Assessing the Civil War Through The
Media
(#8 Review the information regarding
the required video lectures and watch The Civil War)
- 1. Exceptional Site to Access a Wide
Range of Information:
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http://www.civil-war.net/
- *A. On the left side, visit the Photograph Database.
Select and print 4 pictures that capture the essence and
tragedy of the Civil War. I might recommend the topics
of Medical, Prisoner (check photo A956), Lincoln
Assassination. Analyze each photograph and explain
your choice in regards to essence and tragedy.
- ALSO YOU MAY USE THIS ALTERNATE SITE
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http://www.ehistory.com/uscw/index.cfm
- Many interesting links and data--check out Medicine and
Images.
*B.
http://www.civil-war.net/
Right side--Dyers Compendium-"State and Territory View of
the Union Troops" Select New York and one other Union
State. Print-assess the data in each and compare and
contrast your results. Draw General Conclusions.
- 2. Does the Camera Ever Lie???
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwpcam/cwcam1.html
- *Read and visit "The Case of the Confused Identity" and
The Case of the Moved Body". Discuss your findings and
personal perspective. Address this dilemma with
SPECIFIC current media presentations and their impact on our
knowledge of "the truth".
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Civil War Photographs
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
- This is just for general interest or if you need more
photographs for #1.
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- 3. Civil War Cartoons
- This link will provide a general overview of the issues
of Secession and the Civil War--Please read.
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http://www.boondocksnet.com/cartoons/mc18.html
SELECT SIX SIGNIFICANT CARTOONS FROM AT LEAST THREE OF THE
SOURCES BELOW--TOTAL NEEDED IS SIX. FOR EACH
Provide the SPECIFIC INFORMATION BELOW as Printing is
currently blocked on these sites) :
RECORD THE SOURCE FROM BELOW
American Caricatures Pertaining to the Civil War
Seventy-nine political cartoons published as lithograph
posters by Currier and Ives and other publishers on subjects
ranging from the development of sectional conflict during
the presidential campaign of 1856 through the Civil War and
the post-war Reconstruction era.
Abraham Lincoln in Political Cartoons
Political cartoons of Abraham Lincoln showing the evolution
of his image from his first campaign for the presidency in
1860 through the Civil War to the early 1900s when his image
and words figured prominently in the debate about
imperialism.
Abraham Lincoln and the London
Punch
Edited by William S. Walsh, 1909. Cartoons, poems and
comments about the American Civil War published in the
leading British humor magazine from 1861 to 1865.
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Punch Cartoons on the American Civil War
Fifty-six political cartoons about the American Civil War
published in the London Punch, the leading British
humor magazine, 1861-1865
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C.A.R.I.C.A.T.U.R.E.S.
- Thomas Nast's Caricatures of
Abraham Lincoln
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http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/2001/iht820129.html
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- 4. Harper’s Weekly
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http://www.civilwarlit.harpweek.com/
- Features 15 fictional Civil War Stories....however, our
focus will be the news articles, illustrations and cartoons
specifically from Harpers during the actual historical
events. Scroll down to the "Additional Material
Relevant".
*Select Three Topics of interest and find ONE Harper's
Weekly article for each that you believe is specifically
insightful, patriotic or troubling. Print each of your
choices, underline the key components and explain your choice.
5.
Draft Riots
http://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/SearchByTopicCartoon.asp?Month=August&Date=1
Simply study the cartoon and read the article. We
will later compare this data with the After The Fact article
in the Nation of Nations Textbook.
- 6. Civil War Music and Poetry
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http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/index.html
Select at least TWO Union Songs and Two Confederate
Songs--read the lyrics and then click on the Music Icon to
hear the melody. Print ONE SONG FROM EACH SIDE (other
than Battle Hymn of the Republic and Dixie) that mirrors
the perspective of each side in fighting the war.
Underline the lyrics that prove your point.
- 7. Valley of the Shadow: The War Years
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http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/newspapersp2.html
The Valley of the Shadow is a digital archive of
primary sources that document the lives of people in
Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania,
during the era of the American Civil War. Here you may explore
thousands of original documents that allow you to see what
life was like during the Civil War for the men and women of
Augusta and Franklin.
Click on Newspapers indexed by Topic. View
Articles under the Eve of War and The War Years. Select
TWO Topics under each Heading. Review the information
from Augusta and Franklin on the topic. List the Topic and In
one paragraph summarize the perspectives of each township.
8. A Biography of America at
http://learner.org/resources/series123.html#
is an exceptional video instructional series for high
school and college students produced by WGBH Boston in
cooperation with the Library of Congress and the National
Archives and Records Administration. These thirty minute
lectures incorporate first person narratives, photographs,
film footage and documents related to various historical time
periods (Twenty-six lectures listed below
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT VIEW: The Civil War) .
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·
New World Encounters * Industrial
Supremacy
·
English
Settlement * The
New City
·
Growth and
Empire * The
West
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The Coming of
Independence * Capital and Labor
·
A New System of Government * TR and
Wilson
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Westward Expansion *
A Vital Progressivism
·
The Rise of Capitalism
* The Twenties
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The Reform Impulse
* FDR and the Depression
·
Slavery
*World War II
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The Coming of the Civil War *The
Fifties
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The Civil
War *The
Sixties
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Reconstruction
*Contemporary History
·
America at Its Centennial *The
Redemptive Imagination