kenyon breedlove
Description: This page features an overview of the war written by James McPherson. Basic background information about the war.
Rationale: Just and article for students to use to help them get familiar with the Civil War and learn some background. Also, have somewhere to start research if needed.
Description: Helps students understand why the war started and why people chose to participate in the war.
Rationale: This should help students stay more engaged especially if they are visual learns. This has lot of picture and small puns to help grab students attention.
Description: How the Civil War shaped the future of America and how the slaves became free.
Rationale: This style of display is very appropriate for secondary students.
Description: facts about what happened in the war
Rationale: to allow students to see what sacrifices were taken and hopefully grab their attention
Description: A civil war simulation
Rationale: This will allow students to interact with each other while exploring views of both sides.
Description:An infograph with timeline, visual of states, caparison to other wars.
Rationale: To give students a visual aid when seeing how the war played out
Description: A visual of battles and how they played out.
Rationale: Give students a look at how battles worked and who won instead of having to read.
Description: Casualties of war
Rationale: Allows for a visual understanding
Description: Quotes throughout Civil War
Rationale: Content appropriate for age. Explains what people thought about war.
Description: Q/A for the Civil War
Rationale: There are lot of common questions students have and hopefully this will clear them up and give them a better understanding moving forward in the study
