WEEK: 2 DATE: UNIT: The Civil War

Weekly Topic The Civil War
Classtime	A History of US War, Terrible War (6) “President Jefferson Davis” “Slavery” “John Brown’s Body” A Child’s Story of America p135-8 (War Between States)	A History of US War, Terrible War (6) “Lincoln’s Problems” “The Union Generals” “The Confederate Generals” Usborne History 2000 UILE p 348-349 1985 BOWH p 174-175 (The American Civil War)	A History of US War, Terrible War (6) “President Davis’s Problems” “Choosing Sides” “The Soldiers” Wee Sing America p 26-29 “Battle Hymn…” (vs. 3,4) “When Johnny Comes…”
Readers K-2	If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War
3+	If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War	Advanced 3+ and 4^th grade: Behind Rebel Lines p 1-66
5+	Rifles for Watie* p 1-159 or Caddie Woodlawn* p 1- 146
Family Read Aloud	Across Five Aprils p 47-89
Map/Timeline	(1860s) Jefferson Davis President of Confederate States	(1860-65) Lincoln’s Presidency Map: Fort Sumter, S.C.	Main Civil War Generals: George McClellan Ulysses S. Grant Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee
Writing Ideas		Grammar: Imagine you are a boy or girl living near Vicksburg during the war. Write a letter to your cousin about how your life has changed.	Logic: Was John Brown’s raid a moral act? Why or why not? What did it accomplish?
Optional Fiction and Resources	*Sons might prefer Rifles for Watie, daughters might prefer Caddie Woodlawn.	During this unit, watch the 2003 release movie: “Gods and Generals”