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North v. South
(Sizing Them Up)
From: EDSITEment!
Grade Level: HS, (College)
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 2 Class Periods
Length of Reading: Pages
Civil War:
A "Terrible Swift Sword"
Lesson 1: On the Eve of War
North vs. South
Fave! Divide class into 2 groups: North and South. Each group divides themselves into a military, a diplomatic, and an economic faction. Each subgroup reads their assigned primary source documents (which are excellent and bite-sized) and views their amazing interactive web resources for homework. They fill out revealing charts. The following day, each side works together to make a presentation on their side's strengths and weaknesses.
Note: The first 2 links don't work in the PDF. They do work outside of the PDF in the activity description under the heading "North and South Group #1: The Economic Balance." Just be sure to enable Flash player.
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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
- You might have students photograph their competed charts and email them to you or upload them to your LMS
- Presentations can be done over video conferencing or voice-recorded over PowerPoint slides
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