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

by Bailey, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780439522199
• ISBN10: 0439522196
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies)

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Setting the Scene: The American Civil War	p. 6
Before You Start: Organizing and Managing the Simulation	p. 9
War Fever!	p. 34
"Shout the Battle Cry of Freedom!"	p. 39
The Winds of War	p. 45
Going to See the Elephant	p. 50
"He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightnings of His Terrible Swift Sword"	p. 57
Epilogue	p. 63
Resources	p. 64
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