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05/08/2022 - 05/14/2022
Mr. Salber

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Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Learning Objectives
Upon completion, students Upon completion, students After this lesson, students will Upon completion of this Upon completion of this
will be able to: will be able to: be able to: lesson, students should be lesson, students will be able
Compare and contrast the Name some of the most describe events at Fort able to: to:
battle strategies of the North important generals from both Sumter understand how the Battle of list the events that led up to
and South. sides of the Civil War examine the importance and Antietam unfolded the First Battle of Bull Run
Define the difference Describe the background and impact of Fort Sumter in identify the effect it had on summarize the conflict and
between strategies and service of each general relation to the Civil War both sides of the war outcome of the First Battle of
tactics. Explain each general's life Direct Instruction Direct Instruction Bull Run
Direct Instruction after the war discuss the strategies
Instructions Warm Up
Direct Instruction employed by Union and
Video & Discussion Build background knowledge Gauge prior knowledge by
Confederate troops during
Questions Reading & Discussion by having students watch the asking:
the First Battle of Bull Run
Preview vocabulary words. Review what students video lesson Battle at Fort During which war did the
abolition already know about the Civil Sumter: Summary, Facts & Battel of Antietam take Direct Instruction
Anaconda plan War. Discuss the meaning Map and take the place? Instructions
Confederacy and significance of each of accompanying quiz for Which side of the war won Begin by asking students to
cordon defense the vocabulary words. homework the night before the battle? try to name the first major
counterattacks Vocabulary the lesson. Guided Practice battle of the Civil War,
deployed Civil War Guided Practice allowing them time to share
Discussion
Emancipation Proclamation Confederate their ideas in a brief class
Start the lesson by dividing Play the video What Is the
offensive infrastructure discussion.
students into groups and Battle of Antietam? - Facts,
offensive-defensive Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Guided Practice
having them discuss what Summary & Significance in its
retreat Union
they understood about the entirety, having students take Play the video lesson The
reunification Guided Practice events at Fort Sumter from notes. First Battle of Bull Run: Civil
secede
Pass out copies of the the homework, including what Now discuss: War Blood is Shed, pausing it
strategy
Confederate & Union happened, when it happened, How many people died during at 4:18.
tactics
Generals of the Civil War to why it happened and the the Battle of Antietam? How did the events leading
unified
the students. historical importance. Where did the Battle of up to the battle help to fan the
Union
Read 'Generals of the Civil After about five minutes of Antietam take place? flames of the burgeoning Civil
Guided Practice War' and 'Union Generals' discussion have students Who were the main officers War?
Watch Comparing Union & with students. write their thoughts about involved in this battle? How do you think the First
Confederate Civil War Ask students the following Fort Sumter down. During which war did the Battle of Bull Run might have
Strategies as a class, and questions: Divide the board into three battle take place? changed the course of the
discuss the following Who was Henry Halleck? sections and title them: Who won the battle? Civil War?
questions: Describe the Battle of Fort Sumter December Describe the events that Play the rest of the video
What were the goals of the Vicksburg. 1860-February 1861 precipitated the battle. lesson for the class now.

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Union army?
What were the goals of the
Confederate army?
What is the difference
between strategy and tactics?
What strategies did the Union
army use to accomplish their
goals?
Describe the First Battle of
Bull Run.
What challenge did President
Abraham Lincoln face?
Describe the Anaconda Plan.
What advantages did the
Union have that the
Confederacy did not?
Why wasn't the cordon
defense successful?
Who was the Confederate
president?
What strategy did the
Confederacy adopt?
Describe the Battle of
Glorieta Pass.
Describe the Second Battle of
Bull Run.
What advantages did the
Confederacy have over the
Union?
Why was the Emancipation
Proclamation a successful
tactic?
How did the Union Army cut
off Confederate supplies?
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Who was Robert E. Lee?
What happened on April 26,
1885?
Independent Practice
What did General Grant do
after the war?
Who was William Tecumseh
Sherman?
What was Sherman's 'Hard
War' policy?
Describe 'Sherman's march
to the sea.'
Who was George B.
McClellan?
Describe McClellan's
relationship with Lincoln.
What did McClellan do after
leaving the service?
Read 'Confederate Generals'
with students.
Ask students the following
questions:
Who was Robert E. Lee?
What did Lee do before the
Civil War?
Describe the end of the Civil
War.
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
What happened to Jackson?
Who was Nathan Bedford
Forrest?
How did Forrest become a
colonel?
What did Forrest do after the
war?
Independent Practice
Research Project
Materials needed: paper,
pens, copies of the lesson,
poster board, markers, tape,
scissors, access to computer/
internet/printer
Have each student choose
one of the following generals
Fort Sumter March 1861-April
14, 1861
Impact of events at Fort
Sumter
Start the video lesson The
Battle of Fort Sumter & the
Start of the Civil War and
pause at 2:40.
Ask the following questions,
writing information on the
board as you go:
Why were the 87 soldiers
trapped in Charleston?
How did they end up at Fort
Sumter?
Why didn't the troops leave
when asked?
Why was the Star of the West
viewed as a federal violation
of state sovereignty? Was it?
How did the Southerners
react?
Restart the lesson and pause
again at 5:10. Instruct groups
to discuss events presented
during this portion of the
lesson, then record relevant
information on the board.
Make sure students can
answer:
What was the nuanced
situation Lincoln was in with
Fort Sumter when he came to
office?
Why did Lincoln refuse to
negotiate transfer of the fort?
What was the resolution of
Fort Sumter?
Play the remainder of the
video and record events on
the board, making sure to
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Discuss how the battle
unfolded and ended
Independent Practice
Activity
Each student should pretend
they are a soldier who
survived the Battle of
Antietam.
They can either work alone or
in teams to prepare and read/
act out one of the following
for the class:
A letter sent home to loved
ones describing the battle
A skit/play acting out their
interpretation of the battle as
a whole or one particular part
of the battle
Extension
Students should pick any
officer mentioned in this
lesson. They should research
and write an essay about the
man's background and role
during the battle.
Notes
http://study.com/academy/
lesson/what-is-the-battle-of-
antietam-facts-summary-
significance.html
Independent Practice
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Why was the plan instituted
after the battle referred to as
the 'Anaconda Plan'?
Now, let's take a closer look
at the actual battle. Play the
video lesson The First Battle
of Bull Run: Summary,
Significance & Facts, pausing
it at 2:46.
Why were conditions ripe for
an epic battle?
How might the positioning of
the troops impact the battle?
Play the video lesson again
and pause it at 7:30.
How did innovations in
transportation play a role in
this battle?
Which side demonstrated
more effective strategy?
How prepared could the
soldiers have been given
their limited enlistment?
Play the rest of the video
lesson for the class now.
Do you think that the Union
was shocked by their loss at
the First Battle of Bull Run?
How did the win change
things for the Confederacy?
Pass out the worksheet and
ask students to work
independently to complete it.
Activity
Divide students into small
groups.
Give each group a photocopy
of the blank map.
Have the groups use what
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Compare & Contrast Activity
As pairs solve their puzzles,
have them get together with
another pair to make a group
of 4.
Provide each group with chart
paper and markers.
Have each group create a
Venn diagram that compares
the Union army strategy and
tactics to the Confederate
army strategy and tactics.
Include information about:
goals
strategies
tactics
leadership
manpower
supplies
Have each group present
their diagram to the class,
and answer questions from
their classmates about the
diagram.
After the diagrams, have a
whole class discussion about
the similarities and
differences between the
Union and Confederate army
strategies.
How in the end was the
Union's strategy more
effective?
Notes
http://study.com/academy/
lesson/comparing-union-
confederate-civil-war-
strategies.html
that they would like to learn
more about: Ulysses S.
Grant, Henry Halleck, William
Tecumseh Sherman, George
B. McClellan, Robert E. Lee,
Stonewall Jackson, or Nathan
Bedford Forrest.
Sort students into small
groups so that students who
chose the same general are
grouped together.
Have each group research
their chosen general.
Have each group create a
poster that includes a
photograph of their general
and information about their
general's life before, during,
and after the war.
Have students share their
posters with the rest of the
class.
Extension
Have each student write a
historical fiction story about
the general they chose. Have
students share their stories
with their small group. As
students are reading their
stories, other members of the
group should check for
accuracy.
Notes
http://study.com/academy/
lesson/confederate-union-
generals-of-the-civil-war.html
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highlight how the events at they've learned in the video
Fort Sumter affected the war. lesson and the blue markers
Independent Practice to trace the path of
movement for the Union
Activity
troops.
Identify students to play one
Now have them do the same
of the following roles:
with the gray markers for the
President Lincoln
Confederate troops.
President Buchanan
When the groups have
Major Robert Anderson
illustrated the paths for both
Jefferson Davis
sides, have them share them
Confederate Brigadier
and compare them with the
General Pierre Gustave
maps of the other groups.
Toutant Beauregard
Finally, review the paths of
Captain Abner Doubleday
movement for each side and
Event moderator
allow students to make
Divide the rest of the class
corrections to their maps as
into small groups of 2-4
needed.
students.
Notes
Tell students they will be
hosting a panel discussion http://study.com/academy/
about events at Fort Sumter lesson/the-first-battle-of-bull-
during which students will run-civil-war-blood-is-
pose questions to the panel shed.html
and they will answer. http://study.com/academy/
Instruct students playing roles lesson/the-first-battle-of-bull-
to research more about their run-summary-significance-
character, taking notes about facts.html
events and how their
character felt and acted. If
desired, allow these students
to work with a partner.
Instruct small groups to work
together to formulate
questions for the panelists,
assigning each group a panel
member on whom to focus
their questions. Give
examples of the types of
questions you'd like to see,
such as 'Major Anderson,
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why wouldn't you leave Fort

Sumter when asked?'
After about 15-20 minutes,
host your panel discussion.
When finished, take the quiz
to test understanding.
Notes
http://study.com/academy/
lesson/battle-at-fort-sumter-
summary-facts-map.html
http://study.com/academy/
lesson/the-battle-of-fort-
sumter-the-start-of-the-civil-
war.html

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