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- 5th - 8th
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Students discuss political, social, and personal issues relating to the Civil War from various perspectives using internet sources. Students write various selections from Civil War characters' point of view. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students develop time lines of various events that took place during the Civil War. They sequence events in chronological order and demonstrate research skills using the Internet and library sources. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
Students use library or provided online resources to create a museum exhibit or a fictional journal or newspaper account about life during the Civil War era. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students select a photograph from the Civil War era and write a story that tells about it. They think critically about the composition of a photograph taken by Matthew Brady, the famous Civil War photographer. They use a graphic organizer to analyze Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students investigate music of the Civil War era and explore how music can be used to arouse and express emotion. They identify a rhythmical musical pattern and match lyrics to it. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students explore development of battlefield medical care during the Civil War, particularly in the Union Army, and then gather information on experiences of members of volunteer service organizations or medical professions in the community who deal with t Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research and write essays about one of six major themes regarding the American Civil War. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students investigate the role of South Carolina in the Civil War. They write summaries in order to answer this and other essential questions. Students also explain in writing the effect of Reconstruction in the state. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discuss the causes of the Civil War and write a paragraph summarizing each identified event. In the computer lab, students create a PowerPoint presentation explaining events leading up to the Civil War. They use the internet as a source for inserting pictures and completing research. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students, individually or in groups, research what role the state and citizens of Illinois played in the American Civil War. They answer a series of questions using resources available through interlibrary loan from the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, IL. Full Review »
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