Task 1
Why was it clear that the North would be the winner of the military confrontation?
Explain to your class.
Task 2
The war cost the nation more than just the number of dead. Think about this and make a speech on the topic.
Look in chapter 2 "Giving Talks in Class" for help.
Task 3
Find the words with the same meaning. Write them down one above the other.
to pledge, to assemble, to promise, to gather, to give his/her word of honor, at last, to rally, eventually, to commit oneself to, finally, in the end.
Task 4
Translate these sentences into English. Use the verb put.
a) Han lovte å gjøre slutt på slaveriet.
b) Legg arbeidet ditt til side for i dag.
c) Ta deg sammen, dette er ikke verdens undergang.
d) Kan du gi meg husly for i natt?
e) Du trenger ikke å finne deg i det.
f) Du kan legge fram ditt eget forslag.
g) Slukk lyset, det er på tide å sove.
Task 5
To get a glimpse behind the historical facts of the Civil War read the letters of two of the soldiers that took part in the battles:
The addresses are:
Http://www.civilwarhome.com/letter4.htm for Absolom A. Harrison’s Civil War Letter # 4
Http://www.civilwarhome.com/newtonletter.htm for the obituary of Thomas Newton.
a) What do you think of the circumstances the soldiers lived under?
b) What do they say about the war in general?
c) What do you think of the contents and words used in the obituary?
Task 6
Harriet, the Moses of her People, is a book that describes the life story of Harriet Tubman, a fugitive slave who risked her own life a number of times by going back to the South to bring fleeing slaves to their freedom in the North.
Find her story on Internet. Take notes and tell the rest of your group about the bravery of this woman.
Internet address: http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/harriet/harriet.html