8th Grade: Unit 9

CQ: What makes a turning point in war?

CQ: What makes a turning point in war?

Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1: 

What were the goals, advantages, and disadvantages of the North and South during the Civil War?

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Supporting Question 2: 

What can we learn about the Battle of Antietam from Alexander Gardner’s photographs? (SHEG)

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Supporting Question 3: 

Who was responsible for emancipation? (SHEG)

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Supporting Question 4: 

What role did emancipation play in the Civil War?

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Supporting Question 5: 

The Battle of Gettysburg: Why Was It a Turning Point? (DBQ American History V1)

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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