7th Grade History Lesson Plans Mar. 20 - Mar.24

Objective History

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Agenda

Quality Question(s)

TEKS/ELPS

What should students be able to do?

Vocabulary

Assessment

Review Election of 1860 Secession Formation of CSA

Understand why the southern states left the union

What does secede mean? What are the implications of secession?

1A, 1C, 8A, 8B, 10A

Secession Confederacy Union Slavery border states

Review causes of the civil war. Read slides presentation and answer questions for exit slip.

Key People on Each Side

Identify key leaders from both sides of the Civil War

Who were the key political and military leaders from the Union and Confederacy?

1A 1C 8A 8B 10A

Abraham Lincoln Jeff Davis Robert E. Lee US Grant Sherman John Bell Hood

Civil War presentation. Fort Sumter video.

Battles of the Civil War

students will know the 5 key battles of the Civil War

Which battles were the turning points of the battles and why

1A 1C 8A 8B 10A

Gettysburg Vicksburg Antietam Ft. Sumter Appomattox

Map of Battles with Union General, Conf. Gen. and who won.

Lincoln’s Two Famous Documents

students will understand the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.

Why were these documents important at this time? Why didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation really free the Slaves

1A 1C 8A 8B 10A

Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Address

Students will read the Gettysburg Address and write a short reflection on what message Lincoln was trying to convey.

7th Grade History Lesson Plans Mar. 20 - Mar.24

Friday

Texas in the Civil War

students will identify the role of Texas in the Civil War.

What role did Texas play in the Civil War?

Palmito Ranch Sabine Pass

Students will read the last lesson of the chapter and reflect on the challenges Texans faced during the civil war.