The Civil WarBy Emanuela Rroko

Intro• This lesson plan is designed for my eighth

grade students• In this lesson, which is based on standard 8-U5.2.2, students will evaluate causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War • http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/SSGLCE

_218368_7.pdf

Objectives• This lesson is about the Civil War.• Students will be able to evaluate

multiple causes and complex consequences of the Civil war.

• Make an argument and explain the reasons as to why the North won.

• Explain advantages and disadvantages.• Learn about political and military

leaders.• In order to pass, my students have to

explain at least two advantages and two disadvantages.

Key Concepts• Civil war• Confederate• Union• Emancipation• Military and political leadership

Prior Knowledge & Background Information

• Slavery issues• Abraham Lincoln was elected

president• South Carolina secedes from the Union• Months later, ten other states joined

South Carolina and the Confederate of America as formed, making Virginia the capital

• Conflicts between the Union and the Confederate rise and the war is about to begin Go back to quiz

Main Battles

• The First Battle of Bull Run• The Battle of Antietam• The Battle of Shiloh• The Battle of Gettysburg• To learn more about the major battles of the Civil War, click

here; http://biowww.clemson.edu/aged/dl/aged480/jennifer/keybat.htm

The First Battle of Bull Run• This battle was fought on July 21, 1861 in Virginia• The Union’s commander was General Irvin McDowell• The Confederates were commanded by Brigadier

General P.G.T. Beauregard• The Confederates won• To learn more, click the following link;

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html?tab=facts

The Battle of Antietam• This battle was fought on September 16, 1862 in

Maryland• The Union’s commander was George B. Mclellan• The Confederates were commanded by Robert E.

Lee• The Union won

The Battle of Shiloh

• This battle was fought in February 1862 in Tennessee

• The Union’s commander was General Ulysses S. Grant

• The Confederates were commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston

• The Union won• This was the bloodiest battle• To learn more about this battle, visit;

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?tab=facts

Did you know?

Go back to quiz

The Battle of Gettysburg• This battle was fought in May, 1863 in

Pennsylvania• The Union was commanded by Joseph Hooker• The Confederates were commanded by Robert

E. Lee• The Union won

Advantages for the North• They had 23 states• They had most of the country’s factories• They had more labor force• They had more money to pay for the war

Advantages for the South• Their fights were to defend their land and

their rights• The confederacy had some excellent military

leaders, including General Robert E. Lee• The south was more familiar with firearms,

outdoors, and horses• The fighting broke out on southern soil so the

south had military advantages

Disadvantages for the North

• They were inexperienced• Their military leaders were not experienced• They did not have experience with firearms

Disadvantages for the South• The south had more agriculture• They had very little industry and could not

produce the materials needed to fight the war• The north cut off the seaports of the south

Go back to quiz

Complex Consequences• There was a devastating amount of losses due

to the war• The fighting damaged properties• The south would need a rebuilding program to

get things to be the way they were before the war

Application and Practice• Create a Venn diagram of the advantages each

side held, and some of the advantages that both sides had in common. Bloom’s level four

• Create a Venn diagram of the disadvantages that the sides had. Bloom’s level four

• Take a stand and analyze why the North won the war

Application and Practice (continued)• Create a time line with names

of some key battles• Create a graphic organizer to

help them remember key information about battles. They will answer the questions: when, where, winner and military leader of that battle. (This one especially helps my kinesthetic and ELL students.) Bloom’s level one

Application and Practice (continued)• Providing them with the map of the major battles;

they will choose a battle and locate it on the map• From their perspective point of view, they will make a

poster showing why the North won the war• They will include demographic, economic, political,

and technological factors. (Implying other areas of SS such as government and economic.) Bloom’s level four

Application and Practice (continued)• They will make a cause and effect map to

explain the causes and effects of the war. Bloom’s level two

• If possible, I will allow them to go online and look up supplementary information about the Civil War at www.historyking.com

Review & Homework• Review the key concepts with them• Ask them to write in one sentence, on their

ticket out, how everything we learned from this lesson is relevant to the present

Homework

• Take a stand and write a short paragraph on why each side, the north and the south, thought they were right

Lesson Strategies• Reading• Group work• Independent work

Materials

• History book• Posters• Map• Markers• Computers

Quiz

Where was the capital of the Confederacy?• North Carolina• Arkansas• South Carolina• Virginia

• Go back to the quiz!

Correct!

Great!

• Reread Prior Knowledge & Background Information

• Go back to quiz

Incorrect!

Try Again!

Quiz

What was the bloodiest battle?• The Battle of Antietam• The First Battle of Bull Run• The Battle of Shiloh• The Battle of Gettysburg

• Go back to the quiz!

Correct!

• Reread The Battle Of Shiloh• Go back to the quiz!

Incorrect!

Try Again!

Quiz!

All of the following are advantages that were listed above for the South EXCEPT:• The south were fighting to defend their land and thei

r rights• The south had excellent military leaders• The south had more money to pay for the war• The south had more military advantages

Correct!

Great!Go to conclusion

• Reread the South’s disadvantages• Go back to the quiz!

Incorrect!

Try Again!

The Civil War was a tough time for Americans, but it was well needed. It freed the slaves, and it gave citizens the rights that they deserved, regardless of what color skin they were. Although in the past, there were the Confederates and the Union, America was willing to look beyond their differences, and come together to form one big nation, which is what we now call the United States of America. We also call this a home. Next week we will be learning about Reconstruction after the Civil War.

Conclusion