The Road to Civil War and the
Civil War
4/4 – 4/12
Warm-up 4/4 and 4/7
• What are some words or phrases that you have
heard friends, older family members, or
teachers use that is unfamiliar to words you
normally use? List 3 and what they mean. Stay
away from swear words.
– Ex: Pop = Soda
• Why would we need to know words that are
used in different areas of the country?
• Homework: Civil War Leaders Booklets (34pts),
Road to Civil War Notes- test will be one these.
Station Expectations
• Students will not move unless asked by Ms.
Farley; assignments move.
• There is no talking outside of the teacher’s
group.
• All students MUST be connected via Smart
Sync.
• If you have a question, raise your hand and wait
quietly, we will get to you ASAP.
• You will have 30 minutes at each group.
Activities
Quizlet- Starts at students
facing the Word Wall.
Complete the Civil War Part 1
terms. Individual time.
Road to Civil War Notesfacing the NC flag.
Individual Note time
Ms. Farley’s Groupfacing the Smart Board.
Making Historical
Figures Booklets.
Warm-up for 4/9 and 4/10
• Prior to the Civil War, many people did
not speak out against slavery, but were
against it. Why do you think they would
NOT speak out against slavery? Why
should they have spoken out? Must
answer in 4-5 sentences.
Today we will …..
• Expand our critical thinking skills in written
expression.
• Identify key vocabulary terms.
• Investigate the Major Battles of the Civil War and
answer: “How did the South lose the war?” and
“How would the United States look today if the
South had won the war?
• Homework: Major Battles Playing Cards, and The
American Civil War Readworks Reading Guide
• Extra Credit will be available over Spring Break:
Create our own Slave Spiritual/Rap
Station Expectations
• Students will not move unless asked by Ms.
Farley; assignments move.
• There is no talking outside of the teacher’s
group.
• All students MUST be connected via Smart
Sync. If you cannot connect, show me or Mr.
Toth.
• If you have a question, raise your hand and wait
quietly, we will get to you ASAP.
• You will have 20 minutes at each activity.
Activities
If you get done with the work at your station
before the time is up, move on to the next
task.
Warm-ups for 4/11 and 4/26?
• Readworks passage: Slavery, Civil War, and
Reconstruction. I will give you 20 minutes to
complete this.
• Homework: Any work not completed in class
4/11 Warm-up: Achieve
• Log-on to MissionUS.org.
• Please complete the packet that you were
given last class as your continue your journey. If
you finish before the timer goes off, do
Achieve.
• I will set a timer for 35 minutes when every
one is logged on.
• Bathroom break afterwards
Mapping the Civil War- Friday
• All of my B day classes will work together to
complete a map that will locate the states,
trails, railroads, rivers, mountains, and battles
of the Civil War. Each class will be responsible
for a different section. This will be displayed in
the hallway as will any spirituals that students
complete for Extra Credit, and Civil War
booklets, and Notes.
What is your class responsible for?
• Core 1B- Label Major Battle fields from NC to
GA. DO remember to label the path of
Sherman’s march.
• Core 2B- Label the states, major rivers, and
mountain ranges. Label Washington, DC
(Union Capital) and Richmond, VA
(Confederate Capital).
• Core 3 B- Label the Major Battle fields from VA
to PA.
Tuesday and Wednesday Warm-up
• Achieve “ Half Way Post Test” All students
MUST do in class. Take your time. The faster
you click and answer, the more questions get
asked.
• Homework: Any and ALL missing work.
America: The Story of Us
• While we are viewing a clip from the
documentary “America: the Story of Us” you
will complete the Movie Guide. I will be
collecting this for a grade.
Friday: 4/25/14
• REDO DAY and Mapping Activity for those who
have ALL of their work in.
Mapping the Civil War- Friday
• All of my B day classes will work together to
complete a map that will locate the states,
trails, railroads, rivers, mountains, and battles
of the Civil War. Each class will be responsible
for a different section. This will be displayed in
the hallway as will any spirituals that students
complete for Extra Credit, and Civil War
booklets, and Notes.
What is your class responsible for?
• Core 1B- Label Major Battle fields from NC to
GA. DO remember to label the path of
Sherman’s march.
• Core 2B- Label the states, major rivers, and
mountain ranges. Label Washington, DC
(Union Capital) and Richmond, VA
(Confederate Capital).
• Core 3 B- Label the Major Battle fields from VA
to PA.
Warm-ups: Monday and Tuesday
• What are 3 things you learned about the Civil War
that you did not know before we started this unit?
• What are two things you are still uneasy about?
• Get out your laptop, I need to see if the NC Test icon
is on your desktop.
• Homework- study using playing cards, and booklets.
Test is Friday! Reconstruction Readworks if not done
in class. I will sign off on our homework when your
hand is raised.
Finish the Civil War clip
• Get out your movie guide out. I will pass back
the ones that I had collected last week. We
will finish the video clip and review the guide
together.
Reconstruction
• Readworks together as a class.
Review for Test- Wednesday and
Thursday
• I will have 2 groups.
• In the middle facing front = Finish Booklets
and Cards
• Rows facing the walls= review games on my
webpage, Study Island for Civil War, and
Achieve 3000
• HOMEWORK- Use booklets and playing cards
as flash cards, quiz yourself. Test Next Class!!!
ALL Achieve Readings are due Friday 5/9.
Friday and Monday
• Test on the Civil War
• Log-on to quia.com. The Test is under quizzes
as “Civil War Unit Test.”
• I will put the Word Bank on the screen when
everyone is logged in and quiet.
Word Bank for the Test
1. Fort Sumter 2. disease
3. telegraph
4.Sherman
5. Slavery
6. John Wilkes Booth
7. Reconstruction
8. 13th 9. modern
10. nurses
11. Clara Barton
12. Appomattox Court House
13. Arlington
• Achieve and Missing Work when done.
Grades have been updated.
• Turn in your Signed Progress Reports to
the orange bin. They are due today.
Thank you!
Rest of May: NC State Final Exam Prep
• What are you most concerned about with our
NC State Final Exam in one month (2 week
time span with Ms Farley)?
5/7 and 5/8
• Connect to Ms. Farley via Smart Sync
• Go to Brainpop.com and log-in
– leecs
– brainpop
• If you complete both brainpop assignments, logon to Achieve and complete your readings.
• Homework: Achieve 3000. There are only 2 days
left!!!! Progress Reports signed and returned by
next class!!! Raise your hand to have me sign off.
5/9 and 5/12
• Turn in your Brain-pop and Progress Reports.
Achieves are due today.
• Clear your desk of everything except a pen or
pencil.
• Pass out movie guide for “America : The Story
of Us- BUST”
• I will be collecting this for a grade.
• Homework: Missing Work, Quia Review
Activities
5/13 and 5/14
• Review the movie guide.
• What do we know about WWII?
Gallery Walk
• We will view images of WWII.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv8GXuj5V9
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• What was one photo that stuck with you the
most? What caught your eye about this picture?
How did it make you feel?
• What would you have done if your family were
Jews in Germany during the 1940’s and were in
threat of being taken to the concentration camps?
– Answer in 4-5 sentences per question clump.
Virtual Fieldtrip
• http://en.auschwitz.org/z/index.php?option=c
om_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=35
Guided Readings.
• The Holocaust- If this is not completed in
class, it will become homework.
• Read and complete “Remembering the
Holocaust” on Achieve 3000- this is
homework.
5/15 and 5/16: Warm-ups
• The United States will enter WWII on
December 7th, 1941.
• What is the name of the attack?
• Why does Japan attack the United States?
• Who was President of the United States at this
time?
• What movie is created in 2001 that identifies
this day as a day of importance?
– Look the answers up using the textbook, or your
laptop.
Treasure Hunt
• We will complete a treasure hunt using the
WWII Interactive map on
http://www.history.com/interactives/insidewwii-interactive
• We will be looking specifically at Pearl Harbor,
The Manhattan Project, and The Atomic Bomb
(Hiroshima).
Achieve 3000
• Goodbye to an American Hero
• Post WWII- 35years after the war
– Complete the Articles above when you are
finished with the Treasure Hunt.