We are studying the Civil War in Social Studies and will be reading books in Workshop. This Literacy Station is called the Scavenger Hunt because you will look for different information on the following web pages. 1. All groups will complete the first activity. 2. Once you have completed the sheet, follow the directions for your book selection.
1. All teams complete this sheet before going to the next activities. Once you have completed the answers for the Scavenger Hunt sheet, if you have time, find your book and work on the activities listed under it. http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html
Read the book online. Wake Up, Young Soldier
Wake Up, Young Soldier Select one of these: Diary of Carrie Berry. Carrie Berry was a 10 year old girl who lived in Atlanta during the Civil War. Read her diary for December then you can draw a Venn diagram comparing her Christmas to your Christmas. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/manswar/pages/berrie_diary.html
Go to this site and find out how your life would be if you were a slave in 1865. Draw a Venn diagram comparing your life to that of a slave. http://pbskids.org/stantonanthony/day_in_life.html
Read the book online. Mighty Ironclads
Mighty Ironclads Select one of these: Click on the middle picture called 1861-Present: The Interactive Story of the Monitor. Once you have completed the story write a summary of the information and include how this invention changed battles at sea. http://www.monitorcenter.org
Go to this page and make a timeline describing how baseball began. Write a summary of the timeline and include how the creation of baseball changed the way many Americans spend their free time. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/bball/early_1
Once you have completed all of the required activities you may go to this site and here your name in Morse Code. Then write your name in Morse Code. http://www.connected-earth.com/FunandGames/Games/Morsecodeandsemaphore/index.htm
Read the book online. Women Writers: Voices from the 1860s
Women Writers Select one to complete: Diary of Carrie Berry. Carrie Berry was a 10 year old girl who lived in Atlanta during the Civil War. Read her diary for December then write a story about you traveling through time to visit her during Christmas. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/manswar/pages/berrie_diary.html
Go to this site and read about the creation and evolution of baseball. Write an essay about how baseball has changed the way people in America spend their free time. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/bball/early_1