American Civil War, Battles, Slavery & Reconstruction–American History Lessons

THIRTEEN COMPLETE Civil War lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text (No Additional Textbook Needed) with engaging hands-on activities + THIRTEEN INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENTS to explore events leading up to the Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy, major Eastern and Western Theater battles, and Reconstruction (REVISED 2020):

Lesson 1: A Nation Divided

Lesson 2: The Confederate Army

Lesson 3: The Union Army

Lesson 4: The Civil War Battle of Bull Run

Lesson 5: The Western Theater

Lesson 6: The Civil War Battle of Shiloh

Lesson 7: The Civil War Battle for New Orleans

Lesson 8: The Eastern Theater

Lesson 9: Invasion of the North

Lesson 10: Civil War Battles of 1863

Lesson 11: Civil War Battles of 1864

Lesson 12: The End of the Civil War

Lesson 13: Reconstruction

ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THIS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT:

• Questions after each of the 13 lessons to assess Informational Text Comprehension – we provide all of the CONTENT!
• thought-provoking Discussion Questions to stimulate Critical Thinking
• Reference Map Skills using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions to plot battle sites on an Easter Theater Map
• Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Grid to plot battle sites on a Western Theater Map
• Differentiating between Primary and Secondary Sources
• Expository Writing – we take students through the entire Writing Process
• Formal, Persuasive, and Friendly Letter Writing – we provide all pre-writing outlines and checklists
• Journal Writing utilizing Close Reading and Text Features to increase Comprehension
• KWLH Charts and follow-up activities
• Vocabulary Activities and Quizzes

Students will then use the Civil War Content to complete THIRTEEN Interactive Notebook Assignments (all patterns and step-by-step instructions included!):

• Vocabulary Foldables
• Vocabulary Flowers
• Vocabulary Six-Flap
• Vocabulary Circle Flaps
• Vocabulary Accordion
• Vocabulary Flap Books
• Robert E. Lee Famous Person Wheel
• Civil War Venn Diagram Comparing the Union and Confederacy
• Western Theater Main Idea Four-Door Organizer
• Battle of Shiloh Main Idea Accordion Organizer
• Battles of 1864 Main Idea Pull-Out Pocket Organizer
• Civil War Expert's Journal featuring 18 Journal Entries
• Civil War KWLH Chart Four-Fold Organizer

The Civil War, aligned with the 3rd-5th Grade Common Core READING, WRITING, AND LANGUAGE Standards (see Preview for Standard Alignment), is one of NINE units in our American History Bundle. Purchase the Civil War Unit separately, or save money by purchasing the entire AMERICAN HISTORY ULTIMATE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK BUNDLE.

We've included a context-appropriate Civil War Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the Interactive Notebook and Writing assignments.

Download the Civil War Preview to see the complete Table of Contents, Lesson Plans, Common Core Alignment, as well as sample lessons and activities.

OUR OTHER COMMON CORE ALIGNED AMERICAN HISTORY UNITS:

NEW WORLD EXPLORERS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

SPANISH EXPLORERS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

13 COLONIES INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

AMERICAN REVOLUTION INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

SLAVERY INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

WESTWARD EXPANSION INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

WORLD WAR I INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

AMERICAN HISTORY ULTIMATE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK BUNDLE

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