The Battle of Gettysburg

Introduction

   

                                                       

    One afternoon on July 1, 1863 an unplanned battle occurred between two generals. General Robert E. Lee of Northern Virginia and General George G. Meade, who led the Union Army Of The Potomac met. They met when a Confederate brigade sent forward supplies and they observed a forward column of Meade's cavalry. This battle was one of the most bloody and one of the most significant battles during the Civil War.

 

 

  Task

Through this web quest you will research and Learn some background information on the Civil War and become an expert on the battle of Gettysburg. You will search through this web quest and read the sites on the The Battle of Gettysburg to write a speech on The Battle of Gettysburg.

 You Will:

You will be required to become an expert on the Gettysburg an see the way the war looked from Abraham Lincolns point of the war. You will then right your own speech as if you were the president after the Battle of Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Address was Lincolns now right your own.

Process

  1. Read the information and links given on the Battle of Gettysburg

  2. Read the Gettysburg Address that was written by Abraham Lincoln 

  3. Read the link about speech writing

  4. Pretend you are the president during the civil war after the Battle of Gettysburg. Write a speech on your point of view after the battle like Abraham Lincoln.

 

The Battle of Gettysburg started July 1, 1836 and ended July 3, 1863. Robert E. Lee took his troops to Gettysburg for supplies. He was unaware 

 

Links

How to write a speech: http://www.indianchild.com/writing/how-to-write-a-speech.htm

The Gettysburg Address:http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm

 

Evaluation

 

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Presentation Words flow with rhythm and accent points during the speech and can clearly be heard by audience Words flow with some rhythm and can see some change when speaking Words move along with stutters and can not clearly be spoken to audience There is no flow and can not tell any word changes. Do not know words and not heard by audience
Grammar All grammar and punctuation correctly Grammar and punctuation good with few mistakes Many mistakes but still readable So many mistakes that the speech is completely unreadable.
Typed correctly The speech is typed correctly without error Speech is typed correctly with few errors. Speech typed somewhat correctly with many errors Speech is not typed correctly with many errors
Creativity Speech is creative and intrigues the audience Speech shows some personality, but loses the audience from time to time Speech lacks interest and creativity and loses the audience attention. Shows no creativity and there was no attention from the audience.

Conclusion

     CONGRATS!!!!! You have successfully completed the web quest. You were one of 75,000 men against 90,000 men that survived The Battle Of Gettysburg. The Civil war was a big turn around in American history. This was intended to test your skill and knowledge and see how you did. I hoped you learned a lot about this web quest. Take this web quest and share it with anyone, your parents, friends, family, etc and test there skill.      

                                                                        

 

Credits

Call to freedom text book

          http://www.civilwarhome.com/gettyscampaign.htm  

Battle of the Civil War Book

http://www.gettysbg.com/battle.shtml