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- 4th
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Students explore the birth of the United States as a nation and the Civil War. They identify at least seven vocabulary words, identify major battles of the Civil War, and design their own flag (Confederate or Union). Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct group research to explore the participants of the Civil War from their own community. They visit local historical cemeteries to draw and photograph graves. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students participate in activities that introduce them to life during the Civil War and slavery in this unit. They study maps, the flags and life accounts. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students choose a novel based on the Civil War. They discuss the roles of the members of a Literature Circle and then participate in various discussion and writing activities following the novel they choose. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students describe the symbolism, tradition, honor and power that flags bear and explore the stories of Civil War battle flags. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students analyze the strategies of the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War. They watch video clips, analyze maps and data, play a Stonewall Jeopardy game, and complete various worksheets. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students read a book in which the South and the North are compared during the Civil War. They listen to two songs and answer discussion questions. They research the history of the composers as well. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students work in small groups with "primary sources" from the Civil War. They analyze actual letters (re-typed) that Michigan soldiers from this war wrote. Each group receives a package of letters. They read the letters out loud to each other and make a list of facts and impressions from the letters. Students write a letter to one of the soldiers they read about. Letters are included with this lesson. This is the fifth in a series of lessons about the civil War. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students complete a two week unit on the American Civil War. They complete a Venn diagram, watch a video, make butter, write journal entries, write a letter to a Civil War leader, and create a newspaper. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students research different aspects of the Civil War using various multi-media techniques. Students create a report based on their research that includes views of the war from the point of view of the North, South and slaves. Full Review »
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