Civil War Stations Primary and Secondary Source Activity
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In this Civil War primary source activity, students analyze SEVEN different sources about civilian life during the war, then each student completes a source analysis for each one. This was created with the Common Core standards in mind and forces students to engage with the complexity of primary and secondary accounts.
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The SEVEN sources involved range from experiences of soldiers on the front lines, how women contributed to the war effort, what civilians could expect as a result of the war, how soldiers were treated and equipped for warfare, and how soldiers relaxed, had fun, and fought boredom.
Classes should be broken into 7 groups and source documents should be distributed to each of the groups. Students will complete their source activity packet as they navigate from group to group. Finally, the class will debrief each source, focusing on how each source can teach us about life during the Civil War. Too, an answer key for the source activity packet is included!
To conclude the activity, an alternative picture book assessment rubric has been included!
If you are looking for a way to integrate the new Common Core standards into Social Studies, look no further! Check out the preview first, then enjoy!
This resource includes a paper in-class version and a 1:1 Google compatible version to be used in conjunction with Google Classroom. Just follow the included instructions for how to access the Google version, then share the resource through Google or assign via Google Classroom. This will allow students to type directly into the document!
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