Timeline Project
GT: Mrs. McPherson
Standards:
4.2.4
(A) The student explains the issues that led to the Civil War (e.g., slavery, economics, and
state's rights).
4.2.5
(K) The student describes the turning points of the Civil War (e.g., Antietam, Gettysburg,
Emancipation Proclamation, and Sherman's March to the Sea).
(A) The student compares and contrasts various points of views during the Civil War era
4.2.6 (e.g., abolitionists v. slave holders, Robert E. Lee v. Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln v.
Jefferson Davis, and Harriett Beecher Stowe v. Mary Chestnut).
1.4.6
The student analyzes how text structure (e.g., sequence, problem-solution, comparisoncontrast, description, cause-effect) helps support comprehension of text.
Educational planning includes all subject areas as well as the technical and visual and
performing arts.
Objectives:
1. Students will evaluate and influential American from the Civil War Era for project
selection.
2. Students will implement sequential skills to create an accurate timeline.
3. Students will create an accurate time line and bibliography in APA style.
4. Students will participate in a Socratic discussion.
Student Instructions:
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Students will choose an influential American from the Civil War Era.
Students will conduct research and take notes regarding the person.
Students will follow the given links to find information and create a time line.
Students will create a bibliography in APA format.
Students will print both the timeline and bibliography.
Students must include the person’s affiliation during the civil war i.e.: Confederate, Union or
both.
7. Students will participate in a Socratic discussion about the economic advantages and
disadvantages of war.
Requirements:
Note taking: You MUST take notes on notebook paper or note cards. You will NOT print
information from a website at school…..you may print from home if you wish.
Timeline: Minimum of 10 entries, maximum of 20 entries.
Bibliography: Word document, APA format, minimum of 2 entries (1 source must be online)
Due: October 27, 2008
Helpful information:
1. Use the card catalog website to help you locate books and web resources.
2. If you need a copy of something, ask!!!
3. The following link takes you to the timeline builder…..you cannot save your timeline, so
make sure it is correct before you print.
Timeline Document
Civil War Spies:
James Dunwoody Bulloch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dunwoody_Bulloch
http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/june2002.htm
Rose O’Neal Greenhow:
http://americancivilwar.com/women/rg.html
http://www.civilwarhome.com/greenhowbio.htm
Thomas Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jordan
http://www.civilwarhome.com/espionage.htm
Belle Boyd:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/boydbio.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9710/bboyd.html
William A. Lloyd:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/lloydbio.htm
http://scard.buffnet.net/pages/spy/spy.html
Elizabeth Van Lew:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/vanlewbio.htm
http://www.historynet.com/elizabeth-van-lews-american-civil-war-activities.htm
Timothy Webster:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Webster
http://www.civilwarhome.com/timwebsterbio.htm
John S. Mosby
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/John_S_Mosby.htm
http://www.civilwarhome.com/mosbybio.htm
David Owen Dodd:
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2536
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Owen_Dodd
Antonia Ford:
http://civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/2006/12/antonia-ford.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/civilwar/p/antonia_ford.htm
Henry Thomas Harrison:
http://home.comcast.net/~site002/Harrison/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Harrison
Sara Emma Edmonds:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/edmondsbio.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Edmonds
Lottie & Ginnie Moon
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/moon.html
http://civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/2006/07/lottie-and-ginnie-moon-confederate.html