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Name:__Elizabeth Ossy___

Unit Plan EOssy | EOssy Lesson 1| EOssy Lesson 2 | EOssy Lesson 3 | EOssy Lesson 4 | EOssy Lesson 5 Subject Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 8 Unit Title: Civil War || GLCEs Grade Level Content Expectations || NETS/METS || Objective || Tools and Resources ||
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 * Glogster Lesson Plan || 8 – U5.2.1 Explain the reasons (political, economic, and social) why Southern states seceded and explain the differences in the timing of secession in the Upper and Lower South. (C3, E1.2) (National Geography Standard 6, p. 154) || TECH: NETS 3D Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning || Students will be divided into groups of 5 or 6 and will present and create a poster on glogster showing the political, social, or economic reasons for the South seceding from the North; given a rubric they must score threes or above. || * Glogster * Internet, resource books ||
 * Multimedia || 8 – U5.2.2 Make an argument to explain the reasons why the North won the Civil War by considering the • critical events and battles in the war • the political and military leadership of the North and South || TECH: Create a debate explaining why the North won and the South lost. Use Video, pictures, Smartboard, etc. NETS 6B || Students will debate (in front of the class) the reasons for the Civil War from a Northern or Southern standpoint (given by teacher); they will use information that they find from research (in textbooks and online); they must defend their side with at least 3 historical facts. || *Smartboard *Posterboard * Movies * speeches * Prezi ||
 * Movie Abraham Lincoln Video || 8 – U5.2.3 Examine Abraham Lincoln’s presidency with respect to • his military and political leadership • the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the Emancipation Proclamation) • and the role of his significant writings and speeches, including the Gettysburg Address and its relationship to the Declaration of Independence (C2) || TECH: Video- representing Abraham Lincoln during his campaign and throughout his Presidency. Make modern or from the time. NETS -S 1BCreate original works as a means of personal or group expression || Make a iMovie dramatizing one of President Lincoln's Speeches (list will be Provided). The student will use pictures and words from the Speech to make a movie. They then will write a summary of the speech in their own words. They must score a 4 or above on the rubric. || * iMovie * handouts * example from teacher ||
 * Filamentality Lesson || 8 – U5.2.4 Describe the role of African Americans in the war, including black soldiers and regiments, and the increased resistance of enslaved peoples || TECH: NETS-S 1C Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues Do the treasure Hunt || Students will be able to complete (write responses in 3-4 sentences) the Treasure Hunt using the websites provided with 85% accuracy. || * Treasure Hunt Created by teacher ||
 * Lesson Plan || 8 – U5.2.5 Construct generalizations about how the war affected combatants, civilians (including the role of women), the physical environment, and the future || TECH: NETS 3C Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks Find a primary source that gives a reflection of a Civil War participant || Students will use the internet to find a primary source from a Civil War participant and write a summary to show clear understanding of the material in the primary source; they will follow the rubric and score at least a 4. || * internet ||