tough to answer**// and require both critical thinking, analysis, and in-depth research from various sources to properly address.
 * 2) Guiding questions //**CANNOT**// begin with the words words who, what, when, or where.
 * 3) The guiding questions should reflect each individual member’s interest related to the topic.
 * 4) The guiding questions should be clearly written and understood by all group members so that research efforts can be focused and efficient.
 * 5) The guiding questions and the research you find to address them is what you will be responsible for presenting to your classmates and Mrs. Byrne.

Stage 2: Individual & Group Research (25 pts.)
Post your self-guiding questions and the best quotes/pieces of research related to each question to your blog (Title: Civil War Research). All research must be cited in MLA format. In order to receive full credit, all research / answers tp your guiding questions must be completed properly, __**cited**__ and shown to me in class __**DUE: FRIDAY, MAY 25TH**__

Research Resources
// Don't forget to Cite your Sources! Consider using EasyBib.com to help you out! // __The Ed1Stop user name and password are right on that page.__
 * **Ed1Stop.** That links directly from the main library web page:
 * @http://web.me.com/jcerni/LIMC/Welcome.html **

Once there, look at the -
 * **SCHOOL HELP tab** for Learn360, Discovery Streaming, NoVA, and National Geographic.
 * **REFERENCE tab** for Grolier Online, 100 Milestone Documents, Library of Congress, Maps101 (click on history button once in), and Bartleby Online (a bit much, but some kids might enjoy diving in)

@http://rhsweb.org/library/UShist2.htm
 * Also, try __**Redwoods history lin****k.**__

Some useful sites:
 * @http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/exhibitions.html (two excellent collections)
 * @http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html (be sure to look at the entire page)
 * @http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/ (two communities in the Civil War)
 * @http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-times (commercial site but great links)
 * @http://www.alincoln-library.com/ (Lincoln Library)
 * @http://www.civilwar.org/education/students/ (CW battlefields)
 * @http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/collections/digitized/civil-war-women/ (CW women)
 * @http://guides.library.duke.edu/civilwarwomen (from above-- how to use)
 * @http://www.civilwarwomenblog.com/ (personal blog but great lists of names to start)
 * @http://www.history.com/topics/women-in-the-civil-war (History.com outstanding starting point)
 * @http://www.fold3.com/page/778_female_civil_war_soldiers_spies/ (women spies)
 * @http://americancivilwar.com/women/women.html (messy but great starting points)
 * @http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/107_civw.html (LOC images)


 * We will also be receiving a __**cart of books from the library**__ with additional print resources (this should be ready as of Tuesday, May 22nd).


 * Stage 3: Final Presentation (45 pts.) **

Each group will be required to present to the class (via Keynote) their selected topic, guiding questions and accompanying research. Like your Social Issues Project, your keynote should rely heavily on visual images. Actual historical images from the Civil War time period should be used at every available opportunity. Each presentation must be uploaded to your blog space by __**DUE: MONDAY, JUNE 4TH.**__

Each group member is expected to individually demonstrate the depth of their knowledge and expertise on the topic for a minimum of :60 seconds.

A question and answer period will precede the completion of your group’s presentation. During that time, the group will have to defend their presentation and its research against questions and inquiries made by your classmates or Mrs Byrne. Once again, it is important that each group member use this opportunity to demonstrate the depth of their knowledge and expertise with regards to the chosen topic of study. All group members are expected to participate in the questioning period. No one person will be allowed to answer all of the questions.