Civil War
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Lesson Title 1:Introduction to Civil War
Linked Online Resource 1: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDY2NjM1NTAyNTE3?cjc=ai7ovz3
Description/Rationale 1:
Group Project Civil War Battle. Assignment Posted in Google Classroom. Assignment directions/description in the classroom. This assignment aims to help students develop a more intricate understanding of the Civil War. Whilst also allowing them to garner skills of collaboration and other intrapersonal mechanisms.
Lesson Title 2: The Causes of the Civil War and the War Itself
Linked Online Resource 2:The Civil War Rages | America: The Story of Us (S1, E5) | Full Episode | History
Description/Rationale 2: Video about the Civil War that students will watch. Upon completion of watching, they will provide a list of 10 (fun) facts they learned from the video. The goal of this assignment is to allow students to learn more visually. The video provides a copious amount of information regarding many different aspects of the Civil War. It also provides the students with a break from the standard lecture-based class. The written assignment paired with the viewing of the video will ensure that students learn something and help develop their note-taking abilities.
Lesson Title 3: Reconstruction
Linked Online Resource 3:https://www.quia.com/rr/237589.html
Description/Rationale 3: This is an interactive game that quizzes students on various questions regarding the Civil War. It is formatted like the game show, “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire.” Where students answer multiple-choice questions that are denoted with different money values. It provides the students with a more fun and interactive method of studying and showing what they have learned.
Task Analysis of Lesson 1:
Directions: You and your group, working together, must choose a battle that occurred during the American Civil War. Upon choosing a battle, you and your group must research the battle. Information that must be included, but is not limited to:
The Name of the Battle
The Location of the Battle
The Date of the Battle
The Victor of the Battle (Who Won)
5 Facts about the Battle
Picture(s) of the Battle
Can be drawn or;
Can be sourced from the internet
This assignment must be completed on the paper I have provided.
Some examples of reputable sources to gather research from: