Civil War Photographs
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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5th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.
Which sentence best summarizes this entire story?
Mathew Brady went bankrupt, but now his photographs are valuable.
Mathew Brady wanted to use photography to create a record of national life.
Mathew Brady first took daguerreotypes, but switched to photographs.
Mathew Brady was the first photographer in the United States.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.
Which sentence best summarizes the final paragraph of the story?
Mathew Brady went bankrupt, but now his photographs are considered valuable.
Mathew Brady helped to stop warfare in the United States.
Mathew Brady's photographs of the Civil War were brought by Congress.
Mathew Brady's work is not treasured today.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.
How did Mathew Brady chronicle the Civil War?
He took photographs of wartime scenes.
He assembled a group of photographers to take pictures of the war.
He brought pictures from other photographers who were returning from the field.
All of the above.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.
Which sentence summarizes Brady's wartime efforts?
His work shocked people so much that they did not want to see him.
His work shocked people but raised their awareness of the costs of war.
His work shocked most people but not members of Congress.
His work is not considered valuable today.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Write a 1-2 sentence response to the question. Your response should include a reference to his photographs being the first modern media coverage of a war.
Why do you think people were so shocked by Brady's photographs?
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.6.7
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Write a 1-2 sentence response.
What do you consider most important about Brady's career?
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
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7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Write a 1-2 sentence response.
Summarize in one sentence how you think photography has changed the world.
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
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