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A journey into the civil war power point

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This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching fifth grade students about the American Civil War. It includes an analysis of the class characteristics and learning styles. The objectives are for students to describe the major issues and events leading up to the war, identify key battles, and understand the outcome, using various interactive teaching methods. The daily plans cover economic and cultural differences between the North and South, political issues and secession, important individuals, key battles, and the war's outcome and effects. Technology like Prezi, Smart Board, YouTube, blogs and iPads will be incorporated into the lessons.

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A Journey into the Civil War By: Kayla Napier
Analyze the Learner Class Characteristics: • • • • • • • Fifth grade Ages: 10-11 years old Twenty-five students Twelve girls Thirteen boys Four African Americans Three students with ADHD Learning Styles: I will be incorporating a variety of teaching strategies through the utilization of graphs and timelines for my categorical learners; videos and virtual tours to benefit my audio-visual learners; as well as role-play and cooperative learning groups for my kinesthetic learners (including those with ADHD).
State Objectives • My fifth grade students will describe the major issues and events that led to the Civil War and identify the key battles that influenced the war’s outcome by utilizing cooperative learning groups, timelines, graphs, interactive maps, videos, reenactment, blogs, online research, and journaling by the end of the week with 95% accuracy.
Daily Plans • Day One: Economic and Cultural Differences between the North and South • Day Two: Political Issues and Southern Secession o “Bleeding Kansas” o Election of 1860 • Day Three: Important Individuals • Day Four: Key Battles and Strategies o Battle of Bull Run o Battle of Gettysburg • Day Five: Outcome and Effects of the Civil War
Incorporation of Technology • • • • • • • • Prezi Smart Board YouTube Web Quests Blogs iPads Interactive Battlefield Maps Microsoft Word
Works Cited: • Bleeding Kansas: Behind the Legend. (2007, May 8). Retrieved from You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYpcyS48xqE • Civil War 150. (2013, September 13). Retrieved from History.com: http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/who-they-were • Civil War Animated. (2013, September 14). Retrieved from History Animated: http://www.civilwaranimated.com/ • Disunion and the Civil War. (2013, April 23). Retrieved from New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/29/opinion/2010102 9-civil-war.html?_r=0 • Gardner, E. (2007, October 6). Civil War: Traveling Back in Time. Retrieved from Zunal.com: http://zunal.com/process.php?w=1034 • Map of Antietam. (2013, September). Retrieved from Civil War Trust: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam/maps/antietammap1. html • Roberts, T. (2007, September). The Civil War- A Nation Divided. Retrieved from Zunal.com: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=3

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A journey into the civil war power point

  • 1. A Journey into the Civil War By: Kayla Napier
  • 2. Analyze the Learner Class Characteristics: • • • • • • • Fifth grade Ages: 10-11 years old Twenty-five students Twelve girls Thirteen boys Four African Americans Three students with ADHD Learning Styles: I will be incorporating a variety of teaching strategies through the utilization of graphs and timelines for my categorical learners; videos and virtual tours to benefit my audio-visual learners; as well as role-play and cooperative learning groups for my kinesthetic learners (including those with ADHD).
  • 3. State Objectives • My fifth grade students will describe the major issues and events that led to the Civil War and identify the key battles that influenced the war’s outcome by utilizing cooperative learning groups, timelines, graphs, interactive maps, videos, reenactment, blogs, online research, and journaling by the end of the week with 95% accuracy.
  • 4. Daily Plans • Day One: Economic and Cultural Differences between the North and South • Day Two: Political Issues and Southern Secession o “Bleeding Kansas” o Election of 1860 • Day Three: Important Individuals • Day Four: Key Battles and Strategies o Battle of Bull Run o Battle of Gettysburg • Day Five: Outcome and Effects of the Civil War
  • 5. Incorporation of Technology • • • • • • • • Prezi Smart Board YouTube Web Quests Blogs iPads Interactive Battlefield Maps Microsoft Word
  • 6. Works Cited: • Bleeding Kansas: Behind the Legend. (2007, May 8). Retrieved from You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYpcyS48xqE • Civil War 150. (2013, September 13). Retrieved from History.com: http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/who-they-were • Civil War Animated. (2013, September 14). Retrieved from History Animated: http://www.civilwaranimated.com/ • Disunion and the Civil War. (2013, April 23). Retrieved from New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/29/opinion/2010102 9-civil-war.html?_r=0 • Gardner, E. (2007, October 6). Civil War: Traveling Back in Time. Retrieved from Zunal.com: http://zunal.com/process.php?w=1034 • Map of Antietam. (2013, September). Retrieved from Civil War Trust: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam/maps/antietammap1. html • Roberts, T. (2007, September). The Civil War- A Nation Divided. Retrieved from Zunal.com: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=3