Civil War Project-Advanced
Directions: You will choose ONE of the following projects to complete. Projects are due Tuesday, Dec. 20
and will count as a summative grade. Extra Credit will be given to any project for creativity and originality!
CHOICE 1: Civil War Timeline (Maximum Grade: 80)
What is it?
You are to create your own timeline of the Civil War using the dates from the notes.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. You must have a minimum of 12 dates and all information must be correct. Dates must be
representative of all three time periods: Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction (at least four
from each time period).
2. Timeline can be on paper or poster board, OR electronically using the timeline maker at
www.readwritethink.org. If created on paper it can be oriented vertically or horizontally.
3. Each entry must include a brief description of the event and the time period it represents
(Antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction). Sentences must be complete, words must be spelled
correctly, and capitalization, punctuation, and grammar must be correct.
4. Each timeline entry must have a picture to go along with it.
5. Your timeline must have a title and be neat and easy to read.
CHOICE 2: The Civil War in Paulding County PowerPoint (Maximum Grade: 90)
What is it?
You are to create a PowerPoint presentation on the events occurring in Paulding County during the
Atlanta Campaign.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. You must have a minimum of 10 slides: Title, Table of Contents, Overview of Paulding County at the
beginning of the war, Events directly preceding these battles, New Hope, Dallas, Pickett’s Mill, Events
that followed these battles, Facts, Sources.
2. Each slide must have at least one picture appropriate to the content presented.
3. Fonts must be consistent throughout the presentation and presentation must be easy to read with
correct grammar and spelling.
CHOICE 3: Civil War Board Game (Maximum Grade: 100)
What is it?
You are to create a board game with 30 spaces (10 Union, 10 Confederacy, 10 Who’s Who) with a goal
of reuniting the United States (the final space should reflect that).
REQUIREMENTS:
1. 10 Union spaces: These represent Northern victories and result in a reward (advancement, roll twice,
etc.)
2. 10 Confederacy Spaces: These represent Southern victories towards keeping the United States divided
and result in a consequence (lose a turn, back up a number of spaces, etc.)
3. 10 Who’s Who Spaces: These spaces require the player to recite key information about the historical
figure (their impact regarding the Civil War or events leading to it). There should be a consequence for
getting the information wrong (player returns to previous space if information is incorrect, etc.).
4. Game must be able to be played with 2-4 people, and you must include original game pieces.
5. Each space must be labeled and explained (example: Battle of Gettysburg: July 1863, Turning point in
the war; South invades the North but is defeated.)
6. Use color and illustrations as needed to enhance the game board.
7. Turn in completed project enclosed in an appropriately sized Ziploc bag.
Suggested Topics…
Who’s Who:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Alexander Stephens
3. Jefferson Davis
4. William Sherman
5. Joseph Brown
6. Dred Scott
7. Robert E Lee
8. Ulysses Grant
9. Crawford Long
10. Henry Wirz
Union Events: (reward)
1. Underground Railroad
2. Missouri Compromise
3. Election of 1860
4. Antietam
5. Emancipation Proclamation
6. Battle of Gettysburg
7. Union Blockade
8. Atlanta Campaign
9. March to the Sea
10. Appomattox Courthouse
Confederate Events: (consequence)
1. Slavery/cotton
2. Fugitive Slave Law
3. Georgia Platform
4. Dred Scott case
5. secession
6. Ft. Sumter
7. Chickamauga
8. Andersonville
9. Battle of Pickett’s Mill
10. Battle of New Hope Church
CHOICE 4: Make your own “Georgia Story” (Maximum Grade: 100)
What is it?
You are to design, write, and video your own “Georgia Story”.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Video should be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes in length.
2. Video must include the following parts: a title, a narrator (Colin Siedor), an introduction, content,
conclusion, a relevant fact, and music.
3. Video needs to cover at least 3 people/events listed above.
4. You may work in groups of no more than three people (all three people must have a visible role in the
video).
5. Finished video should be emailed or presented on a jump drive.
**Everything you need to complete any of these projects can be provided for you.**