Civil War UnitSD Standard: 5.US.2.3

Essential Question:What factors influence

the start of wars?

CIVIL WAR - INTRODUCTION

• LESSON PLAN 1:–ENGAGE•ANTICIPATORY SET ACTIVITIES–KWL–Literature Book

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LITERATURE BOOK

UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR MAP

VOCABULARY• CIVIL WAR: a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.• UNION: NORTHERN STATESIncluded Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Nevada and Oregon.• YANKEE: common name for Union soldier• CONFEDERATE: SOUTHERN STATESIncluded Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas.• REBEL: common name for Confederate soldier• SECEDED/SECESSION: the act of withdrawing from an organization,union, or political entity. The Northern states seceded from the United States• SLAVERY: forced unpaid labor.

CIVIL WAR - INTRODUCTION

• LESSON PLAN 1:–EXPLORE•RESEARCH ACTIVITIES–Scavenger Hunt

CIVIL WAR SCAVENGER HUNT

–Civil War for Fifth Graders

–Scavenger Hunt

CIVIL WAR - INTRODUCTION

• LESSON PLAN 1:–EXPLAIN•WRITING ACTIVITIES–Create web – reasons for the start of the Civil War–1-page paper on reasons

WEB

REASONS FOR THE START OF

THE CIVIL WAR

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CIVIL WAR - INTRODUCTION

• LESSON PLAN 1:–ELABORATE•PROJECT IDEAS–ABC Book–PowerPoint Presentation–Photo Story 3 Presentation

CIVIL WAR - INTRODUCTION

• LESSON PLAN 1:–EVALUATE•Scavenger Hunt•Writing Assignment

RUBRICS

• Scavenger Hunt

• Writing Assignment