Civil War Lesson Plans

Lesson One: The students were informed about the Southern and Northern parts of the United States. The students discussed the difference between the life style in the South and the lifestyle in the North. The students were also informed about the start of the Civil War. The students were given a Union flag, Confederate flag and also a map of the United States during the Civil War period.

 

Lesson Two: The students were informed about slavery in the United States during the Civil War and how that affected the causes of it.  They learned why the southern states had slaves and why the northern states didn’t need the slaves.  It was because the southerners counted on their crops in order to make a living and since the soil in the north wasn’t as good as the south, they had factories to keep their productivity great.  The students were given a world map to show where the slaves came from and how far it was.  They were told of the conditions of the slave ships and what it was like (to the best of our ability) to be a slave.  Once the lesson was over with, the students were to write a diary of the typical day of a slave or what it was like to travel over to America on a slave ship.

 

Lesson Three:  The students will learn what an abolitionist is and why that had an affect on slavery.  They will have a better understanding of how slavery ended and what Lincoln felt about the abolitionists.

 

Lesson Four:  The students will learn about where and how the Civil War started. A map of the United States will be shown to exemplify the different sides as well as the boundaries. Also, important information that will be taken from this lesson will be the affect that the Civil War had on the United States. The students will begin to understand what war does to a country physically as well as emotionally.

 

Lesson Five: The students will be informed of the differences between the Civil War and other wars that United States were in.  They will also be informed of how the Civil War affected the land of the United States and how it affected Illinois.

 

Lesson Six:  The students will discuss if there are any Civil Wars going on in the world today and if so, why.  The students will take what they learned thus far about the American Civil War and compare it to other civil wars that are taken place recently. This lesson will wrap up all of our lessons and a study session will take place for the Group quiz. The students will be able to ask any questions about any lesson that was taught during this time.

 

Meeting Seven: Team Review Game and Test!

 

Meeting Eight: Final meeting and Team Sharing!

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