Investigating+the+Civil+War


 * Title:** Investigating the Civil War

Students will conduct a web “investigation” in order to better understand the Civil War. Students will use note-taking skills and directed questions to determine main ideas pertaining to the Civil War.
 * Description:**

Students will generate a PowerPoint presentation detailing one major cause of the American Civil War. SWBAT give a detailed description of their particular cause.
 * Objectives:**

Investigation Rubric
 * Assessment:**

2 45-minute class periods
 * Duration:**

Projector Computer 1:1 computers for students PPT presentation template Civil War Intro PPT “What’s Major?” note-taking handout
 * Materials:**

Activate Prior Knowledge --picture and song --historical fiction warm-up/read aloud – prior knowledge --resource website -- http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Features?id=civil_war/geographic.jsp --PPT template --work time!! --save to flash drive/print as civil war notes
 * Procedures:** -- still WORKING!!!

A Divided Nation: Causes of the U.S. Civil War -other names -bulleted list of causes

VOCABULARY -secede / secession -Union -Confederacy -Yankees -Rebels -sectional differences -abolitionists

__PPT template__ Who’s involved? What’s going on? What’s the main idea? When is this happening? Where is this happening? Why How

Geographic Divide Conflict Over Slavery Lincoln and the Republicans Secession


 * Related Resources:**


 * Grade Level:** 8


 * Standards:**

-- //WARNING -- this file is absolutely unrelated to this lesson plan. Just tryin' out the system. Revisions comin' soon!!//

//NEXT lesson – printing and presenting – taking notes from other presentations on other major causes of the Civil War – note-taking template, teacher checklist of major items (for grading on content)//