1. Topic-
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| Life Before, During, and After the Civil War. |
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2. Content-
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Civil War
Slavery
Union
Confederacy
Abolitionist
Cavalry
Copperhead
Emancipation
Infantry
Mason-Dixon Line
Secession
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development;
summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
2.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact
over the course of a text.
3.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured
event sequences.
4. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners
can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,
and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
5.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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4. Objectives-
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1.Students will be able to discuss social, political, and personal
issues that Americans faced because of the Civil War.
2.Students will use the Internet to locate resources related to the
Civil War and incorporate information from these resources into their
own writing.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Access to a computer lab, paper, and pencil/pen. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.You will choose one of the following people to research from the
time of the Civil War:
Slave
Freed Slave
Union Soldier/General
Confederate Soldier/General
Nurse
2.You will research you person of choice, learning about their before,
during, and after the war.
3.You will then write a letter to President Lincoln telling him about
how the Civil War has changed your life, both positively and negatively. |
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