Lesson 1 – A Nation Divided
Lesson 2 – The Confederate Army
Lesson 3 – The Union Army
Lesson 4 – The Civil War Battle of Bull Run
Lesson 5 – The Western Theater
Lesson 6 – The Civil War Battle of Shiloh
Lesson 7 – The Civil War Battle for New Orleans
Lesson 8 – The Eastern Theater
Lesson 9 – Invasion of the North
Lesson 10 – Civil War Battles of 1863
Lesson 11 – Civil War Battles of 1864
Lesson 12 – The End of the Civil War
Lesson 13 – Reconstruction
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THIS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT:
- Questions after each of the 13 lessons to assess Informational Text Comprehension – we provide all of the CONTENT!
- thought-provoking Discussion Questions to stimulate Critical Thinking
- Reference Map Skills using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions to plot battle sites on an Easter Theater Map
- Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Grid to plot battle sites on a Western Theater Map
- Differentiating between Primary and Secondary Sources
- Expository Writing – we take students through the entire Writing Process
- Formal, Persuasive, and Friendly Letter Writing – we provide all pre-writing outlines and checklists
- Journal Writing utilizing Close Reading and Text Features to increase Comprehension
- KWLH Charts and follow-up activities
- Vocabulary Activities and Quizzes
Students will then use the Civil War Content to complete THIRTEEN Interactive Notebook Assignments (all patterns and step-by-step instructions included!):
- Vocabulary Foldables
- Vocabulary Flowers
- Vocabulary Six-Flap
- Vocabulary Circle Flaps
- Vocabulary Accordion
- Vocabulary Flap Books
- Robert E. Lee Famous Person Wheel
- Civil War Venn Diagram Comparing the Union and Confederacy
- Western Theater Main Idea Four-Door Organizer
- Battle of Shiloh Main Idea Accordion Organizer
- Battles of 1864 Main Idea Pull-Out Pocket Organizer
- Civil War Expert’s Journal featuring 18 Journal Entries
- Civil War KWLH Chart Four-Fold Organizer
We’ve included a context-appropriate Civil War Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the Interactive Notebook and Writing assignments.
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