In Class Assignment: 1
In Class Assignment 2:
Create a Newspaper
Task: Create a newspaper for one of the causes of the Civil War:
The Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850 or the Fugitive Slave Act.
(You may work in groups or with a partner.)
Each group must produce the following items:
Front Page: of the newspaper: must include the name of the newspaper and the headlines of all of your articles.
First article: should explain the basic facts of the event. Who was involved, when, where, and why it occurred.
2nd article: should express a northern perspective on the event.
3rd article: should express a southern perspective on the event.
·Make sure to include charts, political cartoons, maps, graphs, pictures or other graphics to support your articles.
Task: Create a newspaper for one of the causes of the Civil War:
The Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850 or the Fugitive Slave Act.
(You may work in groups or with a partner.)
Each group must produce the following items:
Front Page: of the newspaper: must include the name of the newspaper and the headlines of all of your articles.
First article: should explain the basic facts of the event. Who was involved, when, where, and why it occurred.
2nd article: should express a northern perspective on the event.
3rd article: should express a southern perspective on the event.
·Make sure to include charts, political cartoons, maps, graphs, pictures or other graphics to support your articles.
Homework Assignment:
Continue Reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Write an essay explaining how the Fugitive Slave Act effected the characters in the Novel.
Write an essay explaining how the Fugitive Slave Act effected the characters in the Novel.