Annotated Resource Set (ARS)
Content Theme:
Civil War and Reconstruction
Developed by:
Marie Barricklow
Contextual Paragraph for Resource Set:
The Civil War was a war with many casualties and also one of the greatest American Wars in
history, It was a war that helped define our country today, once a country divided into two parts,
North and South, now one strong country. The war was the ultimate sacrifice for families and
individuals when it came to freedom, fighting for their own beliefs and economic status.
Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
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Resource Set
Seat of Operations
Underground Railroad
1861-1865
Abolitionist Biographies
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.g
md/g3701s.cw0063500
Proclamation of
Independence
Civil War Treasures
Field of Gettysburg
(Resource Title Here)
http://www.nationalgeo
graphic.com/railroad/j1.
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Abraham Lincoln
McLeans House
Gettysburg address
Fort Sumter
William Lloyd Garrison
Lee Surrendered
picture
Appmattox
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William
Lloyd
Garrison
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http://www.nndb.com/
people/966/000049819
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Notes/Comments:
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Resource Set
Time Line of The Civil
War
Map of the Rebellion
Battle of Perryville
http://memory.loc.gov/
ammem/cwphtml/tl186
1.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/c
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Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
Scott’s Great Snake
Secession
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Annotations
Grade
Level
Curriculum
Connections
Curriculum
Standards
Learning Objectives
Content Objectives
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Geography
S4 C2 PO1
American History
S1 C3 PO5
Economics
S5 C1 PO 1
Geography
S4 C4 PO1
American History
S1 C5 PO5
S1 C6 PO1
Students will describe how the
following region exemplify the
concept of region as an a area with
unifying human or natural factors . (c)
North and South during the Civil War
Thinking Objectives
Student will categorize economic
issues according to location.
Student will produce a map showing
economic s in the South.
Student will describe the cultures of
the southern states.
Students will discuss the cultures of
the southern states.
Students will describe the geography,
cultures, and economics of the
Southern colonies.
Students will compare/contrast
military propaganda from Civil War
and present
Students will identify the opportunity
costs ( i.e., separation from family,
indentured service) associated with
expeditions to the New World
Student will analyze why boundaries
changed
Students will explain why and how
boundaries change during the civil
war.
Students will describe the following
individuals’ role in the reform
movement before the Civil War:
Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman,
William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner
Truth.
Students recall William Lloyd
Garrisons role in the reform
movement.
Students will evaluate whether or not
it was worth the risk to help slaves
find freedom.
Students will identify 9 of the major
battles and theirs significance to the
war.
Students will look at roadways see if
traveling by foot was the logical way
of transportation.
Students will describe the location
where the surrender took place.
Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
Suggested Learning
Strategies
Create own propaganda poster
Create journal entry based on person
in poster
Suggested
Assessment
Strategies
Links to Other
Resources
Students will construct a Venn
Diagram of Pros and Cons of
decision of helping slaves
seek freedom from slavery
http://www.historycentral.co
m/CivilWar/AMERICA/Econ
omics.html
Students will report the
important significance of each
war artistically and orally.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
American_Civil_War
http://historyworld.org/some_major_civil
_war_battles.htm
Students will create a map using
colors to show the changes in
boundaries
Students will create a journal entry
based on information about W.L.G.
Have students dramatize slaves
seeking freedom incorporating
information they have learned in the
video and narratives (3-5 minute
skits)
Students will compose a poster that
shows details as to why each battle
was important for either side to win.
Students will compare/contrast why
the surrender took place at a house
instead of an office building.
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Annotations Contd.
Grade
Level
Curriculum
Connections
Curriculum
Standards
Learning Objectives
Content Objectives
Thinking Objectives
Suggested Learning
Strategies
Suggested
Assessment
Strategies
Links to Other
Resources
Students will describe the factors
leading to the Civil War
a.
Role of abolitionist and
Underground Railroad
b.
Sectionalism between
North and South
c.
Westward Expansion
Students will identify te reasons why
the following were important events
to the Civil War;
Teaching with Primary Sources - Annotated Resource Set
a.
Firing at Ft. Sumter
b.
Major battles
c.
Delivery of
Emancipation
Proclamation
d.
Surrender at
Appomattox
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