Unit Plan #2: The Civil War

Submitted By: Julia Villanueva Partner: Caitlin Andrews

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013 Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER#2: The Civil War

Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives

Week 1 of 2
Notes

This social studies lesson is designed for 5th grade students to learn about the Civil War and the effects of slavery in the H2.5.2 Describe issues of compromise and conflict within South. This lesson uses the United States the 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History (p. 416-419).

MONDAY week #1

Make copies of vocabulary and study guide for each student. Put vocabulary and definitions on the whiteboard.

This social studies lesson plan is designed for 5th grade students to learn about the people who worked to end slavery H2.5.2 Describe issues of and the different compromise and conflict within methods they used. This the United States lesson uses the 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History (p. 424427).

TUESDAY week #1

Make copies of vocabulary and study guide for each student. Put vocabulary and definitions on the whiteboard. Reserve computers for students to conduct research.

This social studies lesson plan is designed or 5th grade students to learn about the legal debate over slavery, which resulted in compromises H2.5.2 Describe issues of and increased tension compromise and conflict within between free and slave the United States states. This lesson uses the 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History (p. 432-435).

WEDNESDAY week #1

Make copies of vocabulary and study guide for each student. Put vocabulary and definitions on the whiteboard.

EDEL 453 -Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #2

Submitted By: Caitlin Andrews

UNIT PLANNER#2: The Civil War

Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives

Week 1 of 2
Notes

This lesson is designed for 5th grade students to learn about the political career of Abraham Lincoln, whose election as President led to the H2.5.2 Describe issues of secession of the South and compromise and conflict within the start of the Civil War. the United States This lesson uses the 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook United States History (p. 440-445).

THURSDAY week #1

Make copies of vocabulary and study guide for each student. Put vocabulary and definitions on the whiteboard. Reserve computers for students to look up a topic in the news today to prepare their debate.

Have example of short story and First lesson of chapter 13. Students will H 2.5.2- Describe issues of compromise illustration for students to reference. and conflict within the United States. learn what happens during the first few years of the Civil War using the 5th Need computer paper or construction grade social studies textbook: paper and colored pencils for activity. Houghton Mifflin: United States History, Students will identify important early Put definitions of vocabulary words on pages 452-457 battles and events of the Civil War. white board.

EDEL 453 -Spring 2013

FRIDAY week #1

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #2

Submitted By: Caitlin Andrews

UNIT PLANNER#2: The Civil War

Summary of Lesson Plan
This is the second lesson of chapter 13 in the second portion of the Civil War unit. Students will focus on how soldiers coped with camp life and how civilians on the home front coped with the war. The Houghton Mifflin 5th grade Social Studies textbook: United States History, pages 460-463 will be used.

Week 2 of 2
Notes

NV State Social Studies Objectives

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of compromise and conflict within the United States.

MONDAY week #2

Students will describe conditions that soldiers faced during the Civil War. Students will explain how the war affected both soldiers and people on the home fronts.

Need computer or construction paper and colored pencils at table groups for activity. Put definitions of vocabulary words on board.

This is the 3rd lesson of chapter 13, the second portion in a Civil War unit. During this lesson, students will describe the events and individuals who participated in the end of the Civil War. Students will use the Houghton Mifflin 5th grade Social Studies textbook: United States History, pages 466-469 for this lesson. This is the 4th lesson from chapter 13, the second portion in a unit on the Civil War. In this lesson, students will recall information about the Civil War to help them understand the Reconstruction after the war ended. Students will use the Houghton Mifflin 5th grade Social Studies textbook: United States History, pages 472-477. This is the last lesson of chapter 13 and the unit on the Civil War. During this lesson, students will learn about the new freedoms and continual challenges after the Reconstruction. The 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook: United States History, pages 482-485 will be used for this lesson.

TUESDAY week #2

H.2.5.2- Describe issues of conflict and compromise within the United States. Put definitions of vocabulary words on board.

Students will explain various factors and events that helped the Union defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War.

WEDNESDAY week #2

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of conflict and compromise within the United States.

Need extra loose-leaf paper for writing activity.

Students will be able to identify different plans for reuniting the country and the importance of the Reconstruction.

Put definitions of vocabulary words on board.

THURSDAY week #2

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of conflict and compromise within the United States.

Poster paper and loose-leaf paper for Extend activity.

Students will be able to explain in detail the end of the Reconstruction period and the effects it had on various groups of people.

Put definitions of vocabulary words on board.

Students will review all material they have learned in the past 2 weeks about the Civil War and Reconstruction. The 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook: United States History, pages 448-449 and 488-491 will be used for the review.

FRIDAY week #2

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of conflict and compromise within the United States. Make 30 copies of chapter 12 and 13 tests for unit assessment.

Students will review information learned throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction in preparation for the Unit test.

EDEL 453 -Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #2

Submitted By: Caitlin Andrews