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toc //(NOTE: After you add your information to this page, delete the instructions in parenthesis, including this note, so that all that's left is the 4 headers and your information.)// =G.R.A.S.P.S= = = ( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the RASPS portion. For the G--Goal, I need to know the academic goal (the big understanding(s) that you're going for) and the major facet/skill/product. For example, "Students will demonstrate an understanding of how volcanoes are formed by researching and presenting a persuasive argument as to their prediction of where the next volcano will erupt in the world.")
 * Goal || Students will show the importance of major Civil War battles and the war strategies of both sides. ||
 * Role || You are a leading member of the American Civil War Society ||
 * Audience || You will be making a presentation to other reenactment organizations as well as the general public ||
 * Setting || The Challenge is that you need to follow the path of a certain military campaign and collect information on each battle those soldiers engaged in during that run. You will then post the information you have collected onto Google Earth and use it in a presentation. ||
 * Presentation || You will create a Google Earth tour in which you follow the path of a particular group of soldiers. You will present to the organization that will be portraying those soldiers. In your presentation you need to provide them with information on the battles that they will be reenacting. Also you need to make a version of your tour with the audio of your presentation recorded directly onto it which you will post on the web for anyone to see. ||
 * Standards || Product: Content 20%, Links 10%, Tour 20%, Historical Accuracy 20%,Geographical Accuracy 20%,Web Presence 10%. Presentation: Speaks Clearly 10%, Preparedness 20%, Posture and Eye Contact 10%, Enthusiasm 10%, Content 30%, Stays on Topic 20% ||

=Introduction= The Civil War was one of the most tumultuous times in our nation's history. (Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.) You are a leading member of the American Civil War Society. This year the society is trying to create the largest Civil War reenactment event ever to take place. To do this the society is hoping to get Civil War reenactment organizations from across the country to be a part of it. The goal is to have different battalions marching along the same paths as the real soldiers did and to engage in battle reenactments along the way =Task= (Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Setting, and Presentation. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)

As leading members of the American Civil War society you and your colleagues are in charge of trying to organize this event. To do this you and your colleagues will each pick military campaigns you would like to follow. You will then use Google Earth to mark out the places where battles took place and you will create a virtual tour following the path the soldiers took from one battle to the next. Within Google Earth you want to be sure to add information about each battle within the place-marks, and add links for places to find more information. Once you have recorded your tour you will give a presentation to the organization near the region where those battles took place. This tour is meant to be a guide for that organization, and as you play your tour for them you should give them information about the battles they will be reenacting so that they can prepare. As with any reenactment organization your goal is not just to entertain but also to inform, with this in mind you will also make your product available on the web for all to see. This version should have the audio of your presentation recorded directly into your tour so that any person who wants to be able to learn more about the Civil War will be able to hear your presentation. The attack on Fort Sumter is fast approaching so you will need to get right to work. Good Luck. =Conclusion= (Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)