1. Ms. Chatos Acquinton Elementary School 2008
The Civil War
Ms. Chatos
Acquinton Elementary School
2008

2. Is the Civil War “Civil?”
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Discuss possible answers to the following questions?
What is a civil war?
What were the issues that divided our nation and led to the Civil War?
What was Virginia's role in the Civil War?
Who are some important people in the Civil War?

3. Who or What am I
Put a name tag on each student’s back with a person’s name or event from the American Civil War era. Give each student a note card.
Students move around the room gathering clues so they can find out who/what they are
After about 10 minutes, have students read their clues and make a guess.

4. How much do you know about the Civil War?
On the note card
Write your name.
Write a number, ranking how much you think you know about the American Civil War.
5 know a lot (battles, people, causes, etc)
3 know some
0 know nothing
Group students into partners based on the number they chose for themselves.

5. Civil War K-W-L Chart What I know What I want to know What I learned
This presentation would be done using “SmartBoard” Technology. Students would fill in the KWL while working in groups. The groups are formed based on students ranking of how much they think they know about the civil war. Then come together as a class to fill in a class chart.

6. Sources
What are the possible sources we can use to find information that will answer our questions about the Civil War?

7. Civil War K-W-L-S What I know: What I want to know: What I learned:
Sources I will use:
Fill in this chart after students have filled in theirs and you have discussed possible sources for information.