Title:
The American Civil War
Grade Level(s): 8th Grade Social Studies
Description:
The display board is an interactive board
in which students match picture puzzles to a topic
or aspect of the American Civil War. Students are
placed into groups of 2 or 3 students and given a
box. They complete the “Thinking Outside the
Box” activity, in which they identify a specific
aspect of the American Civil War. There are 12 groups
and 12 different topics: African-Americans, Prisons/Prisoners,
Forts, Battlefields, Transportation, The Arts, Weaponry,
Women, Union Soldiers/Officers, Confederate Soldiers/Officers,
Medical, and Children.
Once students have identified their group’s
topic, they then create a presentation (PowerPoint
or MovieMaker) on that topic using primary sources
from the Library of Congress or other sources.
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