Woman+Soldiers

= Women Soldiers   ﻿ ﻿  = == In the 1860s, women had fewer rights than they have today. Most people believed that women were not as capable as men. Because of this belief, women were not given the same opportunities as men. One of these opportunities was the right to serve as a soldier for their country. As you can imagine, not all women agreed with this law. Some very courageous women took matters into their own hands and found a way to sneak into the military. Your job is to research about how they were able to pull it off. Find the answers to the questions below. == == Note sheet: [|)] for laptop writing; for hand writing ==

3. What types of punishments would they face if they were caught?
==4. How were women viewed by society for not following traditional rules? (What did people think of them if they found out they had joined the army?) == == You will now write an expository piece explaining what life was like for a woman soldier during the Civil War. Include the information listed above in your writing. Before you begin writing, you must complete a plan for expository writing. (You may use a form to fill out on your laptop or get a printed one to fill out by hand from your teacher.  ==

6. Think or what questions readers might ask and try to answer them.
(adapted from //40 Reproducible Forms for the Writing Traits Classroom//

== To wrap up this webquest, your expository writing will be posted onto our class wiki. Your group members will read your writing and leave a comment. Impress them, and me, with how much you have learned about your topic. ==

Read the information contained at each site thoroughly with your individual role and task in mind..