The Civil War: Quiz Yourself

KWL ChartCreate a KWL chart about the environment

and pollutionThis chart will be created in ExcelUse the following as a guide:Sample KWL Chart

Online ResearchYou may use ONLY the following websites to

find your articles:http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.ht

mhttp://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/kidzind

ex.htmhttp://www.radford.edu/sbisset/civilwar.htmhttp://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-his

tory/264-civil-war.htmlhttp://americancivilwar.com/kids_zone/causes.ht

ml

Found Your Article?Once you have found a great article:

Read it thoroughlyLook up any unknown words in the dictionaryThink about how it relates to what we have

already learned in classPick out the main ideas of the article

Create Your Own Quiz!Based on the information in your article you

must create a quiz for the other students in your group

Your quiz must contain 5-7 questions on important information in your article

Use the following format as a guide:Example QuizAfter your quiz is complete, raise your hand

for help to print it

Quiz Time!After you have printed three copies of your

quiz, you must fill in the answers to one of them for an answer key so you can grade the others

Now return to your groupYou will take turns reading your articles to

each otherOnce you have read your article, give your quiz

to the other members of your groupYou will also take their quizzes when they have

read their articles

Quiz CheckAfter your group takes your quiz, use your

answer key to check their answersIf they make mistakes, explain what they

answered incorrectly and help them fix itWhen everyone has read their articles and

taken all of the quizzes in the group, your group will work together to add more to the KWL chart

You can each add more to the “L” or “Learn” column based on what you learned from each other’s articles

Share With the ClassWhen your are done adding to your charts,

each group will present their new facts in the “L” column to the rest of the class

If you are not presenting, you should be adding what the other groups share to your own KWL chart

When everyone is done, we will print fresh copies of your KWL charts for you to use in the future

StandardsPA Standards:

8.1.5.C8.3.5.B8.3.5.D

ISTE Standards:Creativity and InnovationCommunication and CollaborationResearch and Information FluencyCritical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision

MakingTechnology Operations and Concepts