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The Battle of Stones River: A Contrast in Leadership Styles Lesson PlanThe Battle of Stones River: A Contrast in Leadership Styles Lesson Plan
Publisher
National Park Service
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Video
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Year
2015
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The Battle of Stones River: A Contrast in Leadership Styles

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  • Leadership Styles and Types: Authoritarian, Laissez-Faire & Democratic
  • Leadership and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (.pdf)
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Applied to the Battle of Stones River (.pdf)
  • Leadership Primer (.pdf)
  • Evidences from Texts (.pdf)
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US Commanding General William S. Rosecrans led the Union soldiers and Confederate Commanding General Braxton Bragg led the rebel army at the Battle of Stones River. Young historians compare how the leadership styles of these two commanders made a difference in the outcome of the battle.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

compare and contrast, the united states civil war, leadership, critical thinking, battles of the civil war, argumentative writing, evidence, supporting evidence, primary source analysis, primary sources

Instructional Ideas

  • Instructors should review the source documents before conducting the lesson
  • Appropriate for social studies or leadership classes

Classroom Considerations

  • Documents must be downloaded and printed
  • Requires copies of multiple documents
  • An account is needed to view the video

Pros

  • Class members learn how to apply the seven habits of highly effective people to a historic event
  • Includes a link to an argumentative rubric for scoring the newspaper article

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.11-12.1.a RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.9

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