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A Visit to Manassas Battlefield Park and Museum Lesson Plan

A Visit to Manassas Battlefield Park and Museum Lesson Plan

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A Visit to Manassas Battlefield Park and Museum

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Fifth graders gain an appreciation of the battle. They see the perspectives of soldiers from both the North and the South. They choose a side and portray a soldier fighting in a battle or any other time, retelling his thoughts, his fears, his actions.

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