Quote, paraphrase, and citation #1

Quote: "The Civil War was the greatest transforming event in American culture. Its memories continue to haunt and inspire people, and it is impossible to imagine what the United States would look like today had it never happened. With some 620,000 deaths, more Americans died in the conflict than in all other wars combined until Vietnam. More than 10 percent of the population was directly involved, and almost every American had a close friend or family member who was killed or maimed in the war."

Paraphrase: The Civil War changed the lives of many Americans. Each American had atleast one family member involved in the war. More than 500,000 Americans, (North and South) died fighting in the war.

Citation:

Civil War. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2012, from Enotes: http://www.enotes.com/civil-war-67481-reference/civil-war

Photo, caption, and citation #1

 

The photo above is a soldier from the Union and a soldier from the Confederates. This picture mainly represents the who the whole war was against. This picture summarizes the whole meaning of the war. By looking at it, you can see that the Confederates withdrawn from the U.S.A.

URL: http://www.soldierstudies.org/index.php?action=webquest_1

My Reflection

At this point in my research project, I have found my sources for information. If I was writing a regular research paper, I think i'd be ready to write my paper. Everything, at this point, is going okay as far as finding my sources, and learning information about my topic. What would help me the most at this point is if technology would speed up a little and not be so slow. Finding research isn't the problem. How technology works is the primary issue.

Wordle #1

Preliminary links and descriptions

http://www.docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/civilwar.html

This web page was created by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to inform readers about the specific writers during the Civil War. It also lists the writers different works and the types of their works (Romance, fiction, non-fiction, etc.)

http://www.enotes.com/civil-war-67481-reference/civil-war

This website was created by Enotes but had several different sources, which are listed on the site. It explains the main situations that lead up to the war,( Missouri Compromise, slavery, the election of Abraham Lincoln, etc.) and the different battles of the Civil War.




This webpage was created by Wikipedia. This page is a short bipgraphy of Walt Witman, one of America's most-known authors during the Civil War period, and his many works.
http://www.civilwarliterature.com/

This webpage lists the different types of literature and links to those types of literature. This page helps me to better understand and reads the different types of literature during this time period.

http://civilwarlit.harpweek.com/

This website allows you to to read about different parts of literature during the Civil War such as the different battles, aspects of military life, etc. This page, so far, has been the most helpful to me during my research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

This webpage focuses mostly on the Civil War. This page gives no information on Civil War Literature but focuses mainly on the history of the war and its many battles that lead up to the Emancipation Proclomation.

What I want to know about my topic

When I chose my topic, i had a little bit of knowledge about the Civil War era and it's aftermath. What I don't know is about the literature during this time period. When asked about this topic, my main question was, "How was literature used during the Civil War and how did it change after the war ended?" This main question challenged me to think deeper about this topic, which brought about a few more in-depth questions.

-Who were the well-known writers of this time period, and what were their works of literature?
-How did the value of literature change after the war?
-How did abolitionists use the Underground Railroad to get slaves to the North?
-How did writers go about publishing their works of literature?
-How was the economy affected by the Civil War?

What I already know about my topic

Middle school social studies is when and where I learned about the Civil War. The Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, was a southern-state response to the election of Abraham Lincoln. Eleven southern states seceded from the United States. The other 25 states decided to follow the government. This war was mainly fought for the abolishment of slavery in the South and lasted about four years (1861-1865.) The South surrendered and slavery was then abolished.

The story behind my topic choice

I remember thinking to myself when I started middle school, "Boy, the only class I'm ever gonna pass is social studies!" Well, to my surprise, that was the only class I made an "A" in. We learned about a variety of civilizations, wars, and the functions of different types of governments. Between learning about the Egyptian civilizations to visiting museums about World War I, my interest in the Civil War era became stronger. This particular era "stuck out" to me because it was a war between the North (The Union) and the South (The Confederates.) Being that I was raised in the South, seeing the Confederate flags, and all the debates about them being shown in public, makes me wonder about the story behind it. After middle school, I obtained a lot of knowledge about the Civil War Era and it's aftermath. I chose this specific topic to further my knowledge about this time period.