Life During the Civil War

Essential Question: Did the Civil War resolve the conflict between the North and South?

Task: Students will create a product of their choice that tells the story of the American Civil War from 1860-
1865 using reliable online sources as well as the textbook.

Required Elements:
1. Tell the story of the Civil War from 1860 to 1865
2. Use the following key terms or events:
People Places Events Ideas
Abraham Lincoln Shiloh Gettysburg Address emancipation
Robert E. Lee Antietam Surrender at Appomattox power of President
U.S. Grant Bull Run Assassination of Lincoln income tax
Jefferson Davis Vicksburg Thirteenth Amendment total war
Clara Barton Gettysburg Emancipation Proclamation economic effects (N v. S)

Procedure:
Go on the class website and choose a web 2.0 tool or some other product using the Bingo sheet to make a
project that tells the story of the Civil War.

Rubric:
Criteria
Advanced
Excellent
Proficient
Very Good Standard
Acceptable
Needs
Improvement
Poor
Content

Student or group has
expressed a unique
understanding of the
content that goes beyond
the text through careful
attention to the essential
questions and/or
enduring understandings
Student or group has
expressed an
understanding of the
content that goes
beyond the text through
their attention to the
essential questions
and/or enduring
understandings
Student or group has
expressed an
acceptable
understanding of the
content by
responding to the
essential questions
or enduring
understandings
Student or group has
displayed a limited
understanding of the
content and remains
relatively within the
confines of the text
Analysis
Skillfully and consistently
demonstrates an
exceptional
understanding of
historical significance,
cause and effect
relationships, displays
cultural and social
sensitivity
Consistently
demonstrates an
thoughtful
understanding of
historical significance,
cause and effect
relationship, and
cultural and social
sensitivity
Demonstrates an
understanding of
historical
significance, cause
and effect
relationship, and
cultural and social
sensitivity
Attempts to display
historical significance,
cause and effect
relationship and
cultural and social
sensitivity
Originality
Work is highly creative
and inventive, displays
careful planning and out-
of-the-box critical
thinking simultaneously
Work is creative and
inventive, displays
careful planning and
out-of-the-box critical
thinking
Work is acceptably
creative and
inventive and shows
some planning and
critical thinking;
uses some ideas
borrowed from other
sources
Attempts to be
creative or inventive,
but mostly mimics
ideas borrowed from
others
Accuracy
Demonstrates skillful use
of high quality, credible,
relevant sources to
develop ideas that are
appropriate for the
discipline
Demonstrates
consistent use of
credible,
relevant sources to
support ideas that are
situated within the
discipline

Demonstrates an
attempt to use
credible
and/or relevant
sources to support
ideas that are
appropriate for the
discipline
Demonstrates an
attempt to use sources
to support ideas in the
writing