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…
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
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…
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