Name: Heather Dishman

Lesson Title:
The Civil War
Subject Area:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
11
th
Unit Title:
Evolution of Warfare
GLCEs/ Common
Core Standard
7.1.4 Global Technology- Describe significant technological innovations and
scientific breakthroughs in transortation! co""unication! "edicine! and
#arfare and analy$e ho# they both benefitted and i"eriled hu"anity.
%&ational Geograhy Standard 11! . '()*
ETS!S/NETS!T
+-1'.,,.-. collaborate in content-related ro.ects that integrate a variety of
"edia %e.g.! rint! audio! video! grahic! si"ulations! and "odels*
Essential "uestions:
1. What kind of #eaons #ere used during the #ar/
'. What kinds of battle tactics #ere utili$ed/
-. 0o# did transortation affect the #ar efforts/
4. What #as life like during the #ar/
1. What "akes the ,ivil War different fro" revious #ars/
#bjectives:
2sing the app! The Civil War Today, students #ill select and read about the
life of an individual #ho lived during the ,ivil War. Students #ill then read the
3headlines4 of historic ne#saers to find a iece of technology! tactic! or
"ention of civilian life. Students #ill then create their o#n &e#saer and
"a.or headline using 5icrosoft ublisher or S"art &ote 6ook
Tools and $esources:
,o"uter
7ato
8en! 8encil
8aer
8ro.ector
i8ad
5icrosoft 8ublisher
S"art &otebook
S"art 6oard
$ationale:
9fter the 9"erican :evolution! technology and transortation began to change
the #ays of #arfare. Students #ill be able to analy$e these ne# inventions! and
ho# it has changed the direction of #arfare for the future.
Sequence of Activities:
Antici%ator&
"uestions/Activit&:
;. Students #ill be sho#n "ovie clis that ortray life during the 9"erican
,ivil War. <il"s include=
Gettysburg %1++-*
Glory %1+>+*
Shenandoah %1+)1*
Gone With the Wind %1+-+*
;;. Students #ill be #riting out their observations and notes
'od& o( Lesson
)lan:
;. Students #ill be rovided a lecture via 8re$i created by the teacher.
7ecture=
Weaons
oGatling Gun
o,annons
o7ong-:ange Guns ? 5inie 6ullet
6attle Tactics
,onfederate ? 2nion Soldiers
9frican 9"erican Soldiers
Wo"en as soldiers
Sea Warfare
oSub"arines
o;ron ,lad
Technological 9dvances=
o:ailroad
oTelegrah
o8hotograhy
o9r"y 9"bulance
;;. Students #ill access @The Civil War TodayA 9 via i8ad.
@Bkay ladies and gentle"en! if you could oen u the ,W Today 9!
#e can begin.A
@Cou #ill be able to bro#se through the a later! but for no#! #e4re
going to look at the Day in the Life category. ,lick #here it says Day in
the 7ife.
Students #ill then be instructed to read about so"eone of their choosing to
#rite about in their student notebook.
;;;. Students #ill then look at &e#saer 0eadlines to find toics like
#eaons! technology! and life during the #ar! etc. Students #ill be
creating their o#n @0eadlineA for a fake ne#saer they have created.
Students #ill bro#se the headlines in the 9 and get an idea of ho#
they #ant to create their o#n @0eadlineA
Students #ill be able to read about their technology! #eaon! or toic!
to create their headline! by using the 9.
9 handout #ill be rovided to hel create a rough draft of student ideas
9ll 30eadlines4 #ill be created using 5icrosoft 8ublisher or S"art
&otebook
Students #ill #ork on an individual basis.
DSee 9ttached= The ,ivil War= 0eadline Worksheet

Conclusion
Students #ill resent their 30eadline4 creation to the class and eElain their ideas.
Lesson Differentiations:
Sim%li(ications:
Students #ill be given additional ti"e to #ork on their assign"ent.
E*tensions:
Students #ill create an article to go #ith their headline creation. Student "ay create
"ultile s"all articles that suit the ti"e fra"e #ith #hich they have set. %i.e. 9n
article "ust reflect so"ething that haened in the year 1>)- or #hatever year they
selected*
Assessment )iece:
&otes and Bbservations
0eadline ,reation
Teacher Created
Handouts:
5ovie ,li 0andout
The ,ivil War= 0eadlines Worksheet
"ualit& Student
Sam%le: