Lesson+Three

__Grade Level__: //10//  __Unit__: //The Civil War//  __Lesson Objectives__: //Students will better understand when the important events of the Civil War took place. Students will get practice working in pairs and develop their teambuilding skills. Students will gain a better understanding of the atmosphere during the Civil War and how the country reacted to the events taking place during that time. //  __Time Required to complete this lesson__: //Students will have 2 days to complete this assignment//.  __Title of lesson__: //The Civil War: an outline of major events and how the country reacted//  __Description of lesson__: //Students will be taking a journey through a timeline of the major events of the civil war as well as creating a magazine cover for a magazine which might have been published in American during these turbulent times. Students will start off in pairs to explore the timelines and then break off individually to create their magazine covers which will later be shared with the class.// 

__Assignment__: //Hello Students! Today we will be taking an interactive journey thorugh the events of the Civil War. To start off with every one needs to pick a partner. Got one? Great, now click on the following link to start your journey. (__[|Timeline link]__ ) or view below://

media type="custom" key="5475807" align="center"

//As you view the different events make sure to view the descriptions and any links or pictures included. Questions to think about: Why is this event important? How might this event be viewed from the standpoint of the north vs. south? After you have viewed each event discuss with your partner an event that you found particularly interesting. Choose one event from the timeline that you would like to focus on between the two of you. If you were alive during the civil war how do you think you would have heard about this event? There would be no internet, television or radio to inform you. Newspapers/magazines were a great fountain of information for Americans to get news on what was taking place across the country. Your assignment is to create a magazine cover for your event. Use the magazine cover creator on //[|////http://bighugelabs.com/magazine.php////]// to create your cover. You and your partner will be sharing your "cover stories" with the class at the end of the period tomorrow so be sure to print out 5 copies to pass around. Here are a few things I will be looking for: Which side of the war is your publication on? What event are you reporting on? Is your background picture relevant to your cover story or side?What is the reaction that your side might have had to that event and what are a few things that were happening as a result? Need a few ideas? Take a look at my example for the attack on Ft. Sumter. As always I am here to help so don't hesitate to ask! //



<span style="color: #1d1d67; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__Resources/materials needed__: <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">//Websites: timetoast.com (// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|//http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/41543//] <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">//) and// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|//http://bighugelabs.com/magazine.php//]

[|Magazine_Cover_Civil_War_Unit.jpg]

<span style="color: #1d1d67; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__Technology used__: // This lesson used an interactive timeline which I created through timetoast.com. I also used a magazine cover creator from bighugelabs.com which the student will use to make their own magazine cover in the second half the lesson. //

__The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way__: // An interactive timeline changes the way kids can learn about the events in the Civil War because not only does it provide a visual map of the war so to speak, but it also provides a way for students to read about things at their own pace. This timeline is a great tool for students to get a "big picture" moment and see the Civil War as a major event in American history that was not just one or two battles but a series of intense and dramatic confrontations. The "historical magazine cover" is also another way for students to look at an event in a different way. Students will have to think about how different people would react to the major events taking place across the nation and how those events might have been covered by the 19th century media. In a sense the students get to create their own piece of history to share with the class. //