MOVIE REVIEWS - Check out the Civil War movies listed on the Unit 4 website.  I have copies of many of the movies that I will gladly lend for a night, and Mrs. E also has a great collection of Civil War movies.  There are also hundreds of documentaries that you can watch.  Find a topic of interest, check it out, and write a review!

BOOK REVIEWS - Mrs. E has hundreds of Civil War books in the library, both fiction and non-fiction, and I have a pretty sizable collection in my classroom. Try one out and write a review! 

If you get really interested, see if you can make your own puzzle to stump Taft!

You can also try to make a rank on the Civil War Interactive Trivia Challenge.  Watch out - these are tough questions!

ESSAY CONTEST - The Civil War Preservation Trust hosts an essay contest every year dealing with the preservation of battlefields.  Give it a whirl.  The instructions are online, as are the prizes - money money money!

HISTORY RULES! PICTURES - Milwaukee and Wisconsin played an important role in the Civil War, and the war certainly had great impact on our local and state community.  There are Civil War related historical sites all throughout the state.  Visit some, take a picture with a "HISTORY RULES!" sign, and write up a little ditty about the location.