Student+Activities

** A Not So Civil War



** Students,

This page lists and describes your assignments and classroom activities for the week of April 26th. We will be doing several group and individual projects. Use the resources provided to complete the following assignments and activities. If you have any questions please feel free to ask me either by e-mail at c.ful@hotmail.com or in class. I look forward to all of the exciting things we’ll be doing this week!

- Mr. F



Monday: “Red Badge of Courage”
 * We will begin watching the movie: “Red Badge of Courage”
 * Take quality notes during the film
 * Pay special attention to: main characters, major events, and what advantages the Union and Confederate sides had in the Civil War.

Tuesday: Movie Quiz
 * Finish watching the film “Red Badge of Courage”
 * Review your notes carefully
 * We will go to the computer lab as a class
 * Follow the link below to take the quiz
 * Take your time and choose the best answer!
 * Click on this link to take you to the quiz

** Thursday: “A Classroom Divided” Friday: “Letters to the home front”
 * Wednesday: Scavenger Hunt
 * Today you will complete an online scavenger hunt with a group
 * As a class we will go to the computer lab
 * Get into a group with 2-3 other students
 * Follow the directions for the quiz very carefully
 * Work as a group to find the answers to each question
 * Follow this link to take you to the Scavenger Hunt
 *  Examine this map  of  the United States during the Civil War
 *  Do your best to memorize the states that belong to the Union and the Confederacy
 *  Next we begin our activity:
 *  To begin a unit on the Civil War, divide into two teams representing the Union and the Confederacy.
 *  To approximate the ratio of northern states two-thirds of your class should be on the North while the remaining one-third represents the South.
 *  Position desks so the two teams confront each other from across the room. Team members may draw maps of the particular state(s) they represent and display them alongside their desks. (The number discrepancy not only represents the advantage the Union had in population)
 *  Various cognitive tasks will make up the class "war." Comprehension questions from the text, map skill items, and vocabulary will serve as the basis for scoring points.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> One point is awarded for each correct answer from a team
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> We will keep track of the score and place the tally on a chart where all can view it
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> The likelihood of the South "rising again" is slim. This will become an obvious challenge to the members of the Confederacy team
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> In the computer lab, follow this link to read some letters from a Civil War soldier.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> After 15 minutes of reading time, we will turn out the lights to write our own letters
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Each student will be assigned a number
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> If you have an odd number you will be a Confederate soldier, if you have an even number you will be a Union soldier
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Tea candles will be lit near each keyboard and you will write a letter from the perspective of a soldier to their family back home
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> During the last 10 minutes of class you will e-mail your letter to the student next to you in the computer lab and read the letter e-mailed to you.