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Civil War Medicine
From: Gilder Lehrman
Grade Level: HS, (College)
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 2-3 Class Periods for All Activities
Length of Reading: Pages
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Slides are proved for an optional 10 min lecture on Civil War Medicine. Each student group gets a unique set of primary sources on Civil War medicine. Each group creates a poster about their docs and present.
Day 1: Includes slides for a 10 min lecture on Civil War medicine background. Students are divided into 6 groups. Each group gets a particular set of primary sources on Civil War medicine (2.5-3 pages long).
Day 2: Students create a poster about their docs.
Day 3 (optional): students present.
Lesson Identifier: 8AE
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Grade Level: HS, (College)
- HS=High School
- Though HS is the specified grade level, this lesson would be excellent for college students as well.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Teachers can record a lecture over PowerPoint slides if desired
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students
- Group work (pairs) might be difficult, though questions could be answered individually
- Students can give presentations over video conferencing or by recording audio over PowerPoint slides
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