Friday, August 25, 2017

Lesson on Friday, August 25, 2017

Aim: What were the causes and effects of the American Civil War?

Bell Ringer: Journal 3 – Explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were events that led to the Civil War.

Objectives:
1. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the causes and consequences of the Civil War.

Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer (10 min)
2. Discuss Bell Ringer (5 min)
3. Complete Attachment C
4. Assign HW topics
5. Share with the class your assigned part of Attachment C

Home Learning:

Assign students to research and present on a topic related to the Civil War, either working independently or with a partner (Attachment E). Some suggested topics:

o Civil War battles – Fort Sumter; Shiloh; Antietam; Gettysburg; Vicksburg
o Civil War people – Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis; Robert E. Lee; Frederick Douglass; Stonewall Jackson; William T. Sherman; General Ulysses S. Grant; Clara Barton
o Other topics – New weapons of war; women and the Civil War; African Americans in the war; Florida during the Civil War

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