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Post Visit Activity |
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The Civil War Post Visit Lesson For Grades 8 - 12 Learning Outcomes: Students will: Create a descriptive letter written from a Union or Confederate soldier's point of view. Use literary description to illuminate travel, transportation, time span, community and feeling during the 1860s. Teacher Planning: Time required for lesson: 45 – 60 minutes (can be finished for a homework research assignment) Materials/resources: School Library, Computer Lab, Drawing paper, Drawing pencils, Markers/colored pencils/crayons/ paint/brushes, Magazines, Newspapers, Scissors Technology resources: Computers, Internet and printer (if needed) Activity 1: Review with the students the information discussed in the videoconference. What was their favorite object? Why? Ask the students to think about what life was like for a soldier in the Union and Confederate Armies, during battles and in camps. Have students compose a letter to a family member or a friend describing their experiences as a soldier. Include descriptive information about time of year, weather, location, conditions of equipment, health, traveling, friendships and other stories of daily life. Some other question to think about:
Encourage your students to add descriptive drawings to the letter, to enhance their story. Follow-up: Students can present their letters to the class and display them in an exhibition. Assessment: Students may be evaluated on understanding, implementation, planning, designing and participation in the activity. Use of construction and imagination can also be considered. New York Curriculum Alignment: Commencement: The Visual Arts - Standards 1, 3 Social Studies – Standards 1, 3, 5 ELA – Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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