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Lesson Title The Civil War

Grade Level 8th

Estimated Time Required

(Provide the estimated instructional time necessary for the lesson plan. First give the number of days required and then the time required each day in half-hour segments.) Number of Days: 1 Number of Half-Hour Segments per Day:

Author Information
Name: Charlie Hiatt School: Ferndale Middle

Brief Description of the Lesson

Students will learn about the battles of the Civil War by playing life size chess.

Lesson Plan Objectives

Content Objectives: 1. Students will learn the progression of the events of the civil war Skill Objectives: 1. Problem solving 2. Oral Presentations 3. Sequencing

North Carolina Social Studies Curriculum Alignment

Access the Table of Contents for the North Carolina Social Studies Curriculum at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/socialstudies/2003-04/toc.html. Click on the appropriate grade level. Cut and Paste the appropriate Competency Goal(s) and Objective(s).)
COMPETENCY GOAL 4: The learner will examine the causes, course, and character of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and their impact on North Carolina and the nation. Objectives 4.01 Identify and analyze the significance of the causes of secession from the Union, and compare reactions in North Carolina to reactions in other regions of the nation. 4.02 Describe the political and military developments of the Civil War and analyze their effect on the outcome of the war. .

Print and Non-print Materials

Print Materials (textbook segments or readings) Print out containing the major battles of the Civil War Non-print Materials (videos, images, etc.) Supplies (paper, notecards, scissors, etc.) Sidewalk chalk Notecards

Technology Needs
(Include computer hardware and software, audio-visual components, and internet sites needed to teach the lesson.)

http://www.civilwar.com/ http://zone.msn.com/en/chess/

Pre-Lesson Expectations
(Provide a brief statement of the context for the lesson. Where should the lesson fit in the sequence of the class? What should a student know before beginning the lesson?) Students should have knowledge of how to play chess. Students should have a background of the Civil War.

Activities
(Provide a step-by-step sequence of instructions for the teacher to teach the lesson. It is very important to be as specific as possible. A teacher should be able to follow the sequence and know not only what they should be doing in each step but also what the expectations are for the students in the appropriate steps.) Step1- On a large cemented area draw out a chess board. Step2- Write out the names of each chess piece on an index card. Step3- Write out the important battles and what happened during them on an index card. Step4- Give the index cards to the appropriate side and to the appropriate people. To accomplish this you must count the major battles that you want to include in the game, (in this case there will be eleven). Next, you map out a chess game that will end in eleven moves with the appropriate team winning. Some students will have a piece card, such as bishop, and a move card with the square name and the description of the battle. The idea is that each move represents a battle.

Assessment
(Provide an assessment plan to allow the teacher to evaluate a students progress toward meeting the objective(s) of the lesson. The assessment must include a rubric that tells a teacher how to grade the proposed assessment tool.) Students could be given a worksheet asking them to match the description of the event to the actual name of the event.

Supplemental Information for Teachers You may want to have a few games of practice chess before using this activity. Related Internet Resources
(Provide web addresses related to the lesson plan that a teacher might use as background or supplementary material for the lesson.) http://www.civilwar.com/ http://zone.msn.com/en/chess/ http://www.civilwarphotos.net/files/lincoln_assassination.htm

Attachments
(List the filenames for charts, presentations, or other materials created for the lesson.) See Civil War folder for a list of battles See Civil War folder for a timeline of the Civil War Slid show of the advantages of each side For photos click on link