AcrossFive Aprils

							         Across Five Aprils
                   Written by: Irene Hunt




                        Developed By:
                      Monica Lopez
                           &
                    Margaret Trinidad




Introduction |Task |Process |Evaluation |Conclusion |Resources
                          Introduction



      Across Five Aprils is a story of the Creighton’s who live on a
farm in southern Illinois. The story takes place during the five
Aprils of the Civil war from April 1861 to 1865. The main
character is a nine-year-old boy named Jethro. Their family is
torn apart due to the fact that of the two eldest brothers, one is
fighting for the north and the other for the south. Jethro gets
involved by writing a letter to the President Abraham Lincoln.
This novel explores the Civil War and the effects it had on one
family.



                               Task

You are going to begin by putting yourself in Jethro Creighton’s
place. Imagine you are him and your family is living in Southern
Illinois during the Civil War. The following tasks will help you
explore and learn the life of Jethro and others during the Civil
War.




                             Process

Step 1. Compare and contrast Jethro’s life before and after his
relatives leave to fight in the Civil War using a Venn Diagram.

Step 2. Review the timeline and choose a battle from the Civil
War that you will research and write about. Write a two-page
summary of that specific battle.
Step 3. By using the timeline as reference, label the map with
the appropriate battles or important events.

Step 4. Follow this link and review the pictures of the uniforms
that soldiers wore. Create your own uniform.

Step 5. Pick one song from the Union and one song from the
confederacy and compare the differences in lyrics and style.
Write in your opinion what you liked and disliked about each.



                              Evaluation


              Beginning   Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score

                  1           2            3            4



    Venn      1-2         3-5         6-8         9-12
   Diagram comparisons comparisons comparisons comparisons




                                                    2 or more
   Summary Less than a
                          1 page with   1 page or   pages full
   of battle page with
                             some       more with   of detail
             little or no
                            details      details       and
                detail
                                                    accuracy


              Able to      Able to      Able to      Able to
           identify and identify and identify and identify and
     Map     label map    label map    label map    label map
    Tracer   with 25%     with 50%     with 70%     with 90&
             accuracy     accuracy     accuracy     accuracy
                              Minimal       Sufficient   Substantial
        Art     Little or no
                             effort and     effort and   effort and
      Project      effort
                             creativity     creativity    creativity


                                            Provides a    Provides
                  Provides    Provides
                                            variety of   plenty of
      Music     little or no some detail
                                            detail and   detail and
                   detail    with insight
                                              insight      insight



                                 Conclusion



After finishing this project and reading the novel, you will take
the quiz to test your knowledge and comprehension of the novel
Across five Aprils.




                                 Resources



      URL Links
      Printer
      Blank paper (pencils, colors, paint etc)
      Encyclopedias
     Books

The Blue and the Gray by Eve Bunting

Mountain Boy by Anna Josephs

Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco

Drummer Boy by Ann Turner

     Videos

Tour of Civil War Battlefields

The Red Badge of Courage

Lincoln at Gettysburg

     Websites

http://www.egyptianaaa.org/SI-History2.html

http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/burt/index.html

http://www.ioweb.com/civilwar/

     Introduction |Task |Process |Evaluation |Conclusion |Resources