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Unit 16 Civil War 

The Civil War has begun.  There was no way to prevent it.  Compromises have failed.  The Dred Scott case ruled slavery could exist anywhere.   The lines have been drawn between the North and the South and with the election of Lincoln, South Carolina secedes from the Union.   This unit will focus on what the strengths and weakness are for both sides and critical battles that allow the North to win.  Students will also learn what life is like for soldiers by reading letters and witness a Civil War reenactment from Ely's reenactment group.  The unit will conclude with the North winning the war but emphases how race relations for blacks failed to improve.   

Essential Questions/Learning Targets

1)    Why does the North win the war?

2)    Who are some major people during the war?

3)    What is life like as a solider?

4)    What is reconstruction?

5)    Who are the presidents of the United States?


Learning Goals/Success Criteria Download
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President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address after the North won a crucial battle here.

Outline of Events 

May 15: Students get tests back.  
May 16:  Students worked in pairs to read about the weakness and strengths of each side before the war.  Ppt over start of war. Video over Fort Sumter. 
May 19: Ppt and videos over battles of war.  
May 20: Antietam and Emancipation proclamation.   Ppt over life as a solider.  Students will work in groups to read and analyze primary resources from civil war soliders.  (Students who miss class will need to read letters under additional links below.)
May 21: Students receive Civil War Slang.  Students continue analyzing resources and work to write a letter home/journal entry.     Students will work in groups and read the Emancipation Proclamation and rewrite it in their own words.Students get review guide HOMEWORK: LETTER 
May 22:  In groups students learn about the war in the western front
May 23: Finish ppt from yesterday and watch video clip of Battle of Vicksburg and read Gettysburg Address in groups and answer questions. Watch Gettysburg battle.  HOMEWORK: pg 141-145 questions 1-5 
May 26: Start power ppt the End of the War.  Students read two different views about the war and debate whether the North should give up.   May 27:  As a class, we read through the Lincoln Conspiracy and then discuss the different reconstruction plans. 
May 28: Review
May 29: TEST
May 30 : Civil War Reenactment
June 2: GLORY
June 3: 8th Grade Field Trip
June 4: Talent Show & LAST DAY OF SCHOOL


Power Points

Civil War Starts 
Life as a Solider 
Battles of Civil War Start
Antietam and Emancipation
Tides are Shifting
End of War

Additional Material

History Animated 
Iowan Civil War Information
Letters from an Iowan Soldier
Diary and Letters from Iowan Soliders
Greenville Dodge
Confederate Graves
University of Iowa archived letters
Nick Messenger
Frederick Douglass Video
Civil War Lesson Plans
Battle of Bull Run VideoFort Sumter Video
Ironclad Video
Battle of Antietam Video
Battle of Antietam Video 2
Battle of Fredericksburg Video
Battle of Vicksburg Video
Battle of Gettysburg Video
Battle of Gettysburg Video 2
Gettysburg Adress Video
Abraham Lincoln Video
Reconstruction Videos: 1, 2 (There are 9 videos linked on youtube.)

Handouts

Civil War Starts Notes
Slang
Life as Solider & Reenactments Notes
Life as Solider Assignment
Civil War Battles Notes
Ending the War Notes
Gettysburg Address
Review Guide

Review

Civil War Review Game
Review Video 
Jeopardy Review (made by 1st period's very own Cory & Richie)
Jeopardy Review
Jeopardy Review 2
Multiple Reviews (Just have JAVA)
Quiz Game 1
Quiz Game 2
Iowans at War (Interactive Timeline & Article about the Battle of Vicksburg
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