Module 12-Civil War-Social Studies 4A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will name 3 contributions of Abraham Lincoln to American history, will state the causes of the Civil War and name the states on opposing sides, will name and describe 3 major events/battles in the Civil War, will identify the main outcome of the Civil War and will identify the main elements of Reconstruction.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Abraham Lincoln	paper bag black construction paper (2) brown construction paper (1) glue googly eyes (2) index cards (3) scissors crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	Why Civil War?	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
3	Major Battles	pen or pencil;
4	Outcome of the Civil War	poster board or access to Google Slides or PowerPoint crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
5	Reconstruction	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Abraham Lincoln	Name three contributions of Abraham Lincoln to American history.
2	Why Civil War?	State the causes of the Civil War and name the states on opposing sides.
3	Major Battles	Name and describe three major battles of the Civil War.
4	Outcome of the Civil War	Identify a few outcomes of the Civil War.
5	Reconstruction	Identify the main elements of Reconstruction.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Vocabulary Words
contribution quote patent civil Union Confederate battle general retreat abolish surrender reconstruction pardon ratify veto	contribution quote patent Civil war union confederate battle general retreat abolish surrender reconstruction pardon ratify veto

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Abraham Lincoln	6	Abraham Lincoln Puppet
2	Why Civil War?	3	Civil War Activity
3	Major Battles	3	Major Battles Assignment
4	Outcome of the Civil War	7	Poster or Slide Activity
5	Reconstruction	3	A To-Do List

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
Abraham Lincoln	Why is Abraham Lincoln important in US history?
Why Civil War?	What events led to the Civil War?
Major Battles	What were the major battles of the Civil war?
Outcome of the Civil War	What were the effects of the Civil War? What was the 13th Amendment? What was the 14th Amendment? What was the 15th Amendment? What happened to Abraham Lincoln?
Reconstruction	What happened to the states after the Civil War? What was the Reconstruction Period?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
Why Civil War?	The Road to Civil War	What was the significance of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”? What was the compromise of 1850? What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What happened with John Brown’s Raid? What happened in the Dred Scott case? How did the South feel about Abraham Lincoln winning the election? What happened at Fort Sumter?
Reconstruction	Reconstruction	How many years did the Civil War last? How many years did Reconstruction last? Who became president after Abraham Lincoln? What was the first thing Andrew Johnson did? What was the 13th Amendment? What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866? What was the 14th Amendment? What was radical reconstruction? What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867? What was the 15th Amendment? What were the Black Codes?
• Who became president in 1869?
• What happened in 1870?
• What was the Ku Klux Klan act?
• What was the Compromise of 1877?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Abe Lincoln at Last!	Mary Pope Osborne	470L
2	Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Abraham Lincoln: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!	Mary Pope Osborne	750L
3	Who Was Abraham Lincoln?	Janet B. Pascal	720L
4	If You Lived At The Time Of The Civil War	Kay Moore	900L
5	DK Eyewitness Books: Civil War: Witness the War That Turned a Nation Against Itself from the Brutal Battles to its Legendary Commanders	DK
6	The Civil War	Peter Benoit	870L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	If there are any Civil War locations, museums or history museums near where you live this would be a good time to take your student to visit them to learn more about the Civil War.