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Introduction
Read and listen to the overview of the Civil War to gain additional background knowledge to what you already know.
*Headphones are ideal for individual use within group setting.
*Headphones are ideal for individual use within group setting.
Activity
Read the Comparing Cultures and Economies Chart below.
Now, hop into a time machine and go back to 1861. Which side would you represent, the North or the South, why?
Using what you learned from the Comparing Culture and Economies Chart,
turn and talk to an elbow partner near you that is ready to discuss the following 3 prompts listed below in the Comparing Culture and Economies Essay prompt.
***One person talk about the South***
***Another person talk about the North***
turn and talk to an elbow partner near you that is ready to discuss the following 3 prompts listed below in the Comparing Culture and Economies Essay prompt.
***One person talk about the South***
***Another person talk about the North***
http://telegraph.civilwar.org/education/curriculum/Elementary/1%20Disunion/Disunion%20Lesson%20Package.pdf
Analyze This!!
Take a few minutes to scan the photo below. Look at body language, setting, and print.
Think about the role of photography during the Civil War. Brainstorm some ideas on a scratch piece of paper.
Think about the role of photography during the Civil War. Brainstorm some ideas on a scratch piece of paper.
http://www.civil-war.net/searchphotos.asp?searchphotos=Military%20Life
Take a few minutes to scan the second photo below. Look at the body language, the setting, and objects.
On the same scrap paper, jot down what you notice.
If you are stuck with what you are observing, what do you think these individuals are thinking? What do you think they are talking about? Are they from the North or the South? How do you know? What are their emotions displaying?
After you have analyzed these two primary source images, go to the middle of the classroom with your piece of scrap paper and have conversations with your classmates about what you wrote down about the two photographs. Do you have the same responses, feelings, and/or ideas?
On the same scrap paper, jot down what you notice.
If you are stuck with what you are observing, what do you think these individuals are thinking? What do you think they are talking about? Are they from the North or the South? How do you know? What are their emotions displaying?
After you have analyzed these two primary source images, go to the middle of the classroom with your piece of scrap paper and have conversations with your classmates about what you wrote down about the two photographs. Do you have the same responses, feelings, and/or ideas?
http://www.civil-war.net/searchphotos.asp?searchphotos=Military%20Life
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