Unit+of+Instruction

Civil War Jamie Reed Unit Overview Overview //This unit will guide students through the end of the Civil War//

Student Audience //This unit is designed for the 10th grade student, with some knowledge base of U.S. History//

Timeframe //This unit will last two days and encompass all class time during those days//

Rationale //This unit is important to a student’s knowledge of U.S. history, including diverging cultures and social attitudes within the country and how and why they led to discord//

Unit Objectives //Students will be able to describe and understand varying political, social and economic driving factors behind the war between the states//

Unit Standards //This unit will meet the standards for secondary education within the Cherry Creek School District//

Variations or Adaptions For the exceptional learner within the classroom extra work will be presented adapted in particular for a student who is at or near college level with their classwork.

Technology Used We will be utilizing internet based research in the classroom. exp "End of the War"

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 * **COURSE:** || **UNIT:** || **OBJECTIVES** ||
 * Lesson || Technology || Idea for lesson using technology || As a result of this lesson, students will be able to: ||
 * Research Project || Using the interest for research || Powerpoint presentation of 1861 || Articulate major causes and effects for the first year of the war ||
 * Soldier’s privations || Blogging || Difficulties of living in the field || Understand the important of civilians during wartime ||
 * Story of John Brown || Podcasting (like a radio show) || 3 part story of lifes and times of John Brown || Understand and articulate abolitionism in anti-bellum America ||
 * Last year of the war || Presenting || Word presentation of the events in 1864/5 || Identify major turning points of the war ||
 * Lives of soldiers, North and South || Making a movie || Movie addressing actual lives of Civil War soldiers || Address the differences in quality of life between soldiers ||
 * **Civil War in 4 minutes** || Using YouTube || **Overall timeline of the war** || **Quickly identify major events of the war** ||
 * States in the war || Mapping || **U.S. Map c.1850** || **Articulate how geography affected the war** ||
 * **Sherman’s March** || Digital Storytelling || **Web 2.0 project on “total war”** || **Understand why ending a war quickly is important to combatants** ||
 * **Scavenger hunt** || Google Tools || **Turning points of the war** || **Identify major reasons for Union victory** ||
 * **Areas of Union control** || Timeline || **Interactive timeline of territory captured and held in the war** || **Understand why the Union was able to effectively capture “rebel” territory** ||
 * **Finding primary sources** || Writing a book || **Lecture on importance of firsthand information** || **Write an effective research paper** ||
 * **Lives lost in the war** || Graphing || **Discuss the number of American casualties of war** || **Understand why this war helped to shape U.S. opinions and attitudes on war** ||