Mr. Saindon
United States History
Monday, May 12
to Friday, May 16
Last Week
Wrapping up "Overview of the Civil War" packet. Will finish on Monday
This Week: Three topics:
1. Gettysburg: Fill out close activity on the Gettysburg Address (100 points)
2. Skit on the Emancipation Proclamation ((100 points based on team work and focus)
3. "Killing Lincoln"packet questions (100 points)
Battle of Gettysburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Countdown to the Civil War
Learning Objective
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Students will identify the conflicts between the North and South and explain how these led to the Civil War.
1.Students will be able to create a timeline of events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg. Students will be able to discuss the effects of the Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. After reading the Gettysburg Address, students will be able to summarize the content.
2. Students will be able to discuss the political and military conditions that led to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. After reading the document, students will be able to summarize, in writing, the meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation.
3. Lincoln’s Assassination – Understand the events leading up to and following April 14, 1865.
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The Investigation and Trial – Dive into the search for John Wilkes Booth and the trial of the conspirators.
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Lincoln’s Legacy – Analyze Abraham Lincoln’s lasting impact on America today.
Fall of Richmond
Song: The Night They
Drove Old Dixie Down
Lincoln Surveys the Carnage at Petersburg, Virginia
United States of America
USA
Confederate States of America
CSA
President Abraham Lincoln
President Jefferson Davis
Mission
The impact of this trip and the experiences your child will have on this journey will:
Open their eyes to the world
Provide a point of reference for all future learnings
Give meaning and context to the happenings here in our own country and throughout the world.
Research-Study After Research-Study
Shows
The Positive Affects Of
Student Travel:
Student-travel provides a wonderful experience strengthening the
knowledge base and critical thinking skills in so many areas
Student-travel develops self-esteem and a sense of personal responsibility
Student-travel creates a resolve and commitment to life-long learning
Adventure:
The Itinerary
Download and print the Itinerary. Conduct your own research on a few of the sites that we will be visiting. Check out the hotels and restaurants. We will be out the door every morning between 6:30am and 7:30am and back, for good night's sleep in our hotel between 9:00pm and 10:00pm.
