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Civil War Research Project

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Give your WWI study collaborative energy using a group research project. Groups are assigned one of the six main themes (included). Each group has an outline to guide research but will need an assignment guide. Consider supplementing the video with discussion and making oral presentations more fun by having groups create their own lesson plans to teach the class.

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Research, literary themes, literary elements, oral presentations, public speaking, essay writing, the confederacy, the united states civil war, the emancipation proclamation, abraham lincoln, united states presidents, unions

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civil war, documentary, essay writing, lincoln, research project, the confederacy, themes, emancipation, group project, military strategy, oral report, total war, union, ccss.ela-literacy.ri.11-12.7, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.10, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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