End+of+the+War

Lesson #2

Title of lesson: End of the War

Description of lesson: Demonstration of Understanding This lesson will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of our two day lesson on the end of the war, this will cover the Southern defeats at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July of 1863 through the battle of Antietam in 1864

Assignment: (describe both in-class assignment and any homework): I will give a presentation in class regarding major events in the last two years the Civil War, students will explore an interactive map, by completing the assignments within the map students can demonstrate their understanding of the unit

Resources/materials needed: (include books, internet sites, props, technology tools such as document camera, etc.) [|http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civil_war/interactive.htm]

Technology reflection: This assessment will help students to articulate the importance of these Union victories and why they were crucial to winning the war

Evaluation: This is a longer assignment with a great deal of information, my only concern is students who have trouble with memorizing dates and locations

June-July 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
Gettysburg, Pa. June 1863 || Confederate General Lee decided to take the war to the enemy. On June 13, he defeated Union forces at Winchester, Virginia, and continued north to Pennsylvania. General Hooker, who had been planning to attack Richmond, was instead forced to follow Lee. Hooker, never comfortable with his commander, General Halleck, resigned on June 28, and General George Meade replaced him as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
 * [[image:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1863.gif width="200" height="161" caption="Six officers of the 17th New York Battery" link="http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/cwp/4a40000/4a40100/4a40138r.jpg"]] ||
 * Six officers of the 17th New York Battery

This week's lesson will involve a word presentation showing maps and weblinks around the turning points of the war, students will familiarize themselves with the military turning points of 1863 and how they continue to echo throughout history.

The union victories at Gettysburg in the North and Vicksburg, the last Southern stronghold on the Mississippi River, gave the Union an advantage in would not thereafter relinquish, what made these victories so important?