Civil War Portfolio Analysis
American Civil War Portfolio
Description: You will create a portfolio that includes primary documents, writing, and the self-analysis of your project. This project will be completed independently and the majority of the project will be completed on your own time.
Grade: Your portfolio will count as a major grade for the third six weeks.
Due Date: December 9 (A-day) and December 10 (B-day) at the start of class.
Writing Requirements:
Each essay must be - Two pages in length - Have an original title - Double spaced - Written in Times New Roman font - 1” margins - Contains a separate Works Cited page
Portfolio Requirements:
1) You must use a folder for your portfolio with three center brads. …show more content…
Please do not use a binder for your portfolio. 2) You must have a Title Page and a Table of Contents 3) All pages, except for dividers must be numbered and align correctly with the Table of Contents 4) You need 5 Dividers for your project. They do not have to be labeled, but you may choose to do so. 5) All of your work MUST be cited.
For dividers 1 - 4 of your portfolio, you will have Works Cited pages. It is recommended that you use Noodle Tools to complete your bibliographies.
Sections: 1) Title Page
2) Table of Contents
3) Divider 1: Primary Sources from 1850 – 1877 - You will use the internet or your textbook to find primary sources from the time period listed above. You may use photographs, newspaper articles, political cartoons, letters, poems, song lyrics, etc. - You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited page at the end of this section. - All pages should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents
4) Divider 2: FRQ 1- Pre-Civil War - Answer the following prompt in essay format. Be sure to follow the writing requirements listed above when writing your essay. - Please be sure to include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, clearly identifiable body paragraphs that support your thesis, and a closure paragraph that restates your thesis statement.
Free Response Question 1
“By the 1850s the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had
created.”
Using your knowledge and outside sources from the period 1850 – 1861, assess the validity of this statement.
- You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited. - All pages should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents 5) Divider 3: FRQ 2- Civil Rights - Answer the following prompt in essay format. Be sure to follow the writing requirements listed above when writing your essay. - Please be sure to include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, clearly identifiable body paragraphs that support your thesis, and a closure paragraph that restates your thesis statement.
Free Response Question 2
“I am not, nor have ever been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.”
How can this 1858 statement about Abraham Lincoln be reconciled with his 1862 Emancipation Proclamation?
- You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited. - All pages should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents
6) Divider 4: FRQ 3- Reconstruction - Answer the following prompt in essay format. Be sure to follow the writing requirements listed above when writing your essay. - Please be sure to include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, clearly identifiable body paragraphs that support your thesis, and a closure paragraph that restates your thesis statement.
Free Response Question 3
Discuss the political, economic, and social reforms introduced in the South between 1864 and 1877. To what extent did these reforms survive the Compromise of 1877?
- You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited. - All page numbers should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents
7) Divider 5: Factual Summary 1. Analyze each of the primary documents you chose to use in your portfolio. Include the year the document is from, state its purpose, who created this document, and why you chose to include it in your project. 2. FRQ 1: a. Write out your thesis statement b. Identify all historical facts that you used to prove your thesis statement in your essay. These historical facts include people, events, legislation, documents, dates, etc. 3. FRQ 2: a. Write out your thesis statement b. Identify all historical facts that you used to prove your thesis statement in your essay. These historical facts include people, events, legislation, documents, dates, etc. 4. FRQ 3: a. Write out your thesis statement b. Identify all historical facts that you used to prove your thesis statement in your essay. These historical facts include people, events, legislation, documents, dates, etc.
Grading:
Title Page- 5 points
Table of Contents- 5 points
Divider 1- 15 points
Divider 2- 15 points
Divider 3- 15 points
Divider 4- 15 points
Divider 5- 15 points
Overall presentation- 15 points 100 points possible
Description: You will create a portfolio that includes primary documents, writing, and the self-analysis of your project. This project will be completed independently and the majority of the project will be completed on your own time.
Grade: Your portfolio will count as a major grade for the third six weeks.
Due Date: December 9 (A-day) and December 10 (B-day) at the start of class.
Writing Requirements:
Each essay must be - Two pages in length - Have an original title - Double spaced - Written in Times New Roman font - 1” margins - Contains a separate Works Cited page
Portfolio Requirements:
1) You must use a folder for your portfolio with three center brads. …show more content…
Please do not use a binder for your portfolio. 2) You must have a Title Page and a Table of Contents 3) All pages, except for dividers must be numbered and align correctly with the Table of Contents 4) You need 5 Dividers for your project. They do not have to be labeled, but you may choose to do so. 5) All of your work MUST be cited.
For dividers 1 - 4 of your portfolio, you will have Works Cited pages. It is recommended that you use Noodle Tools to complete your bibliographies.
Sections: 1) Title Page
2) Table of Contents
3) Divider 1: Primary Sources from 1850 – 1877 - You will use the internet or your textbook to find primary sources from the time period listed above. You may use photographs, newspaper articles, political cartoons, letters, poems, song lyrics, etc. - You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited page at the end of this section. - All pages should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents
4) Divider 2: FRQ 1- Pre-Civil War - Answer the following prompt in essay format. Be sure to follow the writing requirements listed above when writing your essay. - Please be sure to include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, clearly identifiable body paragraphs that support your thesis, and a closure paragraph that restates your thesis statement.
Free Response Question 1
“By the 1850s the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had
created.”
Using your knowledge and outside sources from the period 1850 – 1861, assess the validity of this statement.
- You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited. - All pages should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents 5) Divider 3: FRQ 2- Civil Rights - Answer the following prompt in essay format. Be sure to follow the writing requirements listed above when writing your essay. - Please be sure to include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, clearly identifiable body paragraphs that support your thesis, and a closure paragraph that restates your thesis statement.
Free Response Question 2
“I am not, nor have ever been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.”
How can this 1858 statement about Abraham Lincoln be reconciled with his 1862 Emancipation Proclamation?
- You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited. - All pages should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents
6) Divider 4: FRQ 3- Reconstruction - Answer the following prompt in essay format. Be sure to follow the writing requirements listed above when writing your essay. - Please be sure to include an introductory paragraph with thesis statement, clearly identifiable body paragraphs that support your thesis, and a closure paragraph that restates your thesis statement.
Free Response Question 3
Discuss the political, economic, and social reforms introduced in the South between 1864 and 1877. To what extent did these reforms survive the Compromise of 1877?
- You MUST cite each of the sources that you use in your works cited. - All page numbers should be numbered and detailed in the Table of Contents
7) Divider 5: Factual Summary 1. Analyze each of the primary documents you chose to use in your portfolio. Include the year the document is from, state its purpose, who created this document, and why you chose to include it in your project. 2. FRQ 1: a. Write out your thesis statement b. Identify all historical facts that you used to prove your thesis statement in your essay. These historical facts include people, events, legislation, documents, dates, etc. 3. FRQ 2: a. Write out your thesis statement b. Identify all historical facts that you used to prove your thesis statement in your essay. These historical facts include people, events, legislation, documents, dates, etc. 4. FRQ 3: a. Write out your thesis statement b. Identify all historical facts that you used to prove your thesis statement in your essay. These historical facts include people, events, legislation, documents, dates, etc.
Grading:
Title Page- 5 points
Table of Contents- 5 points
Divider 1- 15 points
Divider 2- 15 points
Divider 3- 15 points
Divider 4- 15 points
Divider 5- 15 points
Overall presentation- 15 points 100 points possible