A
History of Us
Book
6 Chapter 11-14
Jayne
Perkins
Eric
L Knowlton School
Berwick, Maine
Partially
Meets Layer:
You must complete 50 points worth of activities to move on to
the Meets Layer.
*Read with
Mrs. Perkins (5 points) ______/______
*Read
independently (5 points) ______/______
*Choose 10
words you do not know, complete worksheet 1 for each word, be prepared
to have me choose several and quiz you (10 points) _____/_____
*Using my
handout for outlines, write an outline for each chapter (20
points)____/_____
*Design a
cover for each chapter, be sure it shows the subject of each chapter
(10 points) ____/_____
*Create a body biography of an important person found in chapters 11-18 (10 points)____/____
(draw an outline of your
character’s body, in the middle of the body write at least
10 facts about the character, you may decorate your
character)
*Make a
black and white help wanted poster to find the ideal general to lead
either the Union or the Confederate army. Be sure to consider if the
following are important qualities to include: knowledge of military
tactics, can inspire men, organized, fearless, brave. (5
points)_____/_____
*Complete
the map worksheet, include the following: label all states, color the
Union States light blue, color the border states red, color the
Confederate States gray, include a colored key. (10 points) _____/_____
*Draw a
map of the border states and explain President Lincoln’s reason for
allowing them to continue to have slaves. (10 points) ____/____
*Draw the
Union flag and the Confederate flag. (5 points) _____/_____
Meets
Layer
(choose 1, up to 20 points total)
*Read the
documents; The Emancipation Proclamation and The Declaration of
Independence then complete the Written Document Analysis Worksheet for
both. _____/_____
*Research
battle dress and gear for either a Union or Confederate soldier, then
create the dress and gear (life size or a model), you can use cloth and
any other material you find important._____/_____
*Create a
diary of a Union or Confederate soldier describing in 3 to 4 separate
entries your experiences as a soldier during a battle. Diary should be
historically accurate. Include important dates, people and accurate
information. _____/_____
EXCEEDS
(30 points)
*Pretend
you are a slave owner in the south with 9 slaves and you will
be drafted unless you own 10 slaves, what do you do and why? Pretend
you are a poor farmer and you are offered the opportunity to fight for
$300 to take the place of someone else. What do you do and
why?_____/_____
*Choose
one major event from the chapters and create a board game about the
event._____/_____
*Research
battle photographs from Fort Sumter or Bull Run. Use the Library of
Congress’s American Memory Collection website (http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/