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Wayne RESA – SS / Grade 8 / Social Studies / Social Studies 8 / Week 28 - Week 30
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Unit Abstract

In this unit students examine the course and character of the Civil War. Using charts and graphs, students begin by analyzing the respective advantages and disadvantages of the Union and the Confederacy on the eve of the Civil War. In analyzing how and why the North won the war, students analyze Lincoln’s presidency with respect to his military and political leadership. They also examine turning points in the war and evaluate how political, military, and diplomatic leadership affected the outcome of the conflict. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of Lincoln’s emancipation policy and the relationship of his significant writings and speeches to the Declaration of Independence. Using recorded oral histories of enslaved blacks and documents written by Americans on both sides of the war, students investigate the character of the Civil War and its affect on American society. They explore the role of blacks during the war, including black soldiers and regiments and the increased resistance of enslaved peoples. They compare the motives for fighting and the daily life experiences of people from both sides during the war. Using a variety of primary and secondary sources, students construct generalizations about how the war affected combatants, civilians (including women), the physical environment, American society, and the future of warfare including technological developments. Throughout the unit students employ critical literacy strategies to explore the construction of historical interpretations and to evaluate how the Civil War has been portrayed.

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Stage One - Desired Results

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Standards
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Compelling Question

Why is the Civil War era considered a pivotal chapter in American history?

Supporting Questions
  1. How did the Civil War affect Americans and American society?
  2. How and why did the North win the Civil War?
  3. How did Lincoln’s presidency affect the nation and its people?
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Content (Key Concepts)

advantages

civil war

Confederate States of America

demographic/economic/geographic/technological

emancipation

military and political leadership

perspective/ point of view

total war

turning point

Union

 

Skills (Intellectual Processes)
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Stage Two - Assessment Evidence

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Unit Assessment Tasks
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Stage Three - Learning Plan

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Lesson Plan Sequence
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Resources

Equipment/Manipulative

Computer with Internet access

 

Student Resource

A Nation Divided: The U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865. The History Place. 30 September 2015 www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

 

A Nurse’s View of Battle. About.com. 30 September 2015 http://womenshistory.about.com/library/etext/bl_bullrun_001a.htm

 

American History, Civil War Battles. About.com. 7 August 2008

Assignment Discovery: America at War: Charge and Defeat. Discovery Channel School. 2004.

 

United Streaming. 30 September 2015 http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=A60D45B4-F25F-42D1-AE66-4FC09685ACA9&tabStart=videoSegments(The first 13 segments on the Battle of Gettysburg).

 

The Bonnie Blue Flag. Digital Tradition Mirror. 30 September 2015 http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiBONBLUE;ttBONBLUE.html

Civil War.com.30 September 2015 www.civilwar.com

Civil War Letters: A Michigan Connection. Oakland University. 7 August 2008

 

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet. Sallie Bingham Center. Duke University Libraries. 30 September 2015

http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/guides/cwdocs.html

Fleischman, Paul. Bull Run. N.Y: Harper Trophy, 1995.

 

Hamilton, Virginia. Anthony Burns. New York: Laurel Leaf Press, 1993.

How Lincoln Won the 1860 Republican Nomination. Great American History. 30 September 2015 http://www.greatamericanhistory.net/nomination.htm

 

Linford, Lloyd. “When General Grant Lost His Cool.” Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People. Peterborough, NH: Cobblestone Publishers, April 1981: 30-31.

Map of the Presidential Election of 1860. 29 February 2008

 

Map Showing Distribution of Slaves. 30 September 2015 http://tinyurl.com/2f2pycl

McClellan, Jim R. Historical Moments: Changing Interpretations of America’s Past. Vol. 1. 2d ed. Blacklick, OH: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2000. 347, 349.

 

Michigan Women in the Civil War. Michigan Teacher. The Historical Society of Michigan. 29 February 2008

 

Mitchell's New Traveller's Guide Through The United States, Showing the Rail Roads, Canals, Stage Roads and with Distances From Place To Place. 7 August 2008

 

Mitchell's Traveller’s Guide Through The United States. A Map of the Roads, Distances, Steam Boat & Canal Routes &c. 7 August 2008

Nystrom Atlas of United States History. Chicago: Nystrom Jerff Jones Education Division, 2004.

 

Official Records of the War of The Rebellion. Shotgun’s Home of the Civil War. 30 September 2015 http://www.civilwarhome.com/records.htm

 

O’Reilly, Kevin. Book 2: Critical Thinking in United States History Series: New Republic to Civil War. Pacific Grove, CA: Critical Thinking Press & Software, 1993. 149-154, 158-176, 183-187.

Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. New York: Philomel, 1993.

 

Rand McNally Atlas of American History. Skokie, IL: Rand McNally & Co., 1999.

 

Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag. Public Domain Music. 30 September 2015 http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar2/62rttbbf.txt

 

Sarah Edmonds: The Role of Women in the Civil War. National Park Service. 30 September 2015 http://nps-vip.net/history/museum/women/women.htm

 

Sullivan Ballou Letter. The Civil War Home Page. 30 September 2015 http://www.civil-war.net/pages/sullivan_ballou.asp

 

Timeline. Civil War at Smithsonian. 30 September 2015 http://www.civilwar.si.edu/timeline.html

 

Timeline of the Civil War, 1861. Library of Congress. American Memory Project. 30 September 2015 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html

 

Timeline of the Civil War, 1862. Library of Congress. American Memory Project. 30 September 2015 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1862.html

 

Timeline of the Civil War, 1863. Library of Congress. American Memory Project. 30 September 2015 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1863.html

 

Timeline of the Civil War, 1864. Library of Congress. American Memory Project. 30 September 2015 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1864.html

 

Timeline of the Civil War, 1865. Library of Congress. American Memory Project. 30 September 2015 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1865.html

 

United States Civil War. 30 September 2015 www.us-civilwar.com

 

Whitelaw, Nancy. “Rose Greenhow and Aunt Sally.” Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People. Peterborough, NH: Cobblestone Publishers, April 1981: 18-23.

Wilson,Captain Barbara A. Women in the Civil War. 30 September 2015 http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html

Teacher Resource

1860 Census Data. The Civil War Home Page. 30 September 2015 http://www.civil-war.net/pages/1860_census.html

 

The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. EyeWitness to History. Ibis Communication. 30 September 2015 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm

 

Battle of Vicksburg Maps and Information. National Park Service. 7 August 2008

Bruce Catton on the Emancipation Proclamation. National Parks Service. 30 September 2015 http://www.nps.gov/anti/historyculture/catton.htm

 

Bull Run Photograph. Son of the South. 30 September 2015

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/bull-run/Union-Soldier.htm

 

The Campaign for Vicksburg. National Park Service. 7 August 2008

Civil War Battle Summaries by State. Heritage Preservation Society. National Park Service.

7 August 2008

 

Civil War Battles Casualties & Statistics, Generals, Life of a Soldier, Prisoners, & Military. Teaheroz.com. 7 August 2008 http://www.teacheroz.com/Civil_War_Battles.htm

 

Civil War Data. Digital History. 7 August 2008

 

Civil War Quotations. WikiQuote. 30 September 2015 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Transwiki:American_History_Primary_Sources_The_Civil_War

 

Civil War Sites on the Internet. Civilwarhome.com. 30 September 2015 http://www.civilwarhome.com/cwsites.htm

 

Contemporary Reactions to the Gettysburg Address. Cornell University Library. 30 September 2015 http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/gettysburg/ideas_more/reactions_p3.htm

 

Drafts of the Gettysburg Address. Library of Congress. 30 September 2015 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/gadrft.html

 

Emancipation Proclamation. National Archives. 30 September 2015 http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/images/emancipation_01.jpg

 

The Emancipation Proclamation – An Act of Justice. Franklin, John Hope. National Archives. 30 September 2015 http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/summer/emancipation-proclamation.html

 

Excerpt from Mary Henry Diary. Smithsonian Institute. 30 September 2015 http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/documents/mary.htm

 

Interview with Soldier Williams. American Memory Project. Library of Congress. 30 September 2015 http://tinyurl.com/29bpkbw

Letter of J.W. Reid. National Park Service. 30 September 2015

 

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/12manassas/12facts2.htm

 

The Historical New York Times Website. 7 August 2008

O’Reilly, Kevin. Book 2: Critical Thinking in the United States History Series: New Republic to Civil War. Pacific Grove, CA: Critical Thinking Press & Software,1993.118-120.

 

“Emancipation Proclamation: The Southern Reaction.” Slavery and Emancipation. 30 September 2015 http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/SlaveryAndEmancipation/emancipationproclamation2.html

Oakland Schools Teaching Research Writing Website: Skills 30 September 2015 Progression & Lessons http://www.osteachingresearchwriting.org/

 

Strategic Situation Map. Vicksburg. National Park Service. 7 August 2008

 

Resources for Further Professional Knowledge

Foote, Shelby. The Civil War: A Narrative. (3 Vol. Set). London: Vintage Books, 1986.

 

McPherson, James. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2003.

 

Paludan, Philip. A People’s Contest: The Union and Civil War 1861-1865. Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1996.

 

Thomas, Emory. The Confederate Nation. New York: Harper Perennial, 1981.

 

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Expectations/Standards
MI: Social Studies (2007)
8th Grade
US History & Geography
U5.2 Civil War
Evaluate the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.
8 – U5.2.2 Make an argument to explain the reasons why the North won the Civil War by considering the
• critical events and battles in the war
• the political and military leadership of the North and South
• the respective advantages and disadvantages, including geographic, demographic, economic and technological (E1.4) (National Geography Standard 15, p. 173)
8 – U5.2.3 Examine Abraham Lincoln’s presidency with respect to
• his military and political leadership
• the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the Emancipation Proclamation)
• and the role of his significant writings and speeches, including the Gettysburg Address and its relationship to the Declaration of Independence (C2)
8 – U5.2.4 Describe the role of African Americans in the war, including black soldiers and regiments, and the increased resistance of enslaved peoples.
8 – U5.2.5 Construct generalizations about how the war affected combatants, civilians (including the role of women), the physical environment, and the future of warfare, including technological developments. (National Geography Standard 14, p.171)
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