Multimedia Project

5th Grade
Writing Standard 8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant
information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes
and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Integrated with Social Studies
Social Studies Standard 4: Students will understand that the 19th century was a time of
incredible change for the United States, including geographic expansion, constitutional
crisis, and economic growth.
Objective 3: Evaluate the course of events of the Civil War and its impact both immediate
and long-term.
Indicator a: Identify the key ideas, events, and leaders of the Civil War using primary
sources.

Civil War Timeline Directions:

Students, this assignment will conclude our Civil War unit. Throughout the unit,
we used many primary sources, books, articles, and videos to learn about the Civil
War. Using all of the things you learned, your job is to create a timeline of the Civil
War with at least 8-10 items. Each event on the timeline must include the date, a
picture, and a 3-5 sentence description (this description will be on a separate
document). You may use any of the primary sources we used in class as I will scan
these images into the computer for you and email them. On
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-war-in-america/index.html you will find many
of the pictures we investigated in class. You may want to use some of these
pictures in your timelines. When you go onto the website, click the dates next to
Prologue to find any images you want to use. You are not required to use these
photos, however. You can search the internet for any other photos or information
youd like to include in your timeline.

Directions to build your timeline online:

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Go to http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/
Type your name and title your project
Click Start
Click on the timeline to add events
Enter a label (the date)
Add a 2-5 word short description
Then, add an image. (Remember, the image must be saved on your
computer.)
8. Click the check mark and move onto the next event.
9. Remember to add the events in order by date.
10.When you are finished, save the timeline to your computer.
11.Email your timeline as an attached document or directly from the website.
12. Final step: on a word document in your googledocs, list all of the events on
your timeline with your 3-5 sentence description of each. At the bottom of
the document, list your resources. Either email this document to me or share
it with me via Google Drive.
Rubric

Civil War
timeline
Timeline photos

Timeline
description

Writing

Below expectations
(3-5 pts)
Only 5 events
included on
timeline
Some photos
included or not all
photos are
appropriate
Description is
missing important
information

Meets expectations
(6-7 pts)
8-10 events included
on timeline

Exceeds expectations
(8-10 pts)
11-12 events included on
timeline

Photos are included

and relevant

All photos are included and

are very relevant to each
event

Description is 3-5
sentences long and
includes main points

Description is extensive and

inclusive of all main points

Poor writing
descriptions that
lack thought and
completeness

Writing is appropriate
and includes complete
thoughts

Writing is excellent and

complete

Total Points

Points: