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The Civil War

The Civil War. By Joshua Howell & Todd Biehle. Third Grade. Strand 1 – American Heritage Strand 2 – People in Society Strand 3 – World Interactions Strand 4 – Decision Making and Resources Strand 5 – Democratic Processes Strand 6 – Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities

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The Civil War

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  1. The Civil War By Joshua Howell & Todd Biehle

  2. Third Grade • Strand 1 – American Heritage • Strand 2 – People in Society • Strand 3 – World Interactions • Strand 4 – Decision Making and Resources • Strand 5 – Democratic Processes • Strand 6 – Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities • Strand 7 – Science, Technology and Society

  3. American Heritage • Make a timeline of Civil War events • Have students draw illustrations of the Battle of Gettysburg • Have students write a Civil War biography • Use illustrations and photos to create a collage of Civil War events • Field Trip to Gettysburg

  4. American Heritage Websites Civil War Preservation Trust Confederate Historical Society Pictures and timeline information Confederate Heritage Collection of Flags Ulysses S. Grant Home Page Basic Facts about Grant Heritage Preservation Association Civil Rights Organization For Southern Heritage

  5. People In Society • Dress up as Civil War participants • Cook and eat classic Civil War chow • Discuss why people owned slaves • Have a slave debate – half of class North and half South • Compare the reasons Europeans came to America with the reasons Africans came to America

  6. People in Society Websites Biographies of Americas Founding Fathers

  7. People in Society Websites History Place

  8. People in Society Websites Civil War Timelines, Battles, Music, and Documents Causes of the Civil War Robert E. Lee Bibliography

  9. World Interactions • Make a map of the troop movements from 1861-1863 • Make a map of the Underground Railroad • Measure the distances from the start to the finish of the Underground Railroad • Create a chart to measure total land used by the North and the South • List why certain forts were strategically placed where they were

  10. World Interactions Websites Civil War Maps Battlefield Maps Civil War Diary and Maps Timeline and Battle Campaign Maps Underground Railroad Maps and other information

  11. Decision Making and Resources • Set up a store using Civil War era prices and money • Identify goods and services provided for the armies • Discuss how cotton fields were treated during the war (crops as well) • Categorize economic activities discussed during this unit on the Civil War • Make duplicate Civil War currency

  12. Decision Making and Resources Websites Confederate Currency Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency American Civil War Homepage Cotton - A Cause for War Cotton Fields Music

  13. Democratic Processes • Read Civil War Journals and Newspapers • Discuss how groups were organized for the promotion of the goals of the North or the South • Examine Civil War issues that would have come up in a city or army meeting • Compare and Contrast the government setup for the Union and the Confederacy • Discuss the hierarchy of the army

  14. Democratic Processes Websites Civil War era letters and news papers Civil War Manuscripts Confederate States of America Lawful Government Founders Constitution Civil War Daily: news papers from the Civil War Collection of Civil War era news papers from around the country

  15. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities • The students will view various news papers from the Civil War to acquire information about local issues at that time • The students will discuss the citizenship traits which were and weren’t evident during the Civil War era. • The students will create a short role play to demonstrate the creation of rules and laws during the Civil War.

  16. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities (cont.) 4. The students will be divided into “Slaves” and “Slave Owners” and work through various scenarios so they are able to understand how the African American slaves felt during the time they were enslaved. 5. The students will view various newspapers from the Civil War era and identify the factual statements in the news. To do this the students will compare the pre-selected news papers to information presented in the textbook and the class. They will also discuss why they think these discrepancies were present.

  17. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Websites Valley Spirit: Civil War Newspapers African American Women and Their Role in the Civil War African Americans in the Civil War The Government of the Confederacy Confederacy Government Overview

  18. Science, Technology, and Society • The students will compare photography from the Civil War to how photography is today. • The students will compare war field artillery of the Civil War and present day artillery. • The students will discuss how aviation was used during the Civil War • The students will make a comparison between how the North used technology on the battlefields and how the South used technology on the battlefields. • The students will discuss the methods of transportation troops used during the Civil war and compare it to the modes of transportation current day Military utilizes.

  19. Science, Technology, and Society Civil War Photographs Civil War Technology and Industry in Tennessee Civil War Technology Artillery of the American Civil War Science, Technology, and the Civil War

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