California State Content Standards 8.9 Students analyze the early and steady attempts to abolish slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
Describe the leaders of the movement (e.g., John Quincy Adams and his proposed
constitutional amendment, John Brown and the armed resistance, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Benjamin Franklin, Theodore Weld, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass). 2. Discuss the abolition of slavery in early state constitutions. 5. Analyze the significance of the States’ Rights Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise(1820), the Wilmot Proviso (1846), the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay’s role in theMissouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854),the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857), and the Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858). 8.10 Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.
Compare the conflicting interpretations of state and federal authority as emphasized in the speeches and writings of statesmen such as Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
Trace the boundaries constituting the North and the South, the geographical differences between the two regions, and the differences between agrarians and industrialists.
Identify the constitutional issues posed by the doctrine of nullification and secession and the earliest origins of that doctrine.
Discuss Abraham Lincoln's presidency and his significant writings and speeches and their relationship to the Declaration of Independence, such as his "House Divided" speech (1858), Gettysburg Address (1863), Emancipation Proclamation (1863), and inaugural addresses (1861 and 1865).
Study the views and lives of leaders (e.g., Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee) and soldiers on both sides of the war, including those of black soldiers and regiments.
Describe critical developments and events in the war, including the major battles, geographical advantages and obstacles, technological advances, and General Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Explain how the war affected combatants, civilians, the physical environment, and future warfare.
Common Core State Standards Reading CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RH. 6-8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RH. 6-8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 6-8.6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
Writing CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST. 6-8.1b Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Essential Historical Questions ·How do wars bring about change? ·How has the United States changed overtime based on the shifts in technology, people, and politics? ·What was life like for African Americans pre, during, and post the Civil War? For North and South citizens? ·What determines a good leader? ·What is equality? How do we create equality?
Big Ideas ·A Nation Divided- Union VS. Confederates ·Secession and War ·The Massive Effect of Abraham Lincoln ·Life During the Civil War ·The Road to Victory
Unit Assessments
Human Timeline showing what events led up to the war.
Journal entry project written in the voice of either a soldier, woman, or slave living during the Civil War.
Written analysis on Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Political Cartoon of the reasoning behind the war and the changes that took place afterwards.
Socratic Seminar arguing whether or not the Civil War was inevitable or if there was a way around it.