Civil War Re-Enactment; Monday, Period Three [ 05/11 ].

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

For the first class, they would be meeting in a classroom, which helped make Jasper feel at least a little more comfortable. The shades were drawn on any windows, just to be sure, and he was going to be busy, at first, boggling over the fact that anyone had actually signed up for this class. Emmett he could excuse, obviously, but seriously? Oh, this would be interesting...

Here was to hoping none of these kids were clumsy.



"Welcome," he said once the class had collected and was that a frog? He shook his head and went on. "To Civil War Re-enactment. I'm your teacher for the semester, Mr. Hale." He shot Emmett a don't laugh look, not really expect it to work much. "Hopefully, you're aware that the American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, is an very important period of American history. Taking place between the years of 1861 and 1865, it was a short war, but it was a bloody one, and it dealt with a lot of hot-button issues. Eleven states of the South seceded from the Northern states; the former became known as the Confederacy, the latter the Union. The most evident subject that caused the war was that of slavery: the Southern economy depended heavily on the use of slave labor, while the Northern states had a firmer grip on industry and believed that slavery should be abolished. But things are, of course, more complicated than that, and it was a delicate mix of many factors, including also state autonomy and the expansion into the West."

"Clearly, all this is important. But it's a big thing to cover in just seven weeks, and the point of the class is a very time honored American tradition of re-enacting the epic and pivotal battles of the Civil War. It's exactly how it sounds. Re-enacting battles. Here is your syllabus that outlines each of the battles we will be covering. The week before, I'll have information on the battle we'll be re-enacting, for you to look over and consider how to put it into action. You think about the stradegy. You put yourself in the position of the soldiers. You pretend to fight and see how it goes. Pretend is the keyword here. These are pretendy fun time games, as you will. Let's try not to actually hurt anyone, hm? Fort Sumter was the official start of the war, and that's what we'll do next week. I'll go into more detail of how then. Today?"

Jasper turned a smile, albeit nervous, on the class, wondering if they realized he was babbling because he was nervous. "Casting. There are quite a few iconic Civil War generals, like those on this list, that may be pivotal in some battles. Take a look, and pick out which general you'll be for the run of the semester. If you're not sure, there are also these handy quizzes to help. If anyone wants to be the same generals? We'll figure something out."

"Oh, and I guess we should introduce ourselves a bit, shouldn't we? Let's go around and do that first. You can start."



[[ OCD on the way has seceded from the Union! Oh noes! Class Roster and Syllabus ]]

Comments

Sign In -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

Warfully.

Re: Sign In -- 05/11.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan Girardi

During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

Pay attention. Fall asleep. Wonder why the blinds are closed on the windows...

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan listened and wondered if her parents would ever let her sign up for her own classes.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie actually didn't have to wonder about that too hard when looking at him side-by-side with Emmett, and instead was raptly paying attention to Jasper, studying him quietly.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley did pay attention, and wrote lots of notes.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Listening intently, Penelope felt nervous thinking she would have to reenact a battle.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[iamnotallgirl]

Jill sat in her seat, silently cursing Jack for deciding it would be fun to sign her up for a workshop with guns. Still, it was history-oriented, so she was already figuring out how to spin it on her college applications.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[mauledbyabear.livejournal.com]

Emmett was trying not to laugh, he really wasn't. Oh god he was failing so hard. That Mr. Hale stuff killed him.

...metaphorically, of course.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Upon hearing that there wasn't going to be any actual violence, Worf looked sorely disappointed.

Re: During the Introduction -- 05/11.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin listened raptly. And was glad the battles would only be pretend.

Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

Go around the class and tell us a little about yourself.

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"My name is Joan Girardi," she said. "I just finished my junior year. I'm on Student Council and the Cheerleading squad. And I'm from Maryland."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I'm Sookie Stackhouse," she said softly, smiling lightly. "I just finished my sophomore year, and I'm from Bon Temps Louisiana, near Shreveport. Oh, and it's 1999 at home."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"I'm Hugo Reyes," he introduced. "But like, everyone calls me Hurley. I just finished my junior year, I'm from Santa Monica California, and I work at Groovy Tunes and Covent Garden Flowers."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"I'm Penelope Wilhern," she began, quietly, "and I'm from England. I just finished my junior year and I work Wednesday evening's at Caritas."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[iamnotallgirl]

"My name is Jill McTeague, I just finished my junior year, and I'm from Massachusetts. And uh. If a guy shows up one week, answers to Jack? That's me. Sorry about him. He's kind of a jerk."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[mauledbyabear.livejournal.com]

Emmett felt this part was a little useless but went with it anyway since he wanted to make sure Jasper had a good first day before he started giving him headaches.

"Well I'm Emmett Cullen and I'm from Forks, Washington at the moment. And I'm not really into this history thing but I figured I'd take the class since the teacher seems cool," he said. "Even if he does suck at Halo."

Okay, maybe he'd start giving headaches now.

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"I... am Worf. Son of Mogh. I am a Klingon. We are a warrior race from a planet alien to yours."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I'm Hinata Hyuuga," she said, trying not to stutter. "I've just finished my sophomore year. My world isn't much like t-this one at all, and I work at Book Haven on Tuesdays."

Re: Personal Introductions -- 05/11.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Robin, yes, I'm a talking frog. That's not unusual where I come from. And I'm on the cheerleading squad."

Pick your Civil War General -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

Claim your general (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war_generals) here! There are plenty! Even if they're not in any of the battles covered, they'll still be there through the magic of re-enactment. And, remember, there are some (http://www.quizilla.com/quizzes/9451269/which-civil-war-general-are-you) quizzes (http://quiz.myyearbook.com/myspace//28214/Which_Civil_War_general_are_you.html) to help you out!

Re: Pick your Civil War General -- 05/11.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan took one of the quizzes and went with her result: George McClellan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._McClellan). Not the most effective General, but it wasn't like she figured she would be either.

Talk to the TA -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

For when the other sparkly vampire pings in.

Re: Talk to the TA -- 05/11.

[mauledbyabear.livejournal.com]

Emmett was there, of course, and he was eyeing the students to see if any of them looked particularly clumsy.

Talk to the Teacher -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

Although he seems to be a little wary of all the students, he's definitely there for questions or anything else.

OOC -- 05/11.

[civilwarsongs.livejournal.com]

This class is going to make me feel like the biggest nerd ever.

If it's confusing how this class is going to work, I swear, it makes sense in my head. XD

Re: OOC -- 05/11.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

There are levels of irony involved in having roleplaying characters roleplay. ♥