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FOCUSING ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY & INFORMATION SEEKING Lesson PlanFOCUSING ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY & INFORMATION SEEKING Lesson Plan
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FOCUSING ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY & INFORMATION SEEKING

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Students use a Web resource to obtain information on a specific subject; study the nature of naval warfare and commerce raiding during the Civil War; and assume the identity of a participant and viewing the events of the era from that perspective.

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the united states civil war

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civil war, commerce raider, naval warfare, social studies
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
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WebQuest

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