Sword Rank Advancement Requirements:

1)      Watch 3 of the following movies

·         Gettysburg –

·         Gods and Generals –

·         Shenandoah –

·         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:

·         Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher-Stowe

·         Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

·         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