CIVIL WAR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

(You are the newspaper reporters, so do your best!)

Requirements:

You have been chosen for a team of editors that will create an edition of The Civil War Gazette. This is a newspaper about the Civil War. Your team will research, write, and edit the following articles, focusing the specific Civil War battle you have chosen. Then you will select a background and bullet your article headlines in a 4-slide Power Point presentation. The articles must include:

1. A news report about the battle including:
1. Location of battle
2. Generals who fought in the battle
3. Number of casualties and losses
4. Weapons used and uniforms worn
2. A human interest story from a primary source (someone who was there)
3. A political cartoon with an explanation of what it means
4. Interesting facts you found about the battle

Resources:

General Information	General Information	General Information	Diaries, Letters, Journals
Maps and Images	Women in the War	Civil War Women	Uniforms
Generals	Soldier’s Life	Weapons	Battles