LessonPlanOutline

Date/TimeoftheLesson:Day3ofLifeintheCivilWarUnit

TitleofLessonSubject/Topic:CivilWarReenactor

I.Objectives:Addresswhatstudentswillbeabletodoafterthislesson.Thissectionshouldaddress
whatthelearnerswilldo/knowandnotwhattheteacherwilldo.

Studentswillreenactbeingacivilwarsoldierandreflectonlifeasasoldierinablog.

II.Materials/WhereLocated:

StudentswillneedaniPadorcomputerwithinternetaccess.
YouwillneedtoarrangeforaCivilWarreenactortocometoschoolfortheentireday,bringingartifactsalong
withhim.

III.Procedures:Includewhatyouwillsay/do.Listdirectionsforactivitiesandtransitions.Providean
anticipatedtimeframeforeachactivity/transition.Youalsoneedtoanticipatethewaysinwhichyou
mightneedtoextendoradaptyourlessonandhavealternativematerials,activities,etc.prepared.

ACivilWarreenactorwillvisittheclassasaguestspeakerwillshareabouthisequipmentandtellstories
aboutlifeasasoldierinthewar.Studentswilltaketurnsholdingareplicagun,bullets,clothing,andother
militaryequipmentandrepeatwhateachpieceofequipmentiswhileholdingeachitem.

StudentswilldramatizewhatatypicalCiviltoWarSoldierhadtofaceonadailybasis,byreflectingonadigital
picturetakenofthem.Fromtheirreflectionstheywillcomposeablogpostdetailinghowitliterallyfeelstocarry
somuchweight,makingsuretofinishtheassignmentforhomeworkifneedbe.

IV.CheckforUnderstanding:Provideabriefplanonhowyouwilldeterminewhatyourstudentshave
learnedandhowyouwillidentifyareasorconceptswhichneedfurtherclarificationandexplanation.

Teacherwillcheckforunderstandingbyreadingtheirblogpostscheckingforaccuracy.