Easy Simulations: Civil War: A Complete Tool Kit With Background Information, Primary Sources, and More to Help Students Build Reading and Writing Skills-and Deepen Their Understanding of History
How do you engage students in an event that happened more than a hundred years ago? Reenact the Civil War with this easy-to-implement, weeklong simulation. Students assume the roles of Union and Confederate soldiers and discover what it's like to live in an encampment, march into war, and fight for their beliefs. Includes step-by-step directions, plus reproducible student pages, tables, rubrics, and more.
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How do you engage students in an event that happened more than a hundred years ago? Reenact the Civil War with this easy-to-implement, weeklong simulation. Students assume the roles of Union and Confederate soldiers and discover what it's like to live in an encampment, march into war, and fight for their beliefs. Includes step-by-step directions, plus reproducible student worksheets, charts, maps, and rubrics. For use with Grades 5 & Up.
Introduction 4Setting the Scene: The American Civil War 6Before You Start: Organizing and Managing the Simulation 9War Fever! 34"Shout the Battle Cry of Freedom!" 39The Winds of War 45Going to See the Elephant 50"He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightnings of His Terrible Swift Sword" 57Epilogue 63Resources 64
