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=G.R.A.S.P.S=  **Presentation:** comprehension- 25%, speaks clearly- 15%, attire- 5%, time limit-5%, content- 25%, preparedness- 25% || =Understanding(s)= there were several causes of the American Civil War, in the years leading up to when the war actually began, and these causes were related to slavery. •the North (Union) had the economic/military advantage among their many other advantages over the South (Confederacy). •the period following the Civil War (Reconstruction) was a tumultuous time for the United States.
 * Goal || **Goal:** to make a series of political cartoons that highlight the causes of the Civil War, advantages that each side (North/South) possessed throughout the war, and why the period of Reconstruction following the war was a tumultuous time for the United States. ||
 * Role || **Role:** you are a finalist to become the political cartoonist for the magazine The New Yorker, but before they hire you they ask to see some of your work, and assign you an era to draw about that will be put in the magazine to be voted on by the magazines readers. ||
 * Audience || **Audience:** you will be writing for the editors of the magazine. You will also be writing for the readers of the magazine, most of whom will have some knowledge about the Civil War. ||
 * Setting || **Situation:** your work will be put into The New Yorker, and the magazines readers will vote for who they think is the best to become the new political cartoonist for the magazine. ||
 * Presentation || **Product/Presentation:** you will make a series of political cartoons that discuss the causes of the Civil War, advantages that each side possessed, and why the period of Reconstruction was a tumultuous time for the United States. ||
 * Standards || **Standards:** content- 25%, handed in on time- 20%, required elements- 20%, at least 8 comics- 20%, Creativity- 10%, bibliography-5%
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=Introduction= The Civil War was a very tumultuous time for the United States. The Civil War was one of the biggest wars in all of American history, and it was the single most bloody conflict in American history with almost 600,000 casualties between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). The war was a long time coming, it had causes dating back about 80 years. The war was influenced by advantages that both sides had and those influences were what determined the outcome. The war may have ended in 1865, but the period following the Civil War was also a tumultuous time for the United States. =Task= Congratulations! You were just announced as a finalist to become the new political cartoonist for the magazine the //New Yorker//; but before you can assume the $100,000 salary you must pass one final test. The editors of the magazine have assigned each of the finalists a historical era to write their cartoons about, and you were assigned the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction. You must write about the causes of the Civil War, advantages that both the North and the South possessed and how those advantages impacted the war, and why the period of Reconstruction was tumultuous time for the United States. Your work will be put into the magazine and the magazine's readers, most of whom will have some knowledge about the Civil War, will vote for the winner, so be creative and original! In addition you must present in front of your fellow cartoonists. To be in the running to win the competition you must submit at least 8 cartoons.

=Conclusion= You have successfully created 8 cartoons and have been hired by the //New Yorker// magazine, congratulations! You learned about what the main causes of the Civil War, you also learned about how the advantages that both possessed influenced the outcome of the war, and lastly you learned about how decisions made by leaders following the Civil War made the period of Reconstruction a tumultuous time for the United States. We hope that you continue to draw about important historical events and that you keep learning!