How & Where to Find Images for Your Civil War Podcast Project

Public domain.

This is a term that is important for you, as big, bad 8th graders, to know.

The public domain refers to works (writing, images, music, etc.) that are not owned by anyone, are not protected by copyright, and can thus be used freely.  Examples include:

• The Bible (created before copyright laws existed)
• Shakespeare plays (copyright has expired)
• The Constitution, Congress laws, Supreme Court documents, etc. (government document)

Photos from the Civil War are all in the public domain because their copyright (if they had them to begin with) has expired.  Photos from modern reenactments, paintings and other Civil War related works, however, might not be in the public domain.

Rather than using Google Image search to find images for your podcast, we'd like you to use the the web site collections listed below.

WHY?  Because you need to understand and abide by copyright rules and all the given sites have public domain images only.  Also, you will find really great images from these sites that you might not find through a Google image search.  Oh, and it's always good to try new things (even if we're making you do it).

Create a folder on your desktop clearly labeled with your full name and project description (ex. Kristen Sanchez Civil War Project).

Save your images inside the folder (rather than right on the desktop).  This will make it easy to import into iMovie when you're ready.  Make sure that you save the largest image size possible.  Thumbnails and low resolution images will become fuzzy in iMovie and you will lose points.  Remember, NO clip art is allowed.

Keep track of your image sources. You need to include a bibliography at the end of your iMovie that includes ALL sources (text and images).  EasyBib has a citation creator for photographs.

Search the following sites:

• The Library of Congress Selected Civil War Photographs Archive
• The Library of Congress Civil War Maps Collection
• The Library of Congress Photographs of Women During the Civil War
• The Library of Congress *MAIN* Site (enter your search terms into the search box --> Choose Photo/Print/Drawing from the dropdown menu)
• CivilWarPhotos.Net
• National Archives Civil War Photo Collection
• CivilWar.Org/Photos
• Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs at Flickr
• Smithsonian Flag
• Harper's Weekly Civil War Collection

If you want to use an image NOT from one of these sites, show it to me to get my okay.

Once you have your images (you should have at least 8), you should work on a plan.  I recommend that you take a printout of your narrative (part 2) and highlight with different colors into logical chunks.  You will need the same number of photos as you have chunks.  Oh, and it is okay to revise your writing before you begin recording.  Sometimes when we reread a few days later we realize we can make something sound better.  You should definitely do this!

Most of the photos we have from the Civil War era were taken by a man named Mathew Brady.  You can read more about Mathew Brady at the links below.

• article about Mathew Brady from the Washington Post
• article about Mathew Brady's Antietam photos from The New York Times (1862)
• article about Mathew Brady's Antietam photos from The New York Times (2012)

You can also learn more about Mathew Brady at www.mathewbrady.com

Debate Extra Credit Round 3!

Link to Google Doc

Civil War Experience Project

Click here for Google Doc of project description

Debate Extra Credit Round 2

Link to Google Doc

Election Project Sample Paragraphs

The states and stats are made up so that you don’t just copy! J

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President Obama is likely to win the state of Berryfornia by a wide margin.  According to a SurveyUSA poll dated October 3^rd, 56% plan to vote for Obama compared to 36% for Romney.  Even if the remaining 8% all vote for Romney, Obama will still win.  Moreover, the state of Berryfornia has gone Democratic in every Presidential election since 1988.

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A slim majority of voters in Cenaland will likely choose Mitt Romney over Barack Obama.  An October 4^th Rasmussen poll put Romney ahead of Obama 49 to 46, yet a Public Policy poll from the same date found Romney ahead by 6 points.   Though the popular vote is projected to be close, Republicans carried Cenaland in 2008, 2004, and 2000.

Presidential Debate Extra Credit Assignment

Link to the Google doc for the assignment

First Homework: Decorate your SS Journal!

WORTH 10 POINTS

Due by Friday 9/7/12

This year we will be studying the Civil War and Reconstruction, World War II and the Holocaust, and the Civil Rights Movement.  We will also be talking a lot about why we study history, how the past connects to issues today, and how we can use our knowledge and personal gifts to make our own history.  You need a composition book (NO SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS) to use as your Social Studies Journal.

Your first homework assignment is to decorate your Social Studies journal.  You should use images related to this year’s units.  Select at least 10.  You should also include at least 5 quotes and/or important words that relate to the units or Social Studies in general.

An easy place to go for quotes is Kristen’s Pinterest board, Social Studies Quotes.  You can view it at:   She is mildly obsessed and has over 50.  J

After you paste your images and quotes down, cover your notebook with Contact Paper or clear packing tape.  IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE SUPPLIES AT HOME, come to Lab 1 before homeroom anytime this week (7:45-8:20) and Kristen will provide some.  Do not show up at 8:18 on Friday morning and assume that you will get it covered before 8:20 homeroom.  Plan ahead!

We will be checking notebooks at the beginning of class on Friday.