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Civil War Review Created by Amanda I. Beck Subject: Social Studies- 5th grade Duration of lesson: 2 days

Standards: 5.5.1Interpret sectional differences in the North and South in pre-Civil War (i.e., a map of Union, Confederate, and border states; pictorial representations of crop production; reading time lines; and interpreting bar graphs showing human,natural, and man-made resources). 5.5.1 f Chart the course of major events throughout the Civil War

Overview: This lesson is a review of the Civil War unit. Students will review key concepts covered during the Civil Wat unit.

1. TTW ask HOT questions regarding key people/ideas studied in this unit. What was surprising about Ulysses S. Grant’s decision to attend the U.S. Military Academy? Describe some of the jobs that Clara Barton held. What was meant by the expression identifying the Civil War as “a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight”? Compare and contrast the contributions made by women in the North and South. What can you conclude about Grant’s characteristics, based on his actions in Appomattox Court House? Explain. etc.

2. TTW give the following chart with the main idea displayed only. Students will add supporting details to show knowledge of idea. (Sample answers are shown.) What strategies did the North use to achieve decisive victories over the South during the last years of the war? Students will answer this question in written form and create a diagram of the Anaconda Plan. This should have captions to show understanding.



3. Students will work with computers on the following site in order to practice key vocabulary/concepts: []

4. TSW choose one of the following activities: A. Write a brief news article about one of the battles of the Civil War that were covered in this unit. Include significant people, places, technology, etc. involved in the battle. B. Using the follwing link, add comments to the pictures to describe the significance of each item to the Civil War. Comments should be made in complete sentences. []