The Civil War in Pictures
Moviemaker Assignment
The Civil War was the first “modern war”, in which photographs of
people and events were available to the public. You are to create a civil war
“movie” using the moviemaker program loaded on the computer. Use the
procedure below to guide you through the process.
1. You are to choose a topic related to the civil war from the list on the
back of this sheet.
2. Once you have your topic, you are to collect a series of pictures that
relate to your topic. You will get these pictures from THREE websites.
All three are located in the bookmarks area of my school website. To
get there, you must:
a. Go to : www.sctboces.org
b. Click on “districts”
c. Click on “Horseheads”
d. Click on schools- go to “Middle”
e. Click on Classroom Pages- go to “Mrs. Leland’s Classroom”
f. Click on “Bookmarks” There you will find THREE Civil War
websites that have fantastic pictures of the Civil War.
3. You should browse each site, looking for pictures that relate to your
topic. Once you have chosen a picture, you are to save the picture to
your H: Drive.
4. For 10 of your pictures, you are to write a short narration, explaining
what the picture is of and ho it is relevant to your topic.. Before you can
get on the moviemaker program, I must see the 10 nations. Use the
worksheet on the back to complete this. Once you have saved 20
pictures to your H: Drive, you are to open up the moviemaker program
and follow the directions on making your movie.
Civil War Topics: (Choose ONE)
Comparing Presidents: (Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis)
Comparing Generals: (Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee)
Confederate Generals
Union Generals
Battle of Gettysburg
Causes of the War (Slavery, Sectionalism…)
African Americans in the War
Women in the War
Prison Camps and Treatment of Prisoners
War in the West
War in the East
Medical Care in the War (Hospitals, medicines, disease)
Narration of Pictures:
Picture Name Narration