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Kids Writing About the Civil War

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These Rensselaer Central Middle School students wrote assignments for teacher Natalie Waling in May, 2010 about the Civil War using historical records. Read some of their essays to discover what other students have learned about this time period.

(Essays used with permission. These files are available in Adobe PDF format. If you have not already done so, you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat to read these files.)

application/pdf iconThe Real Civil War by Matthew Rodibaugh (Research Essay)
application/pdf iconLetters From War by Morgan Garrity (Personal Narrative / Historical Fiction)
application/pdf iconConnected by Letters by Sydneigh Berenda (Personal Narrative / Historical Fiction)
application/pdf iconThe Reality of the Civil War by Tori Hickman (Research Essay)