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Photos & Perspectives of the Civil War Connecting students in grades 5-8 to different perspectives of the Civil War Overview | Teacher Project Pack | Project Participation Form | Teacher & Student Materials | Student Project Gallery Overview    [+/-] show/hide project goals Photographs can often help students grasp the reality and impact of historical events. This project* connects students to events and different perspectives of the Civil War by having them report on selected topics using historical photos to research and illustrate their learning. Teacher Project Pack Contains project overview, goals, objectives, guidelines, and directions for project implementation. It also lists the Illinois State Learning Standards fulfilled through project implementation. This project may be adapted to cover different topics. View/Print Teacher Project Pack (.pdf, to view or print you will need the free Adobe® Reader® software) Project Participation Form Let our legislators know how important it is to provide funding for educational projects. Teacher Materials Point of View Lesson Newspaper Writing Lessons Primary Source Rubric Feature Article Rubric News Article Rubric Newspaper Design Rubric top of page Student Materials Analyzing a Primary Source Worksheet Article Assignments Newspaper Checklist Sample Newspaper People in the News Assignment & Resource List Lifestyle Assignment & Resource List On the Battlefield Assignment & Resource List African American Soldiers Assignment & Resource List Student Project Gallery See samples of student work. top of page * This project was created in collaboration with American Memory Initiative Teacher Scholars Mary Dooms and Lisa Herner Linder of Lake Zurich Middle School South.

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