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Information Goal  

What would you report to the people back home if you were a journalist covering the War?

 

 

Print Resources For  this assignment, you will be using the online databases and websites, and books. Books are found in 973.7.

 

Online Resources/ Databases
Nettrekker

Use only after you have used all websites given at the bottom

Use the topic  you are researching as a search term
ABC-CLIO

Websites

American Civil War

American Civil War Homepage

American Civil War Experience

Civil War Index Page

Civil War Biographies

Civil War.Com

The History Place

Library of Congress Civil War Page

National Park Service Battlefield Site

Historical Images

Famous Americans

Biography.com

SpotlightBiography

   
Notes and Citations  Did you find primary sources ?(pictures, media, text)  What biases do you see?

What are the biases in the secondary sources you found?

Make sure to cite images as well.

See the homepage of the library website for the citation format. Be sure to cite sources and record your information so that it makes sense to you.

Putting it all  together  

Acceptable forms of information:

You are creating a magazine.

Reflection What did I discover about this war? What impact did it have on the future of our country? Does it still have an impact today?

Did I do my best work? Did I complete the assignment and follow all of the directions?

 

TEKS

110.24.(10) B,C,E,F,G,H; (13)A-I; (20) A,C,E,F,G

 

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