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The Civil WarBy Emanuela Rroko
Intro• This lesson plan is designed for my eighth
grade students• In this lesson, which is based on standard 8-U5.2.2, students will evaluate causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War • http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/SSGLCE
_218368_7.pdf
Objectives• This lesson is about the Civil War.• Students will be able to evaluate
multiple causes and complex consequences of the Civil war.
• Make an argument and explain the reasons as to why the North won.
• Explain advantages and disadvantages.• Learn about political and military
leaders.• In order to pass, my students have to
explain at least two advantages and two disadvantages.
Key Concepts• Civil war• Confederate• Union• Emancipation• Military and political leadership
Prior Knowledge & Background Information
• Slavery issues• Abraham Lincoln was elected
president• South Carolina secedes from the Union• Months later, ten other states joined
South Carolina and the Confederate of America as formed, making Virginia the capital
• Conflicts between the Union and the Confederate rise and the war is about to begin Go back to quiz
Main Battles
• The First Battle of Bull Run• The Battle of Antietam• The Battle of Shiloh• The Battle of Gettysburg• To learn more about the major battles of the Civil War, click
here; http://biowww.clemson.edu/aged/dl/aged480/jennifer/keybat.htm
The First Battle of Bull Run• This battle was fought on July 21, 1861 in Virginia• The Union’s commander was General Irvin McDowell• The Confederates were commanded by Brigadier
General P.G.T. Beauregard• The Confederates won• To learn more, click the following link;
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html?tab=facts
The Battle of Antietam• This battle was fought on September 16, 1862 in
Maryland• The Union’s commander was George B. Mclellan• The Confederates were commanded by Robert E.
Lee• The Union won
The Battle of Shiloh
• This battle was fought in February 1862 in Tennessee
• The Union’s commander was General Ulysses S. Grant
• The Confederates were commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston
• The Union won• This was the bloodiest battle• To learn more about this battle, visit;
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?tab=facts
Did you know?
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The Battle of Gettysburg• This battle was fought in May, 1863 in
Pennsylvania• The Union was commanded by Joseph Hooker• The Confederates were commanded by Robert
E. Lee• The Union won
Advantages for the North• They had 23 states• They had most of the country’s factories• They had more labor force• They had more money to pay for the war
Advantages for the South• Their fights were to defend their land and
their rights• The confederacy had some excellent military
leaders, including General Robert E. Lee• The south was more familiar with firearms,
outdoors, and horses• The fighting broke out on southern soil so the
south had military advantages
Disadvantages for the North
• They were inexperienced• Their military leaders were not experienced• They did not have experience with firearms
Disadvantages for the South• The south had more agriculture• They had very little industry and could not
produce the materials needed to fight the war• The north cut off the seaports of the south
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Complex Consequences• There was a devastating amount of losses due
to the war• The fighting damaged properties• The south would need a rebuilding program to
get things to be the way they were before the war
Application and Practice• Create a Venn diagram of the advantages each
side held, and some of the advantages that both sides had in common. Bloom’s level four
• Create a Venn diagram of the disadvantages that the sides had. Bloom’s level four
• Take a stand and analyze why the North won the war
Application and Practice (continued)• Create a time line with names
of some key battles• Create a graphic organizer to
help them remember key information about battles. They will answer the questions: when, where, winner and military leader of that battle. (This one especially helps my kinesthetic and ELL students.) Bloom’s level one
Application and Practice (continued)• Providing them with the map of the major battles;
they will choose a battle and locate it on the map• From their perspective point of view, they will make a
poster showing why the North won the war• They will include demographic, economic, political,
and technological factors. (Implying other areas of SS such as government and economic.) Bloom’s level four
Application and Practice (continued)• They will make a cause and effect map to
explain the causes and effects of the war. Bloom’s level two
• If possible, I will allow them to go online and look up supplementary information about the Civil War at www.historyking.com
Review & Homework• Review the key concepts with them• Ask them to write in one sentence, on their
ticket out, how everything we learned from this lesson is relevant to the present
Homework
• Take a stand and write a short paragraph on why each side, the north and the south, thought they were right
Lesson Strategies• Reading• Group work• Independent work
Materials
• History book• Posters• Map• Markers• Computers
Quiz
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?• North Carolina• Arkansas• South Carolina• Virginia
• Go back to the quiz!
Correct!
Great!
• Reread Prior Knowledge & Background Information
• Go back to quiz
Incorrect!
Try Again!
Quiz
What was the bloodiest battle?• The Battle of Antietam• The First Battle of Bull Run• The Battle of Shiloh• The Battle of Gettysburg
• Go back to the quiz!
Correct!
• Reread The Battle Of Shiloh• Go back to the quiz!
Incorrect!
Try Again!
Quiz!
All of the following are advantages that were listed above for the South EXCEPT:• The south were fighting to defend their land and thei
r rights• The south had excellent military leaders• The south had more money to pay for the war• The south had more military advantages
Correct!
Great!Go to conclusion
• Reread the South’s disadvantages• Go back to the quiz!
Incorrect!
Try Again!
The Civil War was a tough time for Americans, but it was well needed. It freed the slaves, and it gave citizens the rights that they deserved, regardless of what color skin they were. Although in the past, there were the Confederates and the Union, America was willing to look beyond their differences, and come together to form one big nation, which is what we now call the United States of America. We also call this a home. Next week we will be learning about Reconstruction after the Civil War.
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