Transcript Eric Swiger - Wright State University

The Civil War
4th Grade
Eric Swiger
ED 417-02
3/9/01
Introduction
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The Civil War was one of the most
tragic events in American History. This
unit will provide the students with a
deeper understanding of the events
that led up to the war, the people who
played key roles in the war, and the
effects that the war played on American
society, both then and today.
American Heritage
Web sites
Http://www.civilwar.com
 Http://www.civil-war.net/main.html
 Http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/
bunker/8757/cwvirtual.html
 Http://www.civilwarhome.com/
navalwar.html
 Http://www.civilwarandmedia.com
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Activities
The students will mark on a map the
Mason-Dixon Line, the states that made
up the Union and the Confederacy.
 The Students will explore the situations
that led up to the Civil War.
 The students will read Uncle Tom’s
Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Activities (cont.)
Upon completion of the book, the
students will write why they think there
was such controversy surrounding it.
 The students will share their opinions to
the class when they have finished
writing it.
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People in Societies
Web sites
Http://www.rapidnet.com/~greg/Tom
 Http://www.my.ohio.voyager.net/~1
stevens/a/civil.html
 Http://www.civilwarinteractive.com
 Http://www.personal.centenary.edu/
~ashiffn/essay1.html
 Http://www.coe.west.asu.edu/students/
hoarter/Civil_War_web_sites.html
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Activities
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The students will research the important
military leaders of the northern states.
The students will research the important
military leaders of the southern states.
The class will split into two groups. One
group will debate for the North and the other
will debate for the South the effectiveness of
their military maneuvers.
Activities (cont.)
Students will research how the slaves fit
into both sides of the war.
 Students will research different ethnic
groups living in the US at the time of
the war and how they contributed to
the war effort.
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World Interactions
Web sites
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Http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/CivilWar.
html
Http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico.
civilwar/cwar.html
Http://www.aesd.schoolzone,net/aesd/
sdp.school/sdpprojects/civilwar.www/
civilframes.html
Http://www.mce.k12.tn.nett/civil_war/
civil_war.htm
Http://www.ehistory.com
Activities
The students will research the foreign
policy of the Union states.
 The students will research the foreign
policy of the Confederate states.
 The students will split into two groups.
One group will debate for the North and
the other will debate for the South their
views on foreign policy.
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Activities (cont.)
The students will find out how the rest
of the world viewed the Civil War.
 The students will discuss the
importance of the outcome of the Civil
War on America and on the rest of the
world.
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Decision Making and
Resources
Web sites
Http://library.advanced.org/3055/
 Http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5663/
 Http://www.cr.nps.ugrr/learn_
eman.htm
 Http://www.infinet.com/~lstevens/a/
civil.html
 Http://newa.org/
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Activities
The students will describe the economic
differences between the North and the
South.
 The students will explain why the South
succeeded from the Union.
 Students will research the Dred Scott
Case.
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Activities (cont.)
The students will compare the amounts
of supplies that the North had
compared to those of the South.
 Explain why General Lee surrendered to
General Grant at Appamatox
Courthouse.
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Democratic Process
Web sites
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Http://www.netins.inet/showcase/
creative.lincoln.html
Http://www.sciway.net/hist/chicora/
slavery18.htm
Http://www.wtj.com/wars/civilwar
Http://www2.cr.nps.gov/apbb/battles/
bystate.htm
Http://scarlet.libs.uga.edu/darchive/
hargrett/maps/civil.html
Activities
The students will find information about
the President of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln.
 The students will find information about
the President of the Confederate States,
Jefferson Davis.
 The students will research what
Congress did during the war.
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Activities (cont.)
The students will read the Emancipation
Proclamation and discuss how it
changed American history.
 The students will read the Gettysburg
Address and discuss what it did for the
American people.
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Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
Web sites
Http://www.suvcm.org
 Http://www.scv.org
 Http://www.jusd.k12.ca.us/sl/
underground_railroad
 Http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/
vshadow2
 Http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
index.html
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Activities
The students will research different
abolitionists who helped fight slavery.
 The students will research Harriet
Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
 The students will draw a map of the
Underground Railroad.
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Activities (cont.)
Using the web sites www.suvcm.org
and www.scv.org, the students will see
if they had any relatives that fought in
the Civil War and find out what side
they fought for.
 The students will brainstorm ways that
our nation would be different if the
South had won the war.
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Conclusion
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After completing the activities in this
unit and having taken a test on the
subject matter, the students will have
gained a deeper understanding of the
Civil War and the toll it took on the
American people.