Outcome(s)- Learning Targets or Focus:
At the end of the lesson the student will be able to:
1. Write a brief summary of the American Civil War.
2. Make oral presentations about the American Civil War in a chronological and coherent manner.
3. Read and interpret maps and pictures depicting the American Civil War.
Academic Language related to the lesson – For the special education TPA it is not academic language but language and communication that is the additional area.
Some of the academic terms used in the lesson include: Confederates, Ironclads, Secession, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, carpetbaggers, scalawags, abolitionist, Confederacy, abatis, bayonet, brogan, kepi, Quaker guns, and emancipation among others.
Prior Learning/Prior Thinking
Learners have encountered content about the American Civil War from watching various movies and reading novels about the civil war. The students understand that the civil war changed the course of the United States’ future. However, the students had some misconceptions about the belligerents in the civil war, its causes, consequences, and impact on the American society.
The topic of the American Civil War was handled in three lessons that included
(a). The auses of the American Civil War.
(b). The belligerents in the American Civil War.
(c). The consequences of the American Civil War.

LESSON PLAN ON THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
LESSON 1
Causes Of The American Civil War Common Core Standards
Slavery Issues
Dred Scott Decision
Abolitionist Movement
States’ Rights
Southern Secession
Abraham Lincoln’s election victory
The Harper’s Ferry incident 1. Response to literature through an application of reading knowledge and comprehension of some of the causes of the American Civil War.
2. Development of the ability to draw inferences on the causes of the civil war based on various textual information.
3. Understanding the meaning of specific words related to the study of the American Civil War.
4. Understanding the multiple accounts of the causes of the civil war.
5. Development of fluency and accuracy in reading and understanding the causes of the civil war.
6. Write short summaries about the causes of the civil war.

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