Chapter 11 Take Home Test (Period 5)

Students in Period 5 should complete the Chapter 11 Take Home Test

Chapter 11 Test Review

Download and look over the Ch 11 Test Review. The test will be Friday, May 28. As usual, you can produce an outline of the essay and use it and/or any notes you have while writing the essay in class.

(CW 11.4) Paraphrasing the Emancipation Proclamation

The assignment for today and tomorrow is to read the text of the Emancipation Proclamation and paraphrase the document into your own words. At the end, tomorrow, we will discuss the document a bit and make sure that everyone comprehends its effect.

You can find a copy of the document here.

(CW 11.3) Sherman and Total War

In class today, we discussed William Tecumseh Sherman’s strategy of total war, and we read a primary source document, “On the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina,” by Sherman.

Read On the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina and answer the Discussion Questions at the end (#1, 2, and 3).  Be sure to thoroughly answer the questions – several sentences each.

(Project 11.1) Civil War Letter

The project for Chapter 11 is to assume the role of a soldier or nurse during the Civil War and write a letter to your family describing the war.

There are two written parts to this project.  First, you must write up your research and information.  Then, you must write the actual letter.  Each part is worth 50 points.

Part 1: Research/Info

Before you write the letter, you need to find and organize information that you can use.  Unlike past projects, we will not be spending a lot of time scouring the internet for information.  Instead, we will be watching the movie Glory, which presents a good, realistic image of the Civil War.  You should also spend a little time on your own searching for a source or two on the Internet, and you should use the textbook.

For the first part, choose four of the following six topics.  For each topic, write roughly two paragraphs summarizing what you know about that topic.  This information can be drawn from the movie Glory, your textbook, or a source on the Internet.  At the end of each write-up, include the sources that you used.

• African American soldiers
• Role of women in the war
• Medicine, hospitals, and medical procedures
• Weapons and munitions
• Battlefield tactics
• Food, clothing, and life in camp

Part 2: Letter

For the second part, pretend that you are a soldier or nurse in the Civil War, and write a letter to tell your family back home about your experience at war.  Your letter should include something from each of the four topics that you researched.  Do not just re-write all of your information in a letter.  You should be telling a story to the person back home, not just listing information.

The final draft of the letter should be roughly four to five paragraphs or one page typed.

(CW 11.2) Civil War Poem Analysis

In class, we read several poems by Walt Whitman about the Civil War. (Download the handout, Poems, Walt Whitman)

If you were in class, then you were a part of a group that read one of the poems analyzed it, and presented it to the class. If you were absent, you should write up the analysis like we did in class and hand it in to make up the assignment.

First, choose a poem to read. You can choose anyone except the last one (This Dust Was Once the Man).

Then, underline any words that you don’t understand and define them. Don’t copy a dictionary definition. Define them in a way that makes sense within the poem.

Third, write up a literal explanation of what the poem is saying. This is not an interpretation of the poems meaning – just a literal paraphrasing of what Whitman is describing.

Finally, provide an interpretation of the poem.  What do you think it means? Is it a metaphor for something? Does Whitman have a purpose in writing the poem? Do you see any unique or interesting imagery? Choose something to interpret and explain.

(CW 11.1) Civil War Timeline

To get started with the Civil War, we looked at some basic terminology related to the war.  We organized ten terms into two categories.

Category 1: North, Union, USA, Blue, Yankee.

Category 2: South, Confederacy, CSA, Gray, Reb/Rebel.

All of these terms can be used to refer to the two sides in the Civil War: the Northern states and the Southern states.

Classwork Assignment: Timeline

The classwork assignment for today and tomorrow is to read about six major events in the Civil War, organize them into a timeline, and write a description for each event.

For complete instructions and the list of events, download the Civil War Timeline (Assignment Page).