The Civil War Quest
Choose your class' topic from the links below.  Take a few minutes to skim through each site.  As you do, write down different sub-topics that would be interesting for a group to cover.  Remember, one of these sub-topics could be used by your group, so make them interesting!  After the time is up, we will use Inspiration as a class and decide what sub-topics will be covered by your class.  Then a team will be assigned to each topic.  The Inspiration organizer will then be printed out and posted under your class' name.  Now, get that pencil and paper ready!  Let's go!

 

 

 

Civil War Topics
Causes of the 
Civil War		 Heroes of the
Civil War
Civsol3s.GIF (1390 bytes) Major Battles of the Civil War
(and perhaps a timeline)

African Americans
and the Civil War

 Civsol2.GIF (1714 bytes)
Kentucky and the
Civil War		 North vs. the South in
the Civil war

Creative Writing and Planning Suggestions

Search Engines

Things to check for when you are done.

Other Civil War Links

 

 

 

Causes of the Civil War Links
Causes of the Civil War Origins of the Civil War Conflict Civil War Causes Taxes and Tariffs **Background and Causes of the Civil War
  Causes **A Balanced Answer Causes of the Civil War- Tariffs and Taxes  

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Heroes of the Civil War Links
Civil War Battles and Leaders Civil War Links - Generals Civil War People Civil War Women Civil War.net
    Women in the Civil War    

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Kentucky and the Civil War Links
Kentucky Map of Battles Battle Summaries by State Kentucky:  Civil War Kentucky Military Civil War Kentucky History
The Civil War in Kentucky Perryville, Kentucky Paducah, Kentucky Barbourville, Kentucky Kentucky in the Civil War
The Civil War in Southeast Kentucky The Civil War in Bullitt County, Kentucky Lexington Civil War Heritage

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Major Battles of the Civil War Links
(Timelines)
Timeline Battles Battles II The American Civil War The Civil War Timeline
  The Civil War Center The Civil War.com The History Place--The U.S. Civil War Main Events by the Year

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Image of Confederate Soldier and FlagNorth vs. South Civil War Links   Image of Union Soldier and Flag
Civil War Losses North and South Civil-War.net Union and Confederate States Confederate and Union Links
    Blue vs. Gray    

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African Americans
 of the Civil War Links
Colored Troops in the
Civil War		 African American Odyssey:
The Civil War		 Black Soldiers 
in the 
Civil War		 African Americans in
the Civil War Era		 African American Women and Their Role in the Civil War
         

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Civsol3s.GIF (1390 bytes)Search EnginesCivsol2.GIF (1714 bytes)
Wordsmyth Britannica.com Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
KidsClick! Searchopolis Yahooligans!
Searchopolis Awesome Library Ask Jeeves for Kids
KidsConnect Kid Fusion AOL Kids Only
  Lycos Zone  

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Creative Writing and Planning Suggestions

Think of ways to make your web page presentation stand out.   Perhaps some of the suggestions below will help to start the creative juices flowing.  Keep in mind that these are only suggestions.  You might come up with a better and more creative way of reporting your findings of your research.
Causes of the Civil War Battles of the Civil War Heroes of the Civil War
  • Report each cause and the effects as a newspaper would 
  • Report as though you were reporting it live on a broadcast (Civil War Nightly News)
  • Create cause and effect charts comparing and contrasting these events.
  • Create a timeline using Inspiration
  • For each battle include, Dates (and duration, location, Commanding officers of each side, results of the battle and interesting facts) You could put this in a table of facts form
  • Report each battle as a newspaper would
  • Interview each hero (don't forget to include the significance of that person and their contributions!)
  • Tell their story from their perspective (as if it was them telling the story)
  • Create a timeline using Inspiration of when each person and when t hey made an important contribution to the Civil War

 

 

 

Kentucky and the Civil War

North VS South

  • Draw a map using the Paint program and indicate important places and events of the Civil War in Kentucky
  • Plot different areas using Inspiration
  • Create a chart comparing and contrasting the North and the South
  • Report a debate from the North and South
  • Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages the North and South had

 

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Image of Confederate Soldier and Flag

Here are some things that you need to remember when creating your webpage:   

 Image of Union Soldier and Flag

 

Is your information organized?

Does it make sense?

Did you proofread? (All sentences start with a capital and end with a punctuation mark)

Are your facts clearly stated?

Are these your own words and not a references' word?

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Causes of the Civil War    Heroes of the Civil War    Major Battles of the Civil War    Kentucky and the Civil War   
 North vs. the South in the Civil war    African Americans and the Civil War     Creative Writing and Planning Suggestions    Search Engines    
Things to check for when you are done    Other Civil War Links    Home    Clipart

[ This page was created for the use of the 5th grade students at Stonewall Traditional
  for the sole purposes of instructional and educational use.  
Questions, comments and suggestions maybe sent here aaford@fayette.k12.ky.us ]