Here are some ideas for school projects:
* Make the front page of a newspaper from a day during the Civil War.
* Make a recruitment poster for soldiers
* Make a poster about a special topic, like children or spies in the Civil War
* Make a timeline of the Civil War, a specific year, or a battle. For a specific year include a few world wide events or inventions that took place that year. For a battle, include each day of the battle and what happened on it.
* Write a diary entry as if you were a Civil War soldier.
* Memorize the Gettysburg Address and present if for your class.
* Write a biography of a famous person of the Civil War.
* Research the technology and culture of the 1860s.
* Make a 3-D map of troop movements during a battle.
* Research the differences between the Confederacy and the Union.
If you work in a group, have each person research a specific topic. For example, for a timeline of the Civil War, each group member could research a year.
How to Present Your Information
* Poster Form
* Booklet Form
* A speech
* A power-point
*A web site
* Essay
Tips:
* Always have a definite topic in mind.
* Add illustrations or pictures to whatever you make. Make your project colorful.
* If you present it infront of your class, know what you're going to say and speak clearly.
* Get someone to proofread your work.
* Make sure you get your research done ahead of time so you aren't trying to find it at the last minute.
* Make sure you get your research from a reliable source.
* For a research paper never give your opinion. However, for a persuasive paper you must give it. Ask your teacher for more information.
* For any paper, you may be asked to give sources, so make sure you write them down. If you want to learn how to cite this web site, look on the links and credits page at the bottom.
Good Luck!!
