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The Hulbert Taft, Jr. Library

Honors US History: Civil War Podcast Project (formerly AP): Home

If you have any questions,

email Mr. Padgett at spadgett@taftschool.org  

or Ms. Taylor at taylorp@taftschool.org

We're ready to help!

Your Assignment

In your assigned group, you will produce a news report in the form of a podcast on one the Civil War events listed on your Google Doc assignment sheet.

Podcast requirements:

  • Maximum 5 minutes in length
  • Summary and analysis of the event, including perspectives of both the North and the South.

Minimum source requirements:

  • 1 Reference Source
  • 1 Secondary Source (Book/eBook or journal article)
  • 3 Primary Sources

Due by the start of class on the last day of the remote period.

 

Everything you need to know about creating your podcast is here! 

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NoodleTools General Tips

To choose the correct template for your citation, answer the following questions:

1. Where did you find your source?

  • Most likely it will be one of these:
    • Database 
    • Website

2. What is your source?

  • Most likely, it will be one of these:
    • Reference Source
    • Book
    • Newspaper
    • Journal
    • Web Page