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The Home Front

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Women and children played key roles during the Civil War, even if their voices are often lost in history. By studying letters and personal testimony from them, budding historians get a glimpse into the day-to-day life of civilians during the war. Based on the evidence and primary sources, learners then create a fictionalized person who experienced the war.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
battles of the civil war, civil war, the united states civil war, american history, african american history, children's literature, women's history, primary source analysis, primary sources
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use primary sources to create a jigsaw-style discussion on how the war impacted various groups, including women and children
  • Offer a writing assignment where pupils create their own personas during the war as a final assessment
Classroom Considerations
  • Primary sources describe images of violence and death
  • The role of enslaved people is mentioned, but downplayed in a way that is more passive than what the history actually shows
Pros
  • Primary sources are particularly engrossing for young children
  • Easy to adapt the lesson plan in a variety of ways to suit classroom instruction
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