When Civil War Tic-Tac-Toe Met Elementary School

Headline from the local news here in Richmond

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'Civil War Tic Tac Toe' assignment sparks concern from Chesterfield parents

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The options the Elementary School students could choose

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A homework assignment -- titled "Civil War Tic Tac Toe" -- required students to complete three of following categories: 

Write a journal entry from the perspective of a slave in South

Create a visual comparing the North and South

Writing a letter persuading a southern to join the Union

Create a wanted poster for a runaway slave

Write a story about your first day as a soldier

Use an application to present key facts about a major player in the Civil War

Color and label a battlefield page of a different state

Research a Virginia battle and present the facts in a unique way

Create a song highlight major events in the Civil War

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LINK goes to the mobile site, but you can find it at nbc12.com. The concerned parents had an issue with the bolded option.