1. Topic-
Significance of political and military leaders, women and African-American's during the Civil War.
 
2. Content-
Describing the significance of political and military leaders, women and African-Americans in the Civil War.

Key vocabulary and terms:
Union
Confederacy
Abolitionist
Civil War
Slavery
North vs. South
Reconstruction


 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. The students will understand the role specific and famous people played in the Civil War.
2. The students will understand the significance of similarities and differences for the North and South.
3. The students will understand the significance that women played in the Civil War.
4. The students will understand the significance that African-Americans played in the Civil War.
 
4. Objectives-
1. Students will remember specific individuals involved in the Civil War.
2. Students will remember the impact specific individuals played in the Civil War.
3. Students will remember the significance of women and African-Americans in the Civil War and how their roles were different from prior wars.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Paper
Pencils
Flashcards
Cardstock
Fish crackers
Printed pages of famous people's faces
Glue stick
Scissors
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1.Introduce specific famous people from the Civil War and explain what their significance was.
2. Explain the role of women and Negroes in prior wars and how the Civil War was different.
3.Explain the vocabulary words and terms.
 

B. Development-

1. Use text to have students read about famous Civil War people.
2. Have students choose a biography of one of these people and read it.
3. Have students write an essay on what that person contributed to the Civil War and the outcome of the war based on the contribution.
4. Have the student create a poster showing an image of the person and listing their achievements.
5. Have the student give a 5 minute overview of their chosen person to the class.

1. Print bingo cards with the names of famous people from the Civil War.
2. Play Bingo by holding up a picture of a famous person from the Civil War and having students place a fish cracker on their card if the person's name is listed. The teacher can add identifying information about each person as she holds the card.
3. Students may eat their fish crackers when someone wins a Bingo round.

1. Play a game using index cards. Place the name of the famous person at the top of the index card. Beneath the name list 4 identifying informational items about the person. Make sure there is one famous person for every student in the class.
2. Split the class into two groups to compete against each other for points.
3. Have students take turns reading their identifying informational items.
4. The team that recognizes and accurately tells who each person is gains one point. The winning team will have the most points.
 

C. Practice-

1. Play Bingo based on famous people of the Civil War.
2. Split the class into two groups. Play a game for the highest number of points based on which group answers the most questions accurately from identifying information items of famous Civil War people.
 

D. Independent Practice-

Read textbook and choose a person to read a biography on. Do a report and a poster based on the person chosen. Present a 5 minute dialogue on the person chosen.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1. Adjust the reading level as needed for the biography reading.
2. Have students work on an outline for their essay during class so the teacher can help.
 

F. Checking for understanding-

Students will take a quiz on famous Civil War people based on matching the people to their accomplishments.
 

G. Closure-

1. Review the role that political and military leaders played in the Civil War.
2. Review the role that women played in the Civil War.
3. Review the role that African-American's played in the Civil War.
 
7. Evaluation-
Formal evaluation:
1. Biographical essay
2. Quiz

Informal evaluation:
1. Bingo of Civil War people
2. Poster based on biography read
3. Game using index cards.
 

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