TITLE OF THE LESSON: Civil War

AUTHOR: Derek Cain

DATE OF LESSON: Tuesday Week 1

LENGTH OF LESSON: 1 hour

NAME OF COURSE: US History

SOURCE OF THE LESSON:  The American People, Creating a Nation and Society

TEKS ADDRESSED:

(7)  History. The student understands how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War. The student is expected to:

(A)  analyze the impact of tariff policies on sections of the United States before the Civil War;

(B)  compare the effects of political, economic, and social factors on slaves and free blacks;

(C)  analyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States;

CONCEPT STATEMENT:    The Civil War occurred between 1861 and 1865.  Eleven southern states declared their succession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America.  The Union rejected the succession and called the separation a rebellion.  

            Tensions arose between the North and South because the South had a agricultural society that was dependent on slave labor and the North was moving away from slavery and towards industrialization.  Both North and South were influenced by the ideas of Thomas Jefferson. Southerners emphasized, in connection with slavery, the states' rights ideas mentioned in Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions. Northerners ranging from the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison to the moderate Republican leader Abraham Lincoln emphasized Jefferson's declaration that all men are created equal. Lincoln mentioned this proposition in his Gettysburg Address.  The election of Lincoln in 1860 was the final trigger for secession. Southern leaders feared that Lincoln would stop the expansion of slavery and put it on a course toward extinction. The slave states, which had already become a minority in the House of Representatives, were now facing a future as a perpetual minority in the Senate and Electoral College against an increasingly powerful North.   

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:  Students will describe the causes of the Civil War.

RESOURCES:  The American People, Creating a Nation and Society

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: None

SUPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, HANDOUTS:   

ENGAGEMENT		Time: ________
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Warm-up pre-assessment activity	What was the major cause of the Civil War?	Ask the class their opinions on the warm-up question. Use their responses to get them thinking about the topic.

EXPLORATION		Time: ________
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Give the students a handout of a blank map of union and confederate states.		Students will fill out the map and put a U on the Union states and a C on the Confederate states.
I will explain what the days lesson will cover.	Does anyone have any questions regarding the days agenda?

EXPLANATION		Time: ________
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
I will hold an open lecture and cover the information that I have planned for the day.	What was Lincolns stance on slavery? Why did the South Succeed? Why was slavery so important to the Confederate states?	Slavery and the Civil War can be a heated topic so keep an eye on the students reactions to the lecture.

ELABORATION		Time: ________
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
I will quickly review the main points of the lesson.	Why did the Union start to move away from slavery?	Make sure students stay involved by taking notes and contributing to the discussion.

EVALUATION		Time: ________
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
I will get the students into groups of four and hand out one white board and one magic marker to each student.  I will then call out questions and the students will answer them by writing on the white boards and holding up their answers.	I will have a list of review questions to ask.	I will keep track of how many questions each group answered correctly and give bonus points to the group with the most correct answers.  This review activity should be fun for the students and get them involved in the class.