KevinDeissler PrimarySourcesFieldTrip Introduction: TheCivilWarToday,appwillgivestudentsafirsthandaccountofwhateachdaywaslike duringtheCivilWar.Newspapersfromthedayhavebeenarchivedandmadeinteractive. Maps,statistics,quotes,andfirsthandaccountsimmerseyouinthe1860sasifyourereading thenewsforthefirsttime.Usingmapsandaccountsfromtheapp,studentswilluseGoogle Earthtocompareandcontrasthowthetownsandcitieshavegrownin150years,aswellas examinehowfarsomeoftheseregimentshadtowalktogettotheirdestination.

. ContentArea: SocialStudies/5thGrade Objectives: Studentswillbeableto: Examinearticles,maps,quotes,andadvertisementsinnewspapersfromtheCivilWar withintheCivilWarTodayapp Identifykeyplayersofthedaybasedonfirsthandaccountsandtracktheirmovements usingGoogleEarth CompareandcontrastcitiesandtownsusingthemapswithintheCivilWarTodayapp andGoogleEarth Designanadvertisementforforan1864newspaper ExamineandinterpretaQuoteoftheDay Find,examine,interpret,andcreateapoliticalcartoon UseGoogleMapstoseehowlongitwouldtaketowalkbetweentwobattlesofyour choicewriteanewspaperarticle(Word,Pages,etc.)recountingyourtravels,trials,and tribulationsofsuchajourney StandardsAddressed: ISTE 1. CreativityandinnovationStudentsdemonstratecreativethinking,constructknowledge, anddevelopinnovativeproductsandprocessesusingtechnology. a. Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,products,orprocesses b. Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonalorgroupexpression. 2. CommunicationandcollaborationStudentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentsto communicateandworkcollaboratively,includingatadistance,tosupportindividual learningandcontributetothelearningofothers. a. Interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,experts,orothersemployinga varietyofdigitalenvironmentsandmedia b. Communicateinformationandideaseffectivelytomultipleaudiencesusinga varietyofmediaandformats

c. Developculturalunderstandingandglobalawarenessbyengagingwithlearners ofothercultures d. Contributetoprojectteamstoproduceoriginalworksorsolveproblems 3. ResearchandinformationfluencyStudentsapplydigitaltoolstogather,evaluate,and useinformation. a. Locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,andethicallyuseinformation fromavarietyofsourcesandmedia b. Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesanddigitaltoolsbasedonthe appropriatenesstospecifictasks 4. Criticalthinking,problemsolving,anddecisionmakingStudentsusecriticalthinkingskills toplanandconductresearch,manageprojects,solveproblems,andmakeinformed decisionsusingappropriatedigitaltoolsandresources. a. Planandmanageactivitiestodevelopasolutionorcompleteaproject b. Collectandanalyzedatatoidentifysolutionsand/ormakeinformeddecisions PACommonCore 1.4TypesofWriting 1.4.5.BWritemultiparagraphinformationpieces 1.5QualityofWriting 1.5.5.AWritewithaclearfocus,identifyingtopic,task,andaudience 1.5.5.BDevelopcontentappropriateforthetopic 1.5.5.COrganizewritinginalogicalorder 1.5.5.DWritewithanunderstandingofstyle,usingavarietyofsentence structuresanddescriptivewordchoices 7.1BasicGeographicLiteracy 7.1.5.AUsegeographictoolstoanalyzeinformationabouttheinteractionbetween people,places,andtheenvironment 7.1.5.BDescribeandlocateplacesandregionsasdefinedbyphysicaland humanfeatures 7.2.5.ADescribethecharacteristicsofplacesandregions 8.1HistoricalAnalysisandSkillsDevelopment 8.1.U.AEvaluatepatternsofcontinuityandchangeovertime,applyingcontextof events 8.1.U.BEvaluatetheinterpretationofhistoricaleventsandsources,considering theuseoffactversusopinion,multipleperspectives,andcauseandeffect relationships 8.1.U.CAnalyze,synthesize,andintegratehistoricaldata,creatingaproductthat supportsandappropriatelyillustratesinferencesandconclusionsdrawnfrom research 8.3UnitedStatesHistory 8.3.U.AComparetherolegroupsandindividualsplayedinthesocial,political, cultural,andeconomicdevelopmentoftheU.S. 8.3.U.BComparetheimpactofhistoricaldocuments,artifacts,andplaceswhich arecriticaltotheU.S.

 RelativeAdvantage: Studentswillbeabletonotonlyreadabouthistoryinawaythattheywouldreadthenewstoday (throughnewspaper),buttheywillbeabletovisuallyseewheretheseeventstookplace.By connectingprimarysources,maps,andwriting,studentswillgainanunderstandingoflifeduring theCivilWarandwillbeabletoexplainitintheirownwords. Timeline: TheseactivitiescouldbedonethroughoutthethematicunitontheCivilWar,ortogethercouldbe doneinaboutaweek. Materials: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thecivilwartoday/id428812156?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/googleearth/id293622097?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/googlemaps/id585027354?mt=8 WordprocessingprogramsuchasMicrosoftWordorApplesPages AppleKeynote GroupingStrategies: Studentswhoarestrongerwriterscouldworkwithweakerwriters,orstudentswhoarebetterat geographycouldworkwithstudentswhomaynothaveaninterestinit.Theseactivitiescouldbe doneindividually,butstudentswhocollaboratemaybeabletoproducehigherqualitywork. LearningActivities: 1. IntroducestudentstoTheCivilWarToday,appontheiPad.Allowthemtoexplore issuesoftheday,focusingonreadingtheadvertisements,firsthandaccounts,quotesof theday,pictures,cartoons,andmaps. 2. Chooseadailyissueofthenewspapertofocuson.Lookatthemapsthatitoffersforthe day.ComparethatmaptoitslocationfoundintheGoogleEarth,app.What differencesdoyousee? 3. Choosethreeofthefollowingactivities(onemustuseGoogleMaps): a. Designanadvertisementtoruninanewspaperfromtheearly1860s.Whatwill yousell?Whatwouldyourmessagebe?UsewhatyouknowoftheNorthand theSouththroughmapsandpriorknowledgetohelpyou. b. Siftthroughthearchivesandfindapoliticalcartoon.Writeabriefexplanationas towhattheauthoristryingtoexplain.Createyourownpoliticalcartoonfocusing onissuesofthetime. c. FindaQuoteoftheDay,thatyoufindinterestingorinspiring.Writeaboutwhy youchosethatquoteandwhatitmeanstoyouandwhatitmighthavemeantto thesoldierstoreadersofthenewspaper. d. UseGoogleMapstomaphowlongitwouldtaketomarchfromonebattleto another.Pretendyouarekeepingajournalthroughoutyourtravelsandwritean

articleforanewspaperdescribingyourtravels.Connectittooneofyourother writingassignmentsbymentioningsomethingyoupurchasedorheardinan advertisement,oraboutafellowsoldierthatdied.Besuretomentionthe directionyoutraveled,theterrainencountered(whichmeansyoumayalsohave touseGoogleEarth),andanythingelseyoumaycomeacrossbasedonthe geographicallocationofyourtravels. Assessment: Therearefourdifferentwritingassignmentsandstudentswouldneedtocompletethreeofthem, includingthefourthoptionwhichinvolvesGoogleMaps.Theywillbegradedongrammarand details,aswellascreativity.Theyshouldbesuretomentionanyreferencestoanewspaper sourcefromtheirCivilWarToday,app. AdaptationsforLearnerswithSpecialNeeds: TheiPadsallowallchildrentolearnthroughitsaccessibilityfeatures,suchasallowingtheiPad toreadstudentsarticles.StudentscouldalsouseDragonDictationtowrite,theirarticles. Extensions: Compareandcontrastnewspapersfromtheearly1860stooneproducedtoday.In150 yearsofproducingnewspapers,whatdotheyhaveincommon? LookfordifferentlayersfortheGoogleEarth,app.Compareandcontrastpastand presentdaymaps. References: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thecivilwartoday/id428812156?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/googleearth/id293622097?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/googlemaps/id585027354?mt=8