Civil War Who Are We?

Goals & Objectives

Students will be able to describe who the leaders and soldiers of the Civil War show what
the Civil War was like.

California State Content Standards

8.10.5 Study the views and lives of leaders (e.g., Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E.
Lee) and soldiers on both sides of the war, including those of black soldiers and regiments.

Common Core Literacy Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an authors point of view
or purpose (e.g. loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

Driving Historical Question

How do the views of leaders and the soldiers of the Civil War paint a picture of what the
Civil War era was like?

Lesson Introduction (Anticipatory Set/Hook/Accessing Prior Knowledge) Time: 5 -8

minutes
I display 2 questions on the board for students to think about. Question 1: What do you
think life as a soldier during the Civil War was like? Consider things like food, shelter, daily
health, etc. Question 2: How are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis important to the
history of Civil War. Using just your prior knowledge on these two men, what do you know
about them?
Students will quickly write down what comes to mind with these questions and then share
with a neighbor what they wrote. The last bit of time will be dedicated to a mini discussion
about what they spoke about in their pairs.

Vocabulary (Content Language Development) Time: 5 minutes

Vocabulary will be highlighted in the PowerPoint and in the notes. In the notes, there will
be space for students to fill in a definition. I will take a few minutes before diving in to the
lesson though to quickly go over the words and give a short definition verbally so that
students will know a little about the words that they will be learning during the lecture.

Content Delivery (Method of Instruction) Time: 15 minutes

Students will follow along in their notes and fill in the blanks/boxes in their guided notes.
When we stop for questions that are embedded into the presentation, they will answer
these questions in their notes. Students will be actively listening and participating to any
and all discussions that take place.

Student Engagement (Critical Thinking & Student Activities) Time: 10 minutes

Students will answer the questions posed in the guided notes and the last 2-3 minutes, they
will discuss with the elbow buddy what they wrote for one question and pose at least one
additional point that was not mentioned in their partners answer. Students in the same
pairs may not use the same questions.

Lesson Closure Time: 5 minutes

Students will complete a 321 Exit Ticket so that I can see what they learned and still need
help on. The last slide in the PowerPoint will have a picture of what that looks like.

Assessments (Formative & Summative)

Exit Ticket (closing activity)
Think-Write-Pair-Share (opening activity)

Accommodations for English Learners, Striving Readers and Students with Special Needs
Guided notes are provided for students to follow along with and pictures to match the
slides. There will be times where we will pause for reflection in the notes and students will
write their opinion in their notes, this will help them practice getting their ideas from their
head to paper.

Resources (Books, Websites, Handouts, Materials)

Power Point Presentationall photos and videos are embedded into the slides
Guided Notes
321 Exit Ticket