Civil War Quest

Lesson 8: Making a Map for your Quest

Note: Lessons 8 and 9 can easily be combined into a single field trip.

Focusing Questions/Themes:
Where are our Civil War veterans?
How can we guide others to see them?
Vermont Standard(s):
Writing Dimensions: 1.5 Students draft, revise, edit, and critique written products so that final drafts are appropriate in terms of the following dimensions: purpose, organization, details and voice or tone.
New Hampshire Standard(s):
Writing Standard 5: Students will demonstrate competence in using the interactive language processes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing, to gather and organize information in a variety of subject areas.
Materials:
Clipboards, pencils, paper.
Procedure:
In Class
  1. Have each pair of students cut one sheet of 8 ½ x 11" copy paper in half; and cut a second sheet into 8 equal strips, each approximately 2 x 5.5."
In the Field
  1. Using this paper, each pair of students will need to complete two drawings:
    1. A 5.5 x 8.5" "portrait" drawing of their Civil War Veteran's headstone to place on the Quest map.
    2. At least two 2 x 5.5" "detail" strip, displaying some unique element of the stone, cemetery, or setting that adds to the visual character of the map. The detail might be: a flag, veteran marker, shape of stone, etc.
Back in Class
  1. The "portraits" can be reduced using a copier, and sized so that ALL student portraits can fit on a single sheet of 11 x 17 ledger paper.
  2. The "detail" strips can be laid around the edges of the map, and final Quest clues, serving as border decorations.

Sample Map

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