Civil War Theme Unit

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United States History:
The Civil War

Document Based Activities

Make a Daily Civil War Activity Lesson Plan Book

Daily Civil War Activity Lesson Plan Book

Quizzes
Grades 5-7
     Civil War (Grades 5-7) review quiz - options for multiple pages, keys, and edit writing questions
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Grades 6-9
     Civil War (easier; Grades 6-9) review quiz - options for multiple pages, keys, and edit writing questions
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Grades 8-12
     Civil War (Grades 8-12) review quiz - options for multiple pages, keys, and edit writing questions
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Spies and Prisoners of the Civil War Quiz
     Spies and Prisoners of the Civil War (Grades 7-10) review quiz - options for multiple pages, keys, and edit writing questions
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Civil War Battles of 1861-62 Quiz
     Civil War Battles of 1861-62 (Grades 8-10) review quiz - options for multiple pages, keys, and edit writing questions
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Civil War Battles of 1863 Quiz
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Civil War Battles of 1864-65 Quiz
     Civil War Battles of 1864-65 (Grades 8-10) review quiz - options for multiple pages, keys, and edit writing questions
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Short Reading Comprehensions
Short Readers
     Fort Sumter National Monument (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Sherman's Neckties (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)
     Civil War Ambulance Corps (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)
     The Grand Old Party (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
     The Anaconda Plan (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Writing Prompts and Borders
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Civil War borders with Civil War writing prompts

Civil War Battles of 1861-62
Civil War Battles of 1863
Civil War Battles of 1864-65
Spies and Prisoners of the Civil War

Compare and Contrast

President Traits: Compares two Civil War Presidents (Grades 5-6)

Traits: This compares and contrasts the lives of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. (Grades 5-7)

Women's Role in War Traits: Compares the role played by women in two important wars (Grades 5-6)

Civil War Family Traits: Compares Northern and Southern families during the Civil War (Grades 5-6)

Books

Women Spies in the Civil War (Grades 6-8)

Graphic Organizers
     Civil War: Cause and effect graphic organizer (PDF file)
     Civil War: Time line graphic organizer (PDF file)
     Civil War: Who, what, where, when, why, and how graphic organizers (PDF file)

Analogies

Civil War Analogies

Book Units
    From Slave to Soldier (Grades 1-3)
    Journey to Freedom - A Story of the Underground Railroad (Grades 1-3)
    Nettie's Trip South (Grades 1-5)
    Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House #21) (Grades 2-4)
    Pink and Say (Grades 2-4)
    Abner and Me (Grades 4-6)
    Elijah of Buxton (Grades 4-7)
    Iron Thunder (Grades 4-7)
    Lincoln: A Photobiography (Grades 4-7)
    The Story of Harriet Tubman, Freedom Train (Grades 4-7)
    A Boy at War (Grades 4-8)
    Rifles for Watie (Grades 4-8)
    Bull Run (Grades 5-7)
    Caddie Woodlawn (Grades 5-8)
    Charley Skedaddle (Grades 5-8)
    The Long Road to Gettysburg (Grades 5-8)
    The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Grades 5-8)
    The River Between Us (Grades 5-9)
    Shades of Gray (Grades 6-8)
    Across Five Aprils (Grades 6-9)
    The Borning Room (Grades 6-12)
    The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary (Grades 6-12)
    Little Women (Grades 9-12)
    The Red Badge of Courage (Grades 9-12)
    Copper Sun (Grades 10-12)

Maps
     Blank outline map
     Blank outline map (PDF file)
     North and south (color)
     North and south (black and white)
     States and their names

Coloring
     Coloring page #1
     Coloring page #2
     Coloring page #3
     Coloring page #4
     Coloring page #5

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