Mr. Starcher’s 10 th Grade Early United States Studies Clay County High School

1. Mr. Starcher’s10th Grade Early United States StudiesClay County High School

2. Student Goals • Students will be able to Develop a Better Understanding of the Key Events, Actors and Outcomes of the Civil War • Students will be able to Identify the Differences Between Union & Confederate Cultures & Economies • Students will be able to Analyze the Political Events that Divided the Country. • Students will be able to Examine Why the Confederate States of America were created • Students will be able to Compare and Contrast the Differences Between the Union & the Confederacy • Students will be able to Develop Skills Needed to be Able to Use Technology in the Classroom

3. Essential Question • What factors led to the schism between northern states and southern states?

4. Unit Questions • What political party did the Northern states support? • Besides agriculture, what was the other major occupation in the South? • Who won the state of Missouri in the 1860 election? • Out of 303 electoral votes in the 1860 election, how many did Abraham Lincoln win? • What is considered the 1st major battle of the Civil War? • Where did the Confederate States of America surrender?

5. Content Questions • Who died in the Battle of Chancellorsville? • How did the South try to gather foreign allies? • What was the first state to secede from the Union? • Besides cotton, what was the South’s other major cash crop? • The Emancipation Proclamation is the ______ Amendment. • Who is the 16th President of the United States?

6. Prerequisite Skills • Basic Computer Skills • Basic Overall Skills with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint • Basic Internet Skills • Be able to Conduct an Internet Search Using Search Engines

7. Lessons: Day 1 (90-minutes) • Introduction to Unit – PowerPoint Lecture on Abraham Lincoln & the Union • KWL Chart – Pre-Assessment for Students • Biography of Abraham Lincoln – In Lecture • Election of 1860 – In Lecture • Differences Between Union & Confederacy – In Lecture • Carousel Activity (see Rubric) • Group Presentations • Open Discussion on Topics • Watch CNN Student News

8. Rubric – Carousel Activity

9. KWL- Chart

10. Lessons: Day 2 (90-minutes) • Review Differences Between Union & Confederacy – In Lecture • Open Discussion • Student Activity – Microsoft Publisher – “Men to Arms” Flyer to Display in Your Hometown • Student Activity – Internet Research on Beginning of Civil War (for student Interactive PowerPoint presentations) • YouTube – “Firing on Fort Sumter” • Watch CNN Student News

11. Lessons: Day 3 (90-minutes) • Mystery Person Activity (Introduction to Jefferson Davis) – In Lecture • PowerPoint Lecture on Jefferson Davis & the Confederacy • Student Activity - “History Bees” to Review Topics Discussed • Open Discussion • Student Activity – Internet Research for Student Interactive PowerPoint • Watch CNN Student News

12. Lessons: Day 4 (90-minutes) • PowerPoint Lecture on Major Battles of the Civil War & Key Actors Involved • Student Activity - Google Earth to view Civil War Historical Sites • Open Discussion • Read Civil War Solider Letters • Student Activity – Create a Civil War solider Letter to Send Home Using Microsoft Word • Student Activity – Create a Web/Mapping of Civil War Using Kidspiration to Use in Student Interactive PowerPoint • Watch CNN Student News

13. Lessons: Day 5 (90-minutes) • Open Discussion on Topics Covered – In Lecture • Student Activity – Completion of Student Interactive PowerPoint • Presentation of Student Interactive PowerPoint Using Screenr Program • Pencil & Paper Assessment Test on Lessons 1-5 • Open Discussion and Review of Tests • Homework Enrichment Provided on EduBlog • Watch CNN Student News

14. West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives • SS.10.H.CL4.1 analyze the social, political and cultural characteristics of the North, the South and the West before and after the Civil War (e.g., the lives of African Americans, social reform, Patriotism, Nationalism, labor force, etc.). • SS.10.H.CL4.2 explain how the political events and issues that divided the nation led to civil war (e.g., compromises reached to maintain the balance of free and slave states, successes and failures of the abolitionist movement, conflicting views on states’ rights and federal authority, emergence of the Republican Party and election of 1860). • SS.10.H.CL4.3 examine and identify the cause and effect of the formation of the Confederate States of America.

15. National Standard Objective (NCSS) • Culture - Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity, so that the learner can give examples and describe the importance of cultural unity and diversity within and across groups. • Time, Continuity, & Change - Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the ways human beings view themselves in and over time, so that the learner can compare and contrast different stories or accounts about past events, people, places, or situations, identifying how they contribute to our understanding of the past.

16. Technology Standard • Social Studies Social Studies – Grade 10: United States Studies View NxG • SS.9-10.L.15 • UseTECHNOLOGY, including the Internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of TECHNOLOGY’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

17. Types of Assessment • Diagnostic – KWL Chart - Gauge Students Prior Knowledge • Formative – “History Bees” to Judge What Students Are Retaining From the Lessons & What Needs to Be Reviewed Before the Assessment Test • Summative – Pencil & Paper Assessment Test

18. Homework Enrichment - EduBlog • Students will be able to access their homework via EduBlog. • Resource Documents will be upload for review.

19. Sources • http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCoe5T2wmfU • http://www.google.com/earth/index.html • http://www.civilwararchive.com/LETTERS/letters.htm • www.inspiration.com/kidspiration • www.screenr.com • www.blogger.com