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By: Megan Stickley Analyze Learners 5th grade – between ages 9 and 10. The students: 1. Have previous knowledge of the Civil War. 2. They are going to be working in groups as well as individuals. The State Objectives • SS.5.4.1 Read, interpret and draw conclusions from United States maps (e.g., special purpose maps, graphs, charts, tables, timelines). • SS.5.5.4 Explain why maintaining historical records and landmarks is important to the United States. • SS.5.5.5 Interpret quotes of famous Americans from various periods of history. • SS.5.5.14 Analyze the impact of slavery and the Abolitionist Movement upon the development of the United States. • SS.5.5.15 Identify causes, major events and important people of the Civil War. • TEC.5.5.1 Use telecommunications to locate information as a group/class project Media and Methods • • • • • • Posterboard Glue Scissors Markers Pen Pictures from the internet • Worksheets • Paper • www.sasinschool.com • http://www.wvtraditions.com/ci vil_war/index.aspx?source=ov erture&REF=&SCO=true • www.civilwar.com • http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Les sons/Social_Studies/US_Histo ry/Civil_War/CIW0202.html • Topic introduced. • Discuss which states are apart of the Union and Confederacy. • The class will be split between the Union and Confederacy and will not be allowed to talk to the “enemy” for the remainder of the unit. • Handout with a timeline will be given out. • Discuss major causes of war: slavery, state’s rights, etc. • Go in depth about slavery. • How slavery was introduced and why the south wanted to keep it. • Biography on Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, and Robert E. Lee. • Discuss why the United States preserves important documents and landmarks. • Write in journals, depending on side, about either President Lincoln or General Lee. • Split into pairs and research a specific battle using www.civilwar.com • Create a poster will important information. • The pairs will present their posters to the class. • Hang posters around room chronologically. • Discuss West Virginia and how it became a state during the Civil War. • The students will pretend to be soldiers during the war and write to a family member about what they are experiencing. • Discuss the final battle and how the Union won. Require Learner Participation • Keep students on task by not constantly lecturing. • Have fun filled activities. • Explore by themselves. • With splitting into groups and writing letters, they get to feel like they are there. Evaluate and Revise • Writing in their journals. • Learn by peer-to-peer instruction in groups and by presentation. • Oral reports.