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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will summarize the main idea of each primary source material and explain what the material can tell me about the Civil War era of Texas history.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 to 60 minutes Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What were the different points of view on significant events of the Civil War era, and how were those events represented and discussed in a variety of primary source excerpts from the era?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson.
It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will read an excerpt from an article in the “State Gazette.” (Austin, Tex.), Saturday, April 20, 1861, which discusses the preparations Texans are making in the event that the North and South go to war. Students explain what kind of information we can learn about the time period based on the excerpt.
In this exit ticket, students will identify four out of six statements that accurately represent different points of view on various topics related to the Civil War that covered in the day’s lesson.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit on the back.
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Primary Source Excerpts
This printable material contains ten primary source excerpts from various sources including newspapers, interviews, military reports, personal journal entries, and speeches on many different topics related to the Civil War. Students will use this material to complete their work.
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Grade Level Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will choose 6 of the 10 available primary source materials to analyze, summarizing the main idea and making inferences about the era based on the information provided in each excerpt.
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Foundation Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will choose 4 of the 10 available primary source materials to analyze, summarizing the main idea and making inferences about the era based on the information provided in each excerpt, using sentence stems to guide their inferences.
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Advanced Student Worksheet
In this printable assignment, students will choose 8 of the 10 available primary source materials to analyze, summarizing the main idea and making inferences about the era based on the information provided in each excerpt.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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Tri-Weekly Alamo Express. (San Antonio, Tex.) Monday, February 18, 1861
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Official Records of the Union and Confederate armies
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The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.) Saturday, June 1, 1861.
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The Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.) Friday, May 30, 1862
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Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.) Saturday, November 8, 1862
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The Plumed Knight (San Antonio, Tex.) Saturday, August 16, 1884
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Victorian Lady on the Texas Frontier : The Journal of Ann Raney Coleman
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