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The American Civil War media type="custom" key="9334700" align="right" Mrs. Jennifer Roger Shaffer Unit Overview

**__Link to the Units:__ ** Lesson 1 The "Why" of the War

Lesson 2 The "Who of the War

Lesson 3 What would you do?

Lesson 4 A Day in the Life...

Lesson 5 Important Events and Battles

Lesson 6 All About Slavery Lesson 7 The Emancipation Proclamation

Lesson 8 Women in the War

Lesson 9 The End of the War and the Death of a President

Lesson 10 Review

Overview // This unit will cover United States History from the years of 1861-1865, more specifically the Civil War. We will discuss why it happened, what happened, and how this war changed the United States. //
 * __The Unit Overview __**

Student Audience // This unit is designed to teach the Civil War as part of the 8th grade Social Studies curriculum. //

Timeframe // We will be spending two weeks on this unit. //

Rationale // We are covering this unit because the Civil War was a defining period in United States History. This event changed everything socially, economically, and politically in ways that we still see today. //

Unit Objectives // Students will be able to understand what events led to the outbreak of war. //

// Students will be able to understand the philosophies behind the perspectives of both the Confederacy and the Union and which states belonged to which side. //

// Students will be able to understand how slavery was both a social and economic cause for the Civil War. //

// Students will be able to understand the basic chronology of the Civil War including major battles. //

// Student will be able to understand how the social and economic structure of the United States changed over the course of the war. //

// Student will be able to understand the role of the Underground Railroad in the War. //

// Students will be able to understand the effectiveness of the Emancipation Proclamation. //

Variations or Adaptions For our students with attention deficit disorder we will use the internet and Civil War databases to teach using different media. The use of videos, pictures, newspaper articles, spoken narratives, and reenactments will help to keep the student's attention by stimulating the mind in different ways.

// History Standard 1: Students understand the chronological organization of history // // and know how to organize events and people into major eras to identify and explain // // historical relationships. //
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// History Standard 2: Students know how to use the processes and resources of // // historical inquiry. //

// History Standard 3: Students understand that societies are diverse and have changed // // over time. //

// History Standard 5: Students understand political institutions and theories that have // // developed and changed over time. //

// History Standard 6: Students know that religious and philosophical ideas have been // // powerful forces throughout history. //