Stage 1 Desired Results

Content Standard/Established Goals(s):

PA State Standards (include social studies related subjects, literacy,
technology, and/or any other applicable standards) (5 points)
8.1.8.B: Compare and contrast a historical event, using multiple points of
view from primary and secondary sources
8.3.8.A: !"amine the role groups and individuals played in the social,
political, cultural, and economic development of the #nited States
CCSS ELA Literacy CCRA.R1 $%ead closely to determine what the te"t
says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual
evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the
text.
CCSS. ELA"Literacy. CCRA.R.2." &etermine central ideas or themes of
a te"t and analy'e their development( summari'e the )ey supporting
details and ideas
CCSS ELA"Literacy. CCRA. R. 3" Analy'e how and why individuals
events or ideas develop and interact over the course of the te"t
Students will understand that:
The American Civil War was
not the result of any one
reason but instead he result of
multiple forces coming
together at once.
The American Civil War
differed from other wars
fought on American soil
because of the two opposing
sides involved.
Racism persisted despite the
fact that this war is often
represented as the one that
ended slavery!
The "mancipation of the
#laves was a military policy
The "mancipation
$roclamation did not free all
slaves
This war was not about
freeing the slaves had %incoln
been able to preserve the
&nion and keep slavery he
would have.
Essential Question(s):
What caused the #outh to secede
from the &nion'
What events led to the Civil War'
(s )ohn *rown a terrorist or is he
a hero'
What made this war inevitable'
+ow did the &nited #tates divide
politically, economically, and
socially to cause war'
+ow does a country maximi-e its
strengths over its weaknesses in
war'
What was life like as a soldier'
What was life like after the War'
Was the Civil War worth its cost'
Students will know
What caused the Civil War
The outcome of the Civil War
The effect of the war on
Students will be able to
Complete a timeline activity for
the causes of the Civil War.
soldiers not .ust during the
war but also in the years after
the war ended.
/ore about the slave
experience through the form
of slave narratives.
+ow certain battles helped the
0orth win the war.
The differences 1advantages2
between the 0orth and the
#outh.
Analysis of a political
cartoon3Creation of a political
cartoon.
Write a letter from the $45 of
either a &nion or confederate
soldier using proper slang for the
time period
Write a position piece on )ohn
*rown 6Terrorist6 or 6+ero6' !
Answer guiding 7uestions as they
read 8rederick 9ouglas6s #lave
0arrative : %incoln6s #econd
(naugural Address
$resent a soldier case study
regarding pensions after the war.
(n addition they will complete
a venn diagram comparing
soldier pension experiences in
the Civil War versus now.
Compare and Contrast in a
constructed response the
advantages the 0orth and #outh
had and how these helped them
during the war.
A*C ;raffiti
*ell Ringers 1Warm<&ps2
Cool<9own 1"xit #lips2
#tructured 0ote<taking
Acrostic $oem
Stage !ssess"ent E#iden$e
%er&or"an$e 'ask(s):
"nd of unit portfolio pro.ect,
which will include=
a .ournal from the
perspective of a person
living at the time.
9iary entry from a Civil
War soldier on the night
before a ma.or battle
0ewspaper article about
the signing of the
"mancipation
$roclamation
A letter from a family
member who has fought in
a ma.or battle
(ther E#iden$e:
$articipation in class discussions
Constructed Responses
"xit #lips
Worksheets
*ell Ringer
Assigned +W
"nd of unit test
Stage ) *earning %lan
+eginning ,
Cul"inating
*earning !$ti#it- (b.e$ti#es/Goals !ssess"ent
Reading over
Culture and
"conomy of the War
Allow students to
interact with figures
from the time period
and
(nformal assessment through
class discussions
Completed Culture and
"conomies Worksheets
)igsaw3$resentations Collaboration and
Confidence in $ublic
#peaking
$resentations
Reading speeches,
editorials, political
cartoons, sample
poems, lyrics. "t.,
#tudents will be able
to draw meaning from
historical text3images
and be able to put it in
their own words and
be able to explain it to
others.
9ouble "ntry )ournals
Reading out loud
$ensions 4verview
transitioning into
)igsaw
#tudents will learn the
barriers that prevented
(rish and African<
American veterans
from receiving their
pensions
(ncorporate their understanding
of the material as they read
individual case stories.
(n class drafts
1ongoing2
+ave students attempt
to obtain an emic
perspective to what it
would have been like
to live in the time
period.
Civil War $ortfolio1Completed2