1. By: Megan Stickley

2. Analyze Learners 5th grade – between ages 9 and 10. The students: 1. Have previous knowledge of the Civil War. 2. They are going to be working in groups as well as individuals.

3. The State Objectives SS.5.4.1 Read, interpret and draw conclusions from United States maps (e.g., special purpose maps, graphs, charts, tables, timelines). SS.5.5.4 Explain why maintaining historical records and landmarks is important to the United States. SS.5.5.5 Interpret quotes of famous Americans from various periods of history. SS.5.5.14 Analyze the impact of slavery and the Abolitionist Movement upon the development of the United States. SS.5.5.15 Identify causes, major events and important people of the Civil War. TEC.5.5.1 Use telecommunications to locate information as a group/class project

4. Media and Methods Posterboard Glue Scissors Markers Pen Pictures from the internet Worksheets Paper www.sasinschool.com http://www.wvtraditions.com/ci vil_war/index.aspx?source=ov erture&REF=&SCO=truehttp://www.wvtraditions.com/ci vil_war/index.aspx?source=ov erture&REF=&SCO=true www.civilwar.com http://www.eduref.org/cgi- bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Les sons/Social_Studies/US_Histo ry/Civil_War/CIW0202.htmlhttp://www.eduref.org/cgi- bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Les sons/Social_Studies/US_Histo ry/Civil_War/CIW0202.html

5. Topic introduced. Discuss which states are apart of the Union and Confederacy. The class will be split between the Union and Confederacy and will not be allowed to talk to the “enemy” for the remainder of the unit.

6. Handout with a timeline will be given out. Discuss major causes of war: slavery, state’s rights, etc. Go in depth about slavery. How slavery was introduced and why the south wanted to keep it.

7. Biography on Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, and Robert E. Lee. Discuss why the United States preserves important documents and landmarks. Write in journals, depending on side, about either President Lincoln or General Lee.

8. Split into pairs and research a specific battle using www.civilwar.comwww.civilwar.com Create a poster will important information.

9. The pairs will present their posters to the class. Hang posters around room chronologically. Discuss West Virginia and how it became a state during the Civil War.

10. The students will pretend to be soldiers during the war and write to a family member about what they are experiencing. Discuss the final battle and how the Union won.

11. Require Learner Participation Keep students on task by not constantly lecturing. Have fun filled activities. Explore by themselves. With splitting into groups and writing letters, they get to feel like they are there.

12. Evaluate and Revise Writing in their journals. Learn by peer-to-peer instruction in groups and by presentation. Oral reports.