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Monday:

1. Return Chapter 12 Test
2. Review the causes of the Civil War. Discuss the naming of the war – how different people have named it different things such as: The War Between the States, The Civil War, Second American Revolution, The Rebellion, The War for Confederate Independence, War of Secession, War For Separation, The Insurrection, The War of Northern Aggression and The War. Why were so many names used to describe the same war?
3. Look at the picture of infantrymen on page 185 and discuss the dress of the soldiers –the difference in the way people dressed made it difficult sometimes on the battlefield because we tend to think of the North as blue and the South as gray.
4. Look at the illustration on page 184 and have the students examine what they see and share with class – demonstration in Ga. just after Lincoln’s election in 1860 – How do the people appear? Why? Why would southerners be upset with the election of Lincoln?
5. The Civil War Begins – worksheet – students are looking at the strengths and weaknesses of each side (North vs. South) prior to the war (which side should win all the battles and how quickly people thought this war would end). The students compare 10 different strengths and weaknesses, and then decide on the top 3 areas that are most important in battle and why.

Tuesday:

1. Go over strengths and weaknesses worksheet from yesterday and discuss the top three areas that are important
2. Put Civil War terms on the board (or overhead) and let students try to organize them as either Northern terms or Southern terms. These are terms used to describe each side during the war. There will be a quiz on this at the end of the week - - students will be given the terms (all mixed up) and they have to organize them as either North or South.

PUT ALL THE WORDS INTO 2 DIFFERENT GROUPS. GIVE EACH GROUP A LABEL (A WORD FROM THE LIST MAY BE USED AS YOUR LABEL): NORTH, KNOWN AREAS, SOUTH
YANKEES, CONFEDERATE, UNION, WASHINGTON DC, BILLY YANK, FEDERALS, JOHNNY REB, RICHMOND, BLUEBELLIES, BLUE, GRAY, LEE, GRANT, MAPS,

3. Read pages 184-188 and answer questions page 188.

Wednesday:

1. Go over textbook questions from yesterday.
2. Discuss the following question: “Do you think you would be willing to fight against someone in your own family in the Civil War based on your feelings about different political issues? Why/why not?
3. Review Civil War terms – remind students of quiz on Friday.
4. Map activity – War Divides The Nation
5. Read pages 188-191 and answer questions 1-4 on page 191

Thursday:

1. Go over map activity from yesterday
2. Watch DVD on Bull Run/Manassas and fill in movie guide.
3. Compare Johnny Reb and Billy Yank – worksheet – students are looking at the difference between the two soldiers during the war. Discuss as a class and have students fill in missing parts of their sheets.

Friday:

1. Quiz on Civil War Terms
2. Civil War Lecture

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