Civil War Report – Soldiers’ Letters
Civil War Research Paper – Soldiers’ Letters
Directions: Write a minimum 8 paragraph report dealing with the Civil War based on the
experiences of a specific soldier. You will read various letters that are to and from a specific Civil War soldier. From the letters, decide on 2 topics to write about. To the gain a better understanding on what he/she dealt with while serving in the army you will research these topics using Google and books.
For example: If he talks about getting wounded – your topic can be about what happened to the
wounded
If he talks about the Battle of Gettysburg – topic can be Battle of Gettysburg
You CAN’T do the following:
If he was wounded in a battle – talk about the Battle of Gettysburg unless he
was wounded there
GRADING: This will count as the writing portion of your MP grade – so it is worth the full 15%
REQUIREMENTS:
Assignment Due Date Grading
Research in class 10 pts.
(4 sources - at least 1 book needed)
Thesis & Topics May 1st 5 pts
Write thesis statement and 2 topics
Provide the portion of letter
that talks about the topic (highlight)
Outline May 23rd 24 pts
Main ideas of each body para. &
supporting facts to para.
Rough Draft - May 26th (7 am) Extra Credit
Final Paper - (-10 not done) June 2nd (7 am) + Hard copy
- Introduction paragraph 5 pts.
-18 facts (9 per topic) written in 36 pts.
solid body para.
- Conclusion paragraph 5 pts.
- Endnotes (citations/work cited page) 10 pts.
- Well written/Checklist used (flip side) 5 pts.
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER: ______________________________________________
Site to letters: mkaminsk.
Writing Checklist
DO’S
Introduction:
______ Clearly written thesis – last sent. of paragraph.
______ 4-5 sentences
______ Sentences before thesis is a general story leading into thesis.
Body paragraphs:
______ 5 sentences per paragraph
______ Main idea of each paragraph is stated in 1st sentence of paragraph.
______ Sentences clearly support main idea of that paragraph.
Conclusion:
______ 4-5 sentences
______ Restated thesis – 1st sent. of conclusion para.
______ Summed up main ideas of paper
In General:
______ Type
______ Spell checked (red lines)
______ Grammar check (green lines states that something is wrong grammatically in sentence)
______ Double space
______ Punctuations inside “quotes”
______ tabbed in opening of each paragraph (equivalent to 5 spaces)
______ Write out numbers – except dates and # over 1001
DON’TS
______ use contractions (write out- can’t, haven’t, etc.)
______ use words “things” “it” (write what they stand for)
______ use texting spelling for words
______ put extra spacing between paragraphs
______ use 1st Person pronouns “I” “you” “we” etc.
______ end conclusion paragraph with “In conclusion …”
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