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Civil War Battles Research Project Assignment Sheet

Create a product to showcase learning and inform others.

Assignment Sheet- Option A

Academic Poster

Students create an academic research poster to summarize and share research in a visual way combining concise text, visuals, and design elements to effectively communicate their historical research of a battle.

File:GD09 Poster Session.jpgA poster presentation. A sample of an academic poster on a different subject.
From David Eppstein, Wikimedia Commons, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. From Sarahclarke138, Wikimedia Commons, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

 

Your academic poster will be large. It should be 36 x 48 or 48 x 60. You could use a tri-fold board, or a flat poster board.

Your poster will have 6 sections:
  • A title and author section, spanning across the top of the poster. This should be large and clear.
  • An abstract, or summary, in the top right corner.
  • A methods section, that describes where and how you conducted your research about your civil war battle.
  • A large center area with visual and design elements. Illustrations, graphs, charts, primary sources, artifacts and photographs are all appropriate options.
  • A discussion section, that describes the significance of the battle either to the Civil War or to your community.
  • An acknowledgements section, that credits any help you received on your project and your sources.

Assignment Sheet- Option B

Travel Brochure

Students create an educational guidebook for tourists visiting the site of their assigned battle including historical summaries, maps, key figures, and visitor tips.

A sample of travel brochures. An example of the inside of a travel brochure.
From Ed Bierman, Wikimedia Commons. licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. From Missouri Historical Society, Wikimedia Commons. No known copyright.

 

Your travel brochure should be designed on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper; this is letter size or the size you usually use in printers. Your brochure can be designed digitally and printed or created using art supplies. It should be neat and professional.

Your brochure should have the following sections:
  • A title and author section. This should be the front page of the brochure. It should contain eye-catching art of  your battle.
  • A summary or highlights section. This should be the first internal page a viewer sees. It should contain information that makes the viewer want to learn more about the battle site.
    • 3 Internal pages. When the brochure is unfolded, it should reveal three columns of information all about the battle and the battle site.
  • Travel information. On the back page, share more about how to visit, contact, or learn more about the battle site.