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Enlisted Uniform and Equipment Research and Poster
Project.
Each mess will be responsible for researching their
assigned type of uniform and equipment. Each Mess will be creating a poster and
presenting their poster and research to the class. The uniform types will cover
a wide variety of the different armies in the field during the war. The
project should focus on enlisted men, common soldiers, not
officers.
Deadline – Last in class work day, Thursday October
6th.
Presentations begin Friday October 7th.
Resources:
Card board, colored pencils, and research time will be
provided.
Books from the classroom and the library will be
available.
The Internet may be used, especially the Library of
Congress“Selected Civil War Photographs” directory.
Outlawed:
Any information from an online “sutler”, someone who
sells reproduction uniform items to reenactors. Many “sutlers” sell items that
are either imported from abroad, are poorly reproduced, or are not direct copies
of original items.
Exceptions to this rule are www.crchilds.com, www.cjdaley.com, both of whom publish research
of the original items, and invaluable documentation.
Requirements:
¨
1“diagram” poster on
poster board provided.
¨
Hand drawn/colored
figure representing the type of uniform and equipment being researched.
¨
At least TWO
photographs of an original soldier wearing an item
on your poster.
¨
Brief written
description of the type of soldier who would wear this uniform and/or where the
uniform style came from.
If you have a specific unit, be specific for that
unit.
¨
Include
distinctive features of the uniform, colors used, trim used, style and cloth
types. Be specific.
¨
Include
representations of equipment carried by that type of soldier and what the
equipment was used for.
¨
Accuracy is VERY
important!
¨
Be
creative!
¨
Bibliography on your
poster citing the sources for your research (Can be on the back).
¨
Presentation of
approximately 7-10 minutes explaining your project.
¨
ONE LIFE SIZED
PAINTING of the uniform you researched.
See Example.
Points – 150 Points,
based on rubric.
Project.
Each mess will be responsible for researching their
assigned type of uniform and equipment. Each Mess will be creating a poster and
presenting their poster and research to the class. The uniform types will cover
a wide variety of the different armies in the field during the war. The
project should focus on enlisted men, common soldiers, not
officers.
Deadline – Last in class work day, Thursday October
6th.
Presentations begin Friday October 7th.
Resources:
Card board, colored pencils, and research time will be
provided.
Books from the classroom and the library will be
available.
The Internet may be used, especially the Library of
Congress“Selected Civil War Photographs” directory.
Outlawed:
Any information from an online “sutler”, someone who
sells reproduction uniform items to reenactors. Many “sutlers” sell items that
are either imported from abroad, are poorly reproduced, or are not direct copies
of original items.
Exceptions to this rule are www.crchilds.com, www.cjdaley.com, both of whom publish research
of the original items, and invaluable documentation.
Requirements:
¨
1“diagram” poster on
poster board provided.
¨
Hand drawn/colored
figure representing the type of uniform and equipment being researched.
¨
At least TWO
photographs of an original soldier wearing an item
on your poster.
¨
Brief written
description of the type of soldier who would wear this uniform and/or where the
uniform style came from.
If you have a specific unit, be specific for that
unit.
¨
Include
distinctive features of the uniform, colors used, trim used, style and cloth
types. Be specific.
¨
Include
representations of equipment carried by that type of soldier and what the
equipment was used for.
¨
Accuracy is VERY
important!
¨
Be
creative!
¨
Bibliography on your
poster citing the sources for your research (Can be on the back).
¨
Presentation of
approximately 7-10 minutes explaining your project.
¨
ONE LIFE SIZED
PAINTING of the uniform you researched.
See Example.
Points – 150 Points,
based on rubric.