Peter's+Learner+Activity

**A WebQuest on the United States Civil War** **Designed by Peter Formica** Courtesy of http://www.soldierstudies.org/images/webquest/civil%20war%20soldiers.jpg **Introduction** Battlefield Orders: You are a carefully chosen group of trusted soldiers who will act covertly to gather information for either the Union or Confederacy. You are to gather information in order to create your own version of what your “side's” flag should look like and your version of a uniform. You will also chose one leader to represent your side and create a role-play similar to that of the U.S. Civil War. **Task** You will complete a summary of the civil war after reading the book //You wouldn't want to be a Civil War soldier// by Thomas Ratcliff and watching a short film about the Civil War located on the internet. You will also discover how the life of Civil War soldier was like during that time. After that, using the information gathered, you will write letters from the point of view of soldiers to each other. You will select a leader (similar to the role of Grant and Lee) in order to reenact your version of the surrender at Appomattox. **Procedure** You will be given a series of worksheet to complete. These include a “summary of the Civil War,” “South vs North,” a historical timeline and a 5 W's (who, what, where, when, why and how) worksheet. You will use the internet to find research material (including texts, pictures statistics, articles and websites). Before completing the WebQuest, you will have to write letters to each other from the point of view of a civil war solider **Resources** The following resources will help you get started with your search: [] [] [] **Evaluation** You will be evaluated on the accuracy of your research, how well you followed instructions, how well you completed each question, how well you searched the Internet, how well you worked together as a group to complete this task, and how creatively you created your flags and uniforms in order to complete the role play at the end of the webquest.
 * You Wouldn't Want to be a Civil War Soldier!**