Sword Rank Advancement Requirements:
1)
Watch 3 of the following movies
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Gettysburg –
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Gods and Generals –
·
Shenandoah –
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The Red Badge of Courage
·
Gone with the Wind -
2)
Write a Hero Report on a person in the civil War
history of your choice.
3)
Complete all of the required Writing Assignments
4)
Memorize the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
5)
Memorize 3 of the 4 following songs:
·
The Battle Cry of Freedom
·
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
·
Dixie
·
Other Civil War Song of your choice
6)
Read all
of the books below:
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher-Stowe
·
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
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Abraham Lincoln by Wilbur F. Gordy
·
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7)
Memorize
what your religion says on the matter of government
8)
Give a class presentation
9)
Read and discuss the following speeches and
documents:
- Dred Scott vs Stanford
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- The Gettysburg Address
- Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Constitutional Amendments 13, 14, 15
