Civil War Project
The final project for this unit will be a poster on what life was like in the North or South at the time of the Civil War.
Directions for Poster:
You will choose either the North or the South and will cover the following six items in your poster. This information can be found in the handout below or online. You will write a 3 or 4 sentence description for each category:
Climate and Geography (5 points)
Population (5 Points)
Major Cities (5 points)
Economy (5 points)
Culture (5 points)
Transportation (5 points)
-30 points total
You are going to hand-draw 1 picture per category. (each picture is worth 5 points)
-30 points total
You also need to have a title and use color in your pictures.
-10 points
You will be given a sheet of paper 18" x 24" in the color you choose. You may use your own paper if you would like, but it should be at least 18" x 24".
A total of 70 points are possible for this project.
Extra Credit Available!
If you would like to earn extra credit you can choose to do a poster on both the North and the South. You may do the North on one side and the South on the other, or make two separate posters. There are 30 points possible for extra credit.
Sample Poster:
The final project for this unit will be a poster on what life was like in the North or South at the time of the Civil War.
Directions for Poster:
You will choose either the North or the South and will cover the following six items in your poster. This information can be found in the handout below or online. You will write a 3 or 4 sentence description for each category:
Climate and Geography (5 points)
Population (5 Points)
Major Cities (5 points)
Economy (5 points)
Culture (5 points)
Transportation (5 points)
-30 points total
You are going to hand-draw 1 picture per category. (each picture is worth 5 points)
-30 points total
You also need to have a title and use color in your pictures.
-10 points
You will be given a sheet of paper 18" x 24" in the color you choose. You may use your own paper if you would like, but it should be at least 18" x 24".
A total of 70 points are possible for this project.
Extra Credit Available!
If you would like to earn extra credit you can choose to do a poster on both the North and the South. You may do the North on one side and the South on the other, or make two separate posters. There are 30 points possible for extra credit.
Sample Poster: