Thirteen Ed Online - Memorials and Meaning

		Memorials and Meaning: Connecting to the Past The following handouts will help you complete your Web lesson. Preparing for your Fieldwork: Discuss the following questions with your group: What is a memorial? What are their "uses"? How does Saint-Gaudens' Shaw memorial (www.valley.net/~stgaud/saga.html) uniquely eulogize Civil War veterans? How did the Civil Rights Movement "transform and refresh" the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC? How is the Lincoln Memorial (www.netins.net/showcase/creative/lincoln.html) -- or other monuments -- used for dramatic purpose in television or film, e.g., MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON? Learn more about the Lincoln Memorial (www.nps.gov/linc/index2.htm) by visiting the AMERICAN VISIONS WebTour for links to sites about this and other memorials. During your Fieldwork: Consider the following questions: What is special about the graves of people who fought in the Civil War? What kinds of military designations are there on the tombstones? Are there any drawings or decorative carvings on the tombstones? How big or small are the tombstones? What condition are they in? Where are the soldiers' tombstones relative to their family members' tombstones? How are soldiers' tombstones and other family members' tombstones similar or different from each other? How many military companies from the students' community participated in the War?