Edel453 Spring2013 Caitlinandrews Unit2 History Unit Planner

Unit Plan #2: The Civil WarSubmitted By: Caitlin Andrews

Partner: Julia Villanueva

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science

Nevada State College – Spring 2013

Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER#2: The Civil War Week 1 of 2

Summary of Lesson PlanNV State Social Studies

Objectives Notes

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

H2.5.2 – Describe issues of compromise and conflict within the United States

Make copies of vocabulary and study guide for each student.

Put vocabulary and definitions on the whiteboard.

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1 This social studies lesson plan is designed for 5th grade students to learn about the people who worked to end slavery and the different methods they used. This lesson uses the 5th grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook “United States History” (p. 424-427).




Reserve computers for students to conduct research.

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




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This lesson is designed for 5th grade students to learn about the political career of Abraham Lincoln, whose election as President led to the secession of the South and the start of the Civil War. This lesson uses the 5th

grade Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook “United States History” (p. 440-445).




Reserve computers for students to look up a topic in the news today to prepare their debate.

EDEL 453 -Spring 2013 Karen Powell- Instructor Making a Plan #2 Submitted By: Caitlin Andrews



Objectives Notes

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First lesson of chapter 13. Students will learn what happens during the

first few years of the Civil War using the 5th grade social studies

textbook: Houghton Mifflin: United States History, pages 452-457

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of compromise and conflict within the

United States.

Students will identify important early battles and events of the Civil

War.

Have example of short story and illustration for students to

reference.

Need computer paper or construction paper and colored

pencils for activity.

Put definitions of vocabulary words on white board.




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2 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.

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of compromise and conflict within the

United States.

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.

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2 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.

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

States.

Students will explain various factors and events that helped the Union

defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War.


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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.

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

States.

Students will be able to identify different plans for reuniting the

country and the importance of the Reconstruction.

Need extra loose-leaf paper for writing activity.


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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.


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Students will be able to explain in detail the end of the Reconstruction

period and the effects it had on various groups of people.

Poster paper and loose-leaf paper for “Extend” activity.


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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.


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Students will review information learned throughout the Civil War

and Reconstruction in preparation for the Unit test.

Make 30 copies of chapter 12 and 13 tests for unit assessment.


Edel453 Spring2013 Caitlinandrews Unit2 History Unit Planner

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