Examining a Photograph from the Civil War.

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Examining a Photograph from the Civil War.

• -OR-
• How I take puzzle pieces from a picture and put
  it together.

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My first picture puzzle piece.

• Can you see something familiar in this puzzle
  piece?
• There are some great clues in the upper-right
  hand corner!
• Before you write anything, take the time to
  really look.
• Now write in a full sentence what you think your
  first puzzle piece is.

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My second picture puzzle piece.

• Can you see that something has been added to your
  first puzzle piece?
• What might it be?
• Write in a full sentence what you think your
  second puzzle piece is.

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My third picture puzzle piece.

• Hum, O.K. now I can see something I saw in my
  second puzzle piece but its repeated twice and
  whats that standing in the middle.
• Now is the time to write your third detailed
  sentence.

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My fourth puzzle piece.

• Oh, now Im getting close!
• I might be stumped.
• What is that item on the left?
• My sentence should reflect what I think it is.

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My fifth puzzle piece.

• There is a mother and her daughter.
• Observe closely anything that will tell you more.
• Write about your observations.

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My sixth puzzle piece.

• Now this should really help you put the pieces of
  your puzzle together.
• Identify who is standing in the middle of this
  photograph.
• What clues did you use?

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Our puzzle is put together.

• First puzzle piece
• -roof and chimney
• Second puzzle piece
• -wood slats for sides of house glued with mud.
• Third puzzle piece
• -more of those slats and perhaps fellow
  soldiers?
• Fourth puzzle piece
• -a mud rake to remove the mud before entering
  the home.
• Fifth puzzle piece
• -Wife and daughter of Brigadier General John A.
  Rawlins.
• Sixth puzzle piece
• -General John A. Rawlins himself!