Distribute the The Nomination worksheet . Tell students that they should use primary sources to uncover the story of someone they think deserves nomination to a Hall of Heroes. Students can learn how the Civil War affected two communities, Pennsylvania's Franklin County and Virginia's Augusta County, through the narrative and primary sources in this site. This site contains primary and secondary sources on the life and accomplishments of Union General George Meade. This electronic text archive from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill contains first-person narratives of slaves and other Southerners, as well as a digitized library of southern literature.
Students can search the archive for materials from the Civil War era.
The Library of Congress presents information on Abraham Lincoln, including the Emancipation Proclamation and his assassination, in this online exhibit of primary sources. You can also find background information on his life and family. When students complete their research, have each fill out the worksheet. Suggest that they present their information orally and then answer questions from other students about their nominees. Students can present a living Hall of Heroes, with each student role-playing the person he or she nominated and coming forward to tell his or her story.