This unit of instruction covers the period of the Civil War in United States History.  The activities in this unit are designed to give the students an overview of the important events and key figures during this era.

Standards Tapestry Files

Assessment Rationale

Type (Link, Book, Etc.)	Name	URL (If any)	Annotation (Can include description and notes on how to use)
Book	“Civil War Journal: The Battles,” by William C. Davis		Presents accounts of Civil War Battles: Ft. Sumter, First Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, Franklin, New Orleans, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Nashville, Monitor v. Virginia, Antietam, and Charleston
Book	“Civil War Journal: The Leaders,” by William C. Davis		Davis describes over a dozen leaders from the Civil War, including Jackson, McClellan, Lee, Grant, and others.
Book	“Civil War Journal: The Legacies,” by William C. Davis		Observations include those on: Slavery, Women at War, the photography of Brady and Gardner, Battlefield Medicine, Trains, and Artillery.
Book	“Voices from the Civil War,” by Milton Meltzer		Meltzer introduces passages from letters, diary entries, and personal memos written during the Civil War Era
Book	“Trivia of the Civil War,” by William C. Davis		Hundreds of little known facts about the Civil War are revealed.
Book	“Weapons of the Civil War,” by William C. Davis		This text includes a collection and description of weapons used during the battles.
Book	“The Soldiers of the Civil War,” by William C. Davis		This book includes the routines, chores, and daily lives of Civil War soldiers from the North and the South.
Book	“The Generals of the Civil War,” by William C. Davis		Biographies of Generals are written in this text including colorful pictures of Civil War memorabilia.
Book	“The Blue and the Gray,” by Thomas B. Allen		The National Geographic Society presents a pictorial of Civil War drama and includes the chronology of the conflict, biographical sketches,  social issues, war technology, and maps from the era.
Book	“The Civil War: A Treasury of Art and Literature,” by Stephen W. Sears		The book’s jacket cover describes this text as “a rich trove of the War’s most resonant art and literature”
Book	“Women in theCivil War,” by Larry G. Eggleston		Stories of soldiers, spies, nurses, doctors, crusaders and others
Website	Selected Civil War Photographs	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html	Contains photographs and background information about pictures taken during the Civil War era.
Website	Lincoln-Douglass Debates	http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/lincolndouglas/index.html	The full-text of the Galesburg debate is contained on this site.
Website	Civil War Timelines	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html	From start to finish, this timeline includes the important events from the Civil War.
Website	Slave Narratives	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html	Imaging of slave narratives taken by WPA in 1930s.
Websites	Biographical Sketches	http://www.geocities.com/%20Athens/Aegean/6732/biographies.html http://www.pbs.org/%20civilwar/war/biographies/farragut.html	Biographies of important Civil War figures are given on these two sites.
Websites	Civil War Songs	http://www.civilwarmusic.net/songs.php	Songs of the Union and Confederacy from wartime
Website	Art/Photo	http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=273	Lesson idea comparing propaganda in visual images from Civil War and WWII
Website	Art/Literature Analysis	http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/CRANE/images/section3.html	Lesson that compares "The Red Badge of Courage" to works of art created on the Civil War.
Website	Stephen Crane	http://www.webenglishteacher.com/crane.html	Includes lesson ideas related to Crane's poetry

Humanities-rich Resources

Assessment	USH 1.2	USH 1.3	USH 1.5	USH 1.6	USH 1.7	USH 1.8	USH 9.1	USH 9.2
1. Photo Analysis *		X					X	X
2. Video Synopsis	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3. Debate Evaluation *	X	X				X	X	X
4. Map/Battle Chronology*		X			X		X	X
5. Timeline Creation		X	X				X	X
6. Slave * Narratives	X	X				X	X	X
7. Bio Sketches *	X	X			X	X	X	X
8. Write on Women *	X	X				X	X	X
9. Weapon Collage *		X					X	X
10. Song Analysis *	X	X				X	X	X
11. Art Compositions *	X	X					X	X
12. Poetry Analysis *		X		X			X	X
13. Study Guide	X	X	X	X	X	X
14. Civil War Test	X	X	X	X	X	X

Instructional Plan

Instructional Day	Description
Day 1	Inroducing the Unit  - Teacher will provide an overview of the activities that students will do during the Civil War Unit.  The teacher will provide background information on the Civil War, the causes, and the results. Students will receive their study guide for the test that will be at the end of week 2 of the unit.
Day 2	Video Synopsis - Students will watch a video that summarizes the main events and participants in the Civil War.  Students will write a 4 paragraph summary of the video for homework.  Students will required to take notes during the video, which they can use when they write their summaries.  The notes will be attached to their summaries and handed in the following day.
Day 3	Photo Analysis - Using a video projector, the teacher will display a variety of photographs and artwork and guide students to use the photo analysis grid.  Then students will receive copies of a selection of photographs and will use class time to fill in the analysis sheets about the pictures.  Students will present their analyses to the class when everyone is finished.
Day 4	Map/battle Chronology and Debate Evaluation - Simultaneously, half of the class will work on the map/battle chronology and half of the students will do the debate evaluation activity.  Students will have 35-40 minutes to comlete their activity, and time at the end of the period will be spent summarizing what each group did.
Day 5	Timeline Creation and Slave Narratives - Simultaneously, half of the class will work on the timeline and half of the students will do the slave narratives activity.  Students will have 35-40 minutes to comlete their activity, and time at the end of the period will be spent summarizing what each group did.
Day 6	Writing on Women and Biographical Sketches - Simultaneously, half of the class will work on the Writing on Women activity and half of the students will do the Biographical Sketches activity.  Students will have 35-40 minutes to comlete their activity, and time at the end of the period will be spent summarizing what each group did.
Day 7	Song Analysis and Weapon Collage - Simultaneously, half of the class will work on the Song Analysis and half of the students will do the Weapon Collage.  Students will have 35-40 minutes to comlete their activity, and time at the end of the period will be spent summarizing what each group did.
Day 8	Art Compositions and Poetry Analysis - Simultaneously, half of the class will work on the Art Compositions and half of the students will do the Poetry Analysis activity.  Students will have 35-40 minutes to comlete their activity, and time at the end of the period will be spent summarizing what each group did.
Day 9	Study Guide - Students will have time in class to work on the study guides that were distributed on Day 1.
Day 10	Test - Students will take a test over the Civil War unit.

Instructional Plan Files

Photo Analysis Teacher Tools
Photo Analysis Student Instructions
Photo Analysis Rubric
Debate Evaluation Teacher Tools
Map/Battle Chronology Teacher Tools
Map/Battle Chronology Student Instructions
Slave Narratives Teacher Tools
Slave Narrative Rubric
Bio Sketches Teacher Tools
Writings on Women Teacher Tools
Writings on Women Student Instructions
Writings on Women Rubric
Weapon Collage Teacher Tools
Weapon Collage Student Instructions
Song Analysis Teacher Tools
Song Analysis Student Instructions
Song Analysis Rubric
Art Compositions Teacher Tools
Art Compositions Student Instructions
Poetry Analysis Student Instructions

Teacher Inquiry Kiosk Civil War Bibliography