Transcript Jamie king/Ben Leach - Wright State University

THE CIVIL WAR
Resource unit
Jamie king
Ben leach
Ed 417
3/13/02
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
CONTENT
OBJECTIVES
ACTIVITIES
EVALUATION
RESOURCES ( TEACHER )
RESOURCES ( STUDENT )
RESOURCES ( MEDIA )
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4-8
9-10
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INTRODUCTION
BECAUSE THE CIVIL HAS SHAPED OUR
SOCIETY TODAY, WE WANT TO
ACCURRATELY AND EFFECTIVELY
EDUCATE THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS
ON THE CIVIR WAR, AND PROVIDE AN
UPCLOSE AND PERSONAL VIEW OF HOW
THE WARAFFECTED THIS NATION.
CONTENT
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY
• WAR
• EMANCIPATION
PROCLOMATION
• UNION
• CONFEDERATE
• SUCCEED
• ASSASSINATE
• GETTYSBURG
• LEE
• LINCOLN
• DAVIS
• GRANT
•VICKSBURG
•GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
• SLAVERY
• REGIMENT
• FORT WAGNER
• SOLDIER
• ENLIST
• GENERAL
• REBELS
• YANKEES
• THE BLUE SUIT
• ROBERT G. SHAW
• FREEDOM
CONTENT CONTINUED
• LET THE WAR BEGIN!
- ON THE FIRST DAY, THE UNIT WILL BE INTRODUCED
AND STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN OUTLINE OF
THE WAR. THE STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A MAP OF THE
U.S. SO THAT THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE STATES THAT
SUCCEEDED THE UNION WHEN LINCOLN WAS ELECTED.
• THE SOUTH
- ON THE SECOND DAY, THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN
ABOUT THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. THEY WILL BE TAUGHT
ABOUT THE UNIFORMS, BELIEFS, AND REASONS FOR
LEAVING THE UNION.
CONTENT CONTINUED
• THE NORTH
- ON THE THIRD DAY, THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN
ABOUT THE UNION ARMY. THEY WILL BE TAUGHT ABOUT
THE UNIFORMS, BELIEFS, AND REASONS FOR FIGHTING
THE WAR.
 GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
-ON THE FOURTH DAY, THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN
ABOUT THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AND WHY ABRAHAM
LINCOLN THOUGHT IT WAS THE WORST SPEECH HE HAD
EVER GIVEN.
CONTENT CONTINUED
• THE WAR
- ON THE FIFTH DAY OF THE UNIT, THE STUDENTS
WILL LEARN ABOUT THE MAJOR BATTLES OF THE CIVIL
WAR AND THEIR OUTCOMES. THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO
SEE HOW EACH BATTLE HELPED THE NORTH WIN THE WAR.
 VICTORY
- ON THE LAST DAY OF THE UNIT, THE STUDENTS WILL
LEARN ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THE CIVIL WAR AND HOW
IT HAS AFFECTED THE SOCIETY IN WHICH WE LIVE.
CONTENT CONTINUED
• EVALUATION
- ON THE LAST DAY OF THE UNIT, THE STUDENTS WILL
BE GIVEN A COMPREHENSIVE TEST OVER THE CIVIL WAR.
THE TEST WILL CONSIST MAINLY OF ESSAY QUESTIONS.
OBJECTIVES
THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WILL:
1. LISTEN TO AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL WAR
2. COLOR AND IDENTIFY THE SUCCEEDED STATES ON A
MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
3. WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
4. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE UNION AND
CONFEDERATE ARMY
5. RESEARCH THE UNIFORMS OF EACH ARMY AND
CREATE ARTWORK TO DISPLAY IN THE CLASSROOM
6. BE ENTERTAINED WHILE THE TEACHER DRESSES UP
AS ABE LINCOLN AND GIVES THE GETTYSBURG ADD.
7. ROLE PLAY A MAKE BELIEVE BATTLE BY
DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY
8. WRITE TWO MOCK LETTERS
OBJECTIVES CONTINUED
9. REVIEW THE ENTIRE CIVIL WAR UNIT BY
COMPLETING A WORKSHEET
10. TAKE A WRITTEN EVALUATION ON THE CIVIL WAR
ACTIVITIES – DAY ONE
INTRODUCTION:
TEACHER WILL INTRODUCE THE UNIT AND
OUTLINE THE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES. THE
TEACHER WILL HAND OUT AN OUTLINE WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT THE WAR.
OUTCOME:
STUDENTS WILL GET A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE UNIT. THEY WILL
ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE MAIN IDEAS OF THE WAR
DEVELOPMENT:
THE STUDENTS WILL WRITE A MOCK LETTER ON
ENLISTMENT. THEY WILL ALSO COLOR A MAP.
ACTIVITIES – DAY TWO
INTRODUCTION:
THE STUDENTS WILL WATCH A VIDEO ON THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY AND PARTICIPATE IN A
MOVIE REFLECTION DISCUSSION. THEY WILL ALSO
BE DIVIDED INTO RESEARCH GROUPS.
OUTCOME:
THE STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY AND DISCUSS THEIR THOUGHTS
ON THE CONFEDERATE CODE OF CONDUCT.
DEVELOPMENT:
RESEARCH THE CONFEDERATE ARMY IN DETAIL AND
FORM A KWL CHART.
ACTIVITIES – DAY THREE
:INTRODUCTION:
THE STUDENTS WILL WATCH A VIDEO ON THE
UNION ARMY AND PARTICIPATE IN A
MOVIE REFLECTION DISCUSSION. THEY WILL ALSO
BE DIVIDED INTO RESEARCH GROUPS.
OUTCOME:
THE STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE
UNION ARMY AND DISCUSS THEIR THOUGHTS
ON THE YANKEE CODE OF CONDUCT.
DEVELOPMENT:
RESEARCH THE UNION ARMY IN DETAIL AND
FORM A KWL CHART.
ACTIVITIES - DAY FOUR
INTRODUCTION:
TEACHER WILL DRESS UP LIKE ABE LINCOLN AND
GIVE THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS TO THE CLASS.
OUTCOME:
STUDENTS WILL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF THAT SPEECH REGARDING LINCOLN’S
PRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
DEVELOPMENT:
STUDENTS WILL WRITE A SPEECH ON A SUBJECT
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM AS INDIVIDUALS.
ACTIVITIES – DAY FIVE
INTRODUCTION:
THE TEACHER WILL HAND OUT AN OUTLINE OF
EACH MAJOR BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE
TEACHER WILL STRESS THE CASUALTY LEVEL OF
EACH BATTLE.
OUTCOME:
THE STUDENTS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE
TRAGEDIES OF WAR AND THE HORROR OF HOT RED
DEATH.
DEVELOPMENT:
THE STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO
GROUPS BY THE TEACHER AND PLOT STRATEGIES
TO WIN A MOCK WAR.
ACTIVITIES – DAY SIX
INTRODUCTION:
THE TEACHER WILL OUTLINE THE SURRENDER
CUSTOMS AND EXPLAIN HOW THE SOUTH FAILED
IN SUCCEEDING FROM THE UNION.
OUTCOME:
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE THRILL
OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT.
DEVELOPMENT:
STUDENTS WILL WRITE A MOCK NEWS ARTICLE
EXPLAINING THE RESULTS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
EVALUATION
ESSAY ONE:
EXPLAIN THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND BELIEF
SYSTEMS OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
ESSAY TWO:
EXPLAIN THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND BELIEF
SYSTEMS OF THE UNION ARMY.
ESSAY THREE:
WRITE A SECOND MOCK LETTER HOME TO YOUR
PARENTS, GIRLFRIEND, WIFE, ETC. DESCRIBING
YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE WAR.
ESSAY FOUR:
IF YOU WERE ALIVE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, WHICH
ARMY WOULD YOU SIDE WITH.
RESOURCES - TEACHER
• Website (http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/house/)
• Poster (A battle scene, map, forts, battles, and troops)
• Activity Unit (The Time Traveler Series)
• Bulletin Board (Civil War Bulletin Board Set)
• Website (http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html)
RESOURCES - STUDENT
• The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War
• CD-ROM – American History Inspirer: The Civil War
• Draw History Activity Book: Civil War
• http://www.talktogov.com/guest_abcgovernment.htm
• http://www.lynximages.com/americanhistory.htm
RESOURCES - STUDENT
• Video – Civil War Diary
• Video – Race To Freedom: Underground Railroad
• Workbook – Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave
Revolts
• Book – Civil War Days
• Book – Civil War: Garments, History, Legends, and Lore
RESOURCES - MEDIA
• Website (http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/house/)
• Poster (A battle scene, map, forts, battles, and troops)
• Activity Unit (The Time Traveler Series)
• Bulletin Board (Civil War Bulletin Board Set)
• Website (http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html)
RESOURCES - MEDIA
• The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War
• CD-ROM – American History Inspirer: The Civil War
• Draw History Activity Book: Civil War
• http://www.talktogov.com/guest_abcgovernment.htm
• http://www.lynximages.com/americanhistory.htm
RESOURCES - MEDIA
• Video – Civil War Diary
• Video – Race To Freedom: Underground Railroad
• Workbook – Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave
Revolts
• Book – Civil War Days
• Book – Civil War: Garments, History, Legends, and Lore