Civil War Quest

Civil War Quest Outline & Assessment (Unit 5-Column Chart)

  Lesson Standards Criteria Student Product Assessment
1 Introducing your students to Questing     Completed Quest
 Class Participation
2 Finding the Civil War in a local cemetery VT:Understanding Place 4.6cc
NH:Standard 16		 Students can connect US & town history; and name local civil war veterans. Completed Civil War soldier Data Collection,
Handout #3		 Task specific rubric
3 Where did the soldiers live? Using 19th century maps VT:Geography 6.7
NH: Standard 10 & 15.3 		Students can read historical map & locate civil war sites Highlighted map, indicating location of veteran's homes Teacher's key
4 Soldiers & their families:Using the 1860 census VT:Being a Historian 6.6c
NH: Standard 15.1		 Students learn to read a census, accessing information about their town, the 19th centur & Civil War beterans
  1. Document Analysis Form
    Handout #4
  2. Our Town
    Handout #5
  3. My soldier
    Handout #6
 Teacher's key
5 Online Resources:VT in the Civil War and More VT: Being a Historian 6.6c
NH Standard 16		 Students can use a search engine to find information about a historical subject On-line research Form
Handout #7		 Checklist
6 Secondary Sources: Town, County and Regiment Histories VT: Being a Historian 6.6c
NH Standard 15.1		 Students can identify and use secondary sources, taking notes and citing sources Research Document
Handout #8		 Checklist
7 Primary Sources:Letters, Journals and More VT: Being a Historian 6.6c
NH Standard 16		 Students can identify and use primary sources; and analyze & synthesize this information Research Document
Handout #8		 Teacher's key
8 Making a Map for your Quest VT: Writing Dimensions:1.5
NH:Writing Standard:5 		Students work collaboratively to create artistic products conveying specific content Complete map component Task specific rubric
9 Writing the Quest:Movement Clues VT: Writing Dimensions 1.5
NH Writing Standard 5 		Students create clues that guide visitors along a route; while meeting rhyme & meter requirements
  1. Movement Clue Form
    Handout #9
  2. polished clue(s)
  1. Checklist
  2. Task specific rubric
10 Writing the Quest:Teaching Clues VT: Writing Dimensions 1.5
NH Writing Standard 5		 Students create clues that teach about the Civil War; while meeting rhyme & meter requirements
  1. Teaching Clue Form
    Handout #10
  2. polished clue(s)
  1. Checklist
  2. Task specific rubric
11 Pulling it All Together VT: Design & Production 5.15, Understanding Place 4.6cc
NH:Visual Arts 1&2		 Students contribute their portion of group community service product Completion of activity Task specific rubric
12 Testing & Editing Your Quest VT: Design & Production 5.15, Understanding Place 4.6cc
NH:Visual Arts 1&2		 Students revise their clues, creating "final" copy Editing of clue(s) Task specific rubric
13 Sharing your work with the community   Students revise/complete all project components Preparation of final Quest Task specific rubric
14 Other culminating student products   Students create additional pieces for treasure box Biography, source material, timeline, Soldier scrapbook Task specific rubric

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