The American Civil War: Assessment and Revision

What you need to know You have been given a document that has a diagram explaining what you need to know about the American Civil War itself. TASK: Please colour code each box green, orange or red based on how far you understand the content.

Why did the Confederates lose the war? UNDERTAND some of the key reasons behind the Confederate defeat EXPLAIN why these reasons led to the defeat EVALUATE what the main reason was behind the Confederate defeat Key Words:

‘The Battle of Gettysburg was decisive for the outcome of the American Civil War.’ Assess the validity of this view. PEER ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTIONS Highlight your definition of Gettysburg Highlight in a second colour, your criteria Highlight in a third colour, where you say if Gettysburg was decisive for the outcome of the American Civil War. MAIN BODY Does your first sentence explain what battle the paragraph is about, and whether it was decisive for the outcome of the American Civil War. Does your paragraph have accurate, relevant and specific detail about the battle Does your explanation link to your criteria Does your paragraph link back to whether Gettysburg was decisive for the outcome of the American Civil War. 30 minutes to write? DIRT TASK Write up the rest 4 more paragraphs to complete the main body of your essay (exam conditions)

How significant were the Union’s superior resources to their victory in the Civil War? Alongside essays on why the Confederacy lost, are essays on why the Union won. TASK: Use the tasks below to mark the exemplar answer you have been given. TASK 1 Highlight and annotate Definitions Criteria Judgement TASK 2 Point Evidence Explain Link TASK 3 Substantiation TASK 4 Use the mark scheme to give each category an overall level Then give the overall answer a level

Extra reasons for Union Victory As well as superior resources it is worth considering some of the following: Rifle-musket and repeating rifles (technology) 148-149 Ulysses S. Grant (military leadership) 154-155, P166-169, 177 Lincoln (political leadership) Emancipation, Gettysburg Address, 1864 Election 169-170,political leadership 175

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