Curriculum
The Civil War Unit Docs
Unit Guide, Unit Storyboard, Lesson Calendar; Brief Answers for Teachers
The Civil War Lesson One
Unit Launch; Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address (C.S.A.) (Q2)
Students review the unit storyboard and unit guide, and interpret excerpts from Jefferson Davis’ inaugural address as president of the Confederate States of America.
The Civil War Lesson Two
Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address (Q2)
Students interpret excerpts of Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address.
The Civil War Lesson Three
The South Gets the Upper Hand (Q1)
Students learn the story of the Civil War from the attack on Fort Sumter through the second Battle of Bull Run, and check their understanding with a Four-Sentence Story.
The Civil War Lesson Four
President Lincoln Redefines the War (Q1)
Students learn the story of how Lincoln redefined the war as a war against slavery, and tell the story back in a Four-Box Storyboard.
The Civil War Lesson Five
The Gettysburg Address (Q2)
Students interpret Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
The Civil War Lesson Six
The North Gets the Upper Hand (Q1)
Students learn the story of the Civil War from the Battle of Vicksburg through Sherman’s March to the Sea, and check their understanding by writing “Because – But – So” Sentences.
The Civil War Lesson Seven
Targeting Civilian Resources in War (Q4)
Students study the specific case of Sherman’s strategy in Georgia, and judge if he was right to target civilian resources in war. They then write a general principle and test it on a new case: the firebombing of the German city of Dresden in World War Two.
The Civil War Lesson Eight
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (Q2)
Students interpret excerpts from Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address.
The Civil War Lesson Nine
Appomattox & Assassination (Q1)
Students learn the story of the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, and tell the story back in a Four-Box Storyboard.
The Civil War Lesson Ten
Explaining Northern Victory (Q3)
Students examine data to explain why the North won the Civil War. They then write a general hypothesis and test it on a new case: the American Revolution.
The Civil War Lesson Eleven
President Lincoln Gets the Thirteenth Amendment (Q1)
Students learn the story of the passage of the thirteenth amendment, and check their understanding with Because, But, So Sentences.