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Civil War Scrapbook
A Web Quest for the 7th Grade (Social Studies)
Created by Ms Hayes Mrs. Wright, and Ms. Rezey

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation

Introduction

Imagine that you are living in the mid 1800s. You have just lived through the Civil War. Many of your friends and family were not as fortunate as you in the war. What did you experience? What was life like for you? What is important for you to share with the future? This is the story of your life during the American Civil War. What will you choose to record?

The Task

You are assigned the task of researching, writing, and editing a scrapbook that focuses on an important topic of the Civil War. For this project you will:

1. Choose a topic of focus
2. Complete FIVE note cards
3. Create an individual or paired scrapbook using Microsoft Publisher.
4. Answer reflective journal question, “How is your scrapbook relevant to today?”

Sample Scrapbook

The Process

STEP ONE -Before you begin, you must choose a topic from the following:

Role of Women in the War	Music	Medicines
Prisoner Camps	Sports	Literature
Sayings/Expressions/Words	Foods
Technology/Inventions	Military

STEP TWO: Using the links provided, read about your topic. While you are reading, think about what may be interesting to add to your scrapbook. Choose 5 subtopics for your scrapbook.

STEP THREE: Using your note cards, take notes on your subtopics. Use one card for each topic. Remember, use your own words. Once you have taken notes from a particular resource, fill out a bibliography card for that resource. Use the bibliography forms provided by the library.

Step 4: Using the websites provided, find a picture for each subtopic. Save them to your network folder, so that when you go to do your scrapbook, they are there. Remember to also save the link for the citation.

STEP 5: Once you have gathered your pictures and completed you note cards, you are ready to create your scrapbook. You will use Publisher to do this. Take a look at the sample provided.

Your scrapbook will contain 2 pages, a front and a back. On the front you will have 5 pictures and along with each picture you will have several facts from your note cards. Under each picture, you will include the website where you found the picture.

On the back you will have a picture and a paragraph relating your topic to your life today.

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation

Resources

Women Women in Uniform Womens’ Role in War Women Soldiers of the Civil War Famous Women in the Civil War	Medicines Civil war Medicine Medicine and Sanitation Battlefield Medicine Battlefield Surgery More CW Medicine Walt Whitman’s description of medicine Medicine at the Start of the Civil War Civil War Medical Technology Amputations Medical Transport Red Cross	Music Gettysburg Music of the Civil War Big Band Music CW Songs
Literature Civil War and American Letters Civil War Literature CW Poetry A black soldier to his enslaved daughter: Gettysburg address:	Prisoner Camps Andersonville Clip Art Andersonville Prisoner at Andersonville, 1864 Civil War Prisons Civil War Prisons Effects of Civil War Prisons	Sports Baseball CW Sports More baseball
Technology/Inventions Civil War Technology Submarine CW Inventions	Sayings/Expressions/Words Civil War Slang More Slang Soldier talk and Civil War Slang Soldier vocabulary	Military Tactics and Weapons CW Weapons Weapons Ships Uniforms
Foods Civil War cookbook CW Food	Clip Art

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation

Evaluation

Congratulation Civil War survivors, you are all very wise for coming here before your ideas get rolling. Yes, below is how we will be evaluating you. Read this rubric carefully.

	Exemplary 4	Accomplished 3	Developing 2	Beginning 1	Score
Required Elements	The scrapbook includes all required elements as well as additional information including a clear topic, SIX notecards, SIX pictures, SIX descriptive paragraphs, a completed reflective paragraph and a bibliography card for each resource used.	All required elements are included on the scrapbook.	All but 1 of the required elements is included on the scrapbook.	Several required elements were missing.
Content - Accuracy	At least 6 accurate paragraphs are displayed on the scrapbook.	5 accurate paragraphs are displayed on the scrapbook.	4 accurate paragraphs are displayed on the scrapbook.	Less than 4 accurate facts are displayed on the scrapbook.
Graphics - Relevance	All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.	Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
Attractiveness	The scrapbook is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	The scrapbook is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.	The scrapbook is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	The scrapbook is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Mechanics	Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the scrapbook.	There are 3 errors in capitalization or punctuation.	There are 4 errors in capitalization or punctuation.	There are more than 4 errors in capitalization or punctuation.
Grammar	There are no grammatical mistakes on the scrapbook.	There are 3 grammatical mistakes on the scrapbook.	There are 4 grammatical mistakes on the scrapbook.	There are more than 4 grammatical mistakes on the scrapbook.

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