Thursday, April 14, 2011

Civil War 150th Anniversary -- Essay Due April 15

Americans are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War beginning April 12. Click on each of the links to view the photo essays AND read the accompanying caption information. 
Post at least one or two interesting Civil War photos to your blog and answer the following questions in a short essay (200-300 words):

Why is the Civil War still worthy of discussion today?  
What were the positive and negative outcomes? 
What are some things you learned the Civil War after viewing these two photo essays and reading the captions?


Rare Civil War Photos
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Rare-Civil-War-Photos/ss/events/us/041211civilwarphotos#photoViewer=/ydownload/20110411/photos_net_web_ts/1302569001

Photo Essay: The Civil War: Between the Battles

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/civilwar/index.html