Reading Knowledge
April 6 - 10
Monday, April 6th1) Watch video of "Lesson 8: Clara Barton" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions. 3) Write a Civil War Journal entry on Clara Barton and describe her accomplishments. |
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Questions:
1) What was the nickname Clara Barton earned during the Civil War? (the Angel of the Battlefield) 2) How did she earn this nickname? (She worked hard to obtain medical supplies needed to treat the soldiers' wounds and then she delivered the supplies and helped care for the soldiers on the battlefields, risking her own safety.) 3) How did Clara Barton feel about the soldiers? (She felt it was very important to provide better medical care to the soldiers.) 4) What information in the read-aloud lets you know how she felt? (She worked hard to gather the supplies she needed, and she followed the army to many of the battles, where she risked her own life to provide medical care to the soldiers.) 5) What is the name of the organization Clara Barton founded? (the American Red Cross) 6) Is this organization still in existence today? (yes) 7) What does the Red Cross do today? (It helps people who need help during times of war or other disasters.) 8) Which happened first: the start of the Civil War, or the start of the American Red Cross? (the start of the Civil War) 9) Do you think "the Angel of the Battlefield" was an appropriate nickname for Clara Barton? Why or why not? (use evidence from the read-aloud) |
Tuesday, April 7th1) Watch video of "Lesson 9: The Emancipation Proclamation" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions. 3) Write a Civil War Journal entry identifying who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and explaining why it was so important. |
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Questions:
1) What is at least one reason President Lincoln is considered a courageous president? (The Emancipation Proclamation was courageous because, at the time, some of his advisors were suggesting he just end the war and let the Confederacy have its way. President Lincoln instead chose to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and try to keep the Union together.) 2) What important event did Samuel and Violet observe? (the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation) 3) Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation? (President Lincoln) 4) Why do you think a Union soldier read the Emancipation Proclamation rather than a Confederate soldier? (The Union supported the position of the Emancipation Proclamation and freeing the enslaved people.) 5) Which happened first: Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation or he became president? (He became president first.) 6) Do you think Emancipation Oak is a good name for this tree? Why? 7) What do you think Harriet Tubman might have said when she heard about the Emancipation Proclamation? |
Wednesday, April 8th1) Watch video of "Lesson 10: Ulysses S. Grant" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions. 3) Write a Civil War Journal entry describing Ulysses S. Grant and then comparing and contrasting General Grant with General Lee. |
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Questions:
1) What important job did Ulysses S. Grant have during the Civil War? (He was general in chief or commander of the Union Army.) 2) Why did President Lincoln ask him to take over the command of the Union Army? (He had a reputation of doing whatever it took to win, and the earlier commanders were not winning the war.) 3) Why was Grant given the nickname "Unconditional Surrender"? (He accepted nothing less than a complete surrender.) 4) In the read-aloud you heard that General Grant won the Battle of Vicksburg because he was stubborn and unafraid. How might being stubborn and unafraid help someone win a battle in a war? 5) What nickname was given to Union soldiers? (Yankees) 6) What nickname was given to the Confederate soldiers? (Rebels) 7) How were the Confederate & Union armies alike and different? (Similarities include that they were both intent on winning; and that they were both led by strong leaders. Differences my include that the Union Army had more soldiers, ammunition, food, and supplies. The Union also had factories produce supplies for the Union Army. The Confederate Army's soldiers marched to battle without shoes, without enough food, and sometimes without enough ammunition.) 8) Do you think these unequal circumstances eventually led to the defeat of the Confederate Army? Why or why not? (use evidence from the read-alouds) |
Thursday, April 9th1) Watch video of "Lesson 11: The End of the War" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions. 3) Write a Civil War Journal entry about the end of the war... Who won? Who surrendered to whom? What changes took place as a result of the war's end? 4) Review what you've learned about the Civil War and take the Kahoot! quizzes on it. |
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Questions:
1) Who won the U.S. Civil War? (the Union) 2) Who surrendered to whom at Appomattox Court House? (General Lee surrendered to General Grant.) 3) What did the end of the war mean? (The country was united again; slavery ended.) 4) How long did the Civil War last? (four years) 5) Who had the bigger challenge after the war, the North or the South? (the South) Why? (The South had to deal with more destruction because most of the war was fought in the South.) 6) What kinds of changes took place after the war ended? (more railroads; better communication; many African Americans moving north; new inventions; etc.) 7) What did Harriet Tubman do after the war? (She helped the newly freed African Americans find homes and jobs; she worked for women's rights.) 8) What did Ulysses S. Grant do after the war? (He became president.) 9) How do you think President Lincoln felt when the war was finally over? Use the map to the left to answer: 10) In which states were there major Civil War battles? (Virginia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, etc.) 11) Which state had the most major battles? (Virginia) 12) Where and when did General Lee surrender to General Grant? (Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865) |