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=**Unit 2 A Nation Divided**=

**The Civil War Era**
==** Unit Prompt : Describe the Civil War Era. (Thesis) Did the Civil War and the changing American economic landscape also change the nation? Identify 3-5 factors that contributed to both its cause and its conclusion. Conclusion Paragraph: Describe how the United States changed as a nation after the Civil War. (You may develop more than 1 paragraph for your conclusion.)**==


 * Students will understand that:**
 * 1) **Rapid industrialization in the late 19th Century resulted in the creation of great wealth and power, but it also led to economic and social problems.**
 * 2) **Progressive reformers sought governmental solutions to solve societal ills.**
 * 3) **The turmoil left by the wake of the American Civil War left the American nation wide open for ideals, economic expansion, social change, and increased day-to-day involvement of the American national government in business practice and social regulation.**
 * 4) **The Civil War broke the economic and social institution of slavery, but it did not break the institutionalized racism of the South.**
 * 5) **The Civil War was meant to preserve the Union //by// breaking the institution of slavery.**

= Pre-Formative Assessment 100 Points (DUE 2/22) = In Groups of 4, your choice, jigsaw the following lectures. Group leaders are in charge of the introduction section of the outline have each person take and answer a section of the outline. Build your group outline into a PowerPoint for a Presentation. For people who like to work individually, choose a lecture topic from below that interests you most and complete the outline on your own.

**2. Watch the Lecture Series as you complete the Outline, Due Wednesday 2/22 All Periods:**
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= **Formative Assessment** **(DUE 2/27)** (100 PTS): 5-15 sources Annotated Bibliography. Remember to use the sub-prompts under each topic to guide your research.= = Remember to Consult the Sources Archive first before searching the World Wide Web.= >
 * Essay Outline**
 * 1) **Intro and Thesis: Describe the Civil War Era. (Thesis) Did the Civil War and the changing American economic landscape also change the nation?**
 * 2) **Body: Identify 3-5 factors that contributed to both its cause and its conclusion. In your essay title each section as its corresponding prompt. You can have as many paragraphs as there are sub-prompts. Use the following structure to help guide you. Pick 3 of the 4 bullet points below.**
 * **Evaluate the reasons for the Southern Secession**
 * **Describe the role of Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War.**
 * **Compare and contrast the military resources, industries, and commanders of the Northern and Southern forces.**
 * **Explain why the Civil War is seen by many historians as the conclusion to the American Revolution.**
 * 3.** **Conclusion Paragraph: Describe how the United States changed as a nation after the Civil War. (You may develop more than 1 paragraph for your conclusion.)**
 * Diagnostic Assessment (DUE 2/27) **(100 PTS): Research-Based Outline.

=**Summative Assessment:**= =**Groups**=
 * (DUE 3/2) Civil War Museum Project: **
 * #1-7 must be selected. No "doubling-up" on choices will be allowed!!! Group sizes should not go above three members. **
 * Civil War Projects **
 * 1) **Identify the main causes of the conflict. **
 * 2) Provide an impression of what American Life was like during the Civil War Era, using themes such as social views, economic differences, role of politics.
 * 3) Demonstrate why the United States of America was a new and different nation in 1865 than it was in 1787.
 * 4) The Civil War truly unified and created the United States of America.
 * 5) The Civil War established Lincoln as one of the Greatest President.


 * Choose one of the following exhibit choices then use your Annotated Bibliographies and your Research-Based archive to create a background story for your Group Exhibit. **

1. Annotated Timeline Canvas, Slideshow or Documentary of various events that **took place during the Civil War. Use a combination of Primary and Secondary Sources to create this timeline.** **10 Sources total.**



2. Create a Primary Source/Newsreel About Civil War Events

== Directions: Each of the following options is a composite of at least 5 Civil War Primary Sources and 3 Civil War Secondary Sources==
 * Option 1: ** Imagine that you are a Civil War reporter chronicling the events of the battles, what the people are going through, the economy, etc.
 * Option 2: ** Pretend you are an author and create a short story/comic about the events that were happening around you.

 3. Gettysburg Address Interpretations (2 Options)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Create a parody of the Gettysburg Address event.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4. Creating a Poster

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> After completing the worksheet below, in a group of no more than 4 members, design a poster which shows support for Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. **Illustrate the meanings of each of Lincoln's quotes in the poster to demonstrate an interpretation of Lincoln's beliefs about Emancipation.**

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 5. “What if?” Project: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Causes of the War: Pick one of the causes of the Civil War to research and learn more about. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Develop and present your theory in a documentary video of what would have happened if the Civil War issues had been resolved prior to its outbreak in 1861.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 6. Create a Civil War Pack. Bring in the pack with food samples to share. Write a kit guideline that captions pictures of how each item was used by an individual soldier.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 7. Create a 3-D model battlefield depicting one of the Civil War’s most decisive battles. Include a map key depicting the army movements and positions throughout the battle you chose. Gettysburg (Period 1), Vicksburg (Period 2), Fredricksburg (Period 3), Wilderness (Period 6). Use a combination of Primary and Secondary Sources to improve the effectiveness of your model. Also, employ 2-5 maps to enhance your knowledge of the topography of the Civil War.