Time For Kids Special Edition

1. Time For KidsSpecial Edition Critical Battles of the Civil War Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion References

2. Introduction Memo To: Reporter in Training From: Editor-In-Chief, Time For Kids Re: First assignment: Your first assignment as a reporter in training for Time For Kids is to create a special edition called The Four Most Critical Battles of the Civil War. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

3. Task Re: Assignment It will be your job to identify, as a team, the four most critical battles of the Civil War. Your team will research and write summaries of battles and then rank them. You will then design and print an issue of TFK. You will do the cover art, the placing of the articles and the illustrating of any pictures to be included. You will be competing against other teams. Your editor will choose the best issue to publish and distribute. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

4. Process • Re:      Individual Assignment • Each reporter in training will research one battle from the list given by the editor.  One must be a battle that took place in Missouri. You will write a summary for each battle.  Your summary must be a minimum of ten sentences. The summary must include where the battle took place, when, and it’s significance in the Civil War.   • Once you have chosen your battles, you will use the following websites to research them.  You may also use your textbook and notes to learn about your battle and to assist you in writing your summaries.  Remember that you should use at least three resources to take notes before you begin writing.  • You may use this planning sheet to help you take notes and write your summaries.  Battle Planning Sheet • Resources IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

5. Battle Planning Sheet • Name of battle: • Where: • When: • How long it lasted: • Victory for which side: • How many people died: • Battle description: • Why is this battle important: IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

6. Process Day Two • Re: Group AssignmentOnce you have written your summaries, your team must then meet, share their summaries, and then rank the four battles according to importance . Once you have decided on a ranking you can begin your magazine assignment.  Your team will create a four page issue of TFK.  It will have a front cover, back cover, and a two page middle.  The middle will be where your four summaries and your ranking list will be placed.  Your front cover must have a TFK title and logo, a picture, and the title of your issue.  The back cover is a place for you to be creative and decide what should go there.  In order to create this issue you will need to choose a job.  Each job has responsibilities that must be accomplished in order for your magazine to be completed.  You will decide with your teammates on which job you will accept.  IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

7. Process Day 2 Continued • Jobs1. Copy Editor- Your job will be to edit all four summaries that will appear in the magazine for their content.  Are they well written?  Do they make sense? Are they easy to understand? Do they describe the battle?  Do they follow all the rules for summary writing that we have discussed this year?  When you have finished, you will assist the art director.  2. Proofreader- Your job will be to edit all four summaries that will appear in the magazine for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.  You will receive the summaries after the copy editor is finished.  When you are finished you will assist the layout director.3. Art Director- You are responsible for finding or drawing all the art that will appear in the magazine.  You may copy and print pictures from the internet.  4. Layout Director- Your job will be to build your issue of the magazine.  You will take the summaries and the pictures and organize them to make your issue.  You decide where each story, picture, headline, list, and an anything else your team decides to include will be placed.  IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

8. Evaluation Click here to view evaluation scoring guide. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

9. Conclusion Your textbook is a good resource for American history.  But, like all textbooks, it cannot go into great detail on a lot of subjects.  The Civil War was a crucial time in American history.  Millions of Americans, as several of your resources have told you, are still intrigued by it today.  Names like Gettysburg, Ft. Sumter, Grant and Lee, and Lincoln and Davis stir up strong emotions in people from all over our country.  It deserves the attention that your team gave it during this assignment.  There are many great books right in our library about the Civil War, like 1861, if you are interested in pursuing your research of this time in our country’s history.  The library in town  also has many resources.  And, of course, any of the websites used in this webquest will help you as well.  I encourage you to continue learning about our country’s great past. Through your work on this webquest, you have learned what it takes to be a reporter, a researcher, a writer, a team member and a Civil War historian.  You should all be proud of your terrific copies of TFK.  IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

10. References • http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~srussell/2004/dave/civilwar.html • Standard addressed Missouri, United States and World History 3a. Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of Missouri and the United States a. Explain Missouri’s role in the Civil War, i.e., Missouri as a border state Click to next slide for STUDENT RESOURCES IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences

11. Student Resources • Kid Info • Battle Summaries by State • Virtual War Museum • Civil War.com • Civil War Home • BOOKS: If You Lived in the Time of the Civil War, Harcourt Social Studies Textbook, or library resources IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusionReferences