What part did Kentucky play in the Civil War? A constructed response essay assignment tests to ensure scholars understand the concepts and the arguments for the causes of the Civil War. Learners must read a primary source quote and then take a side referencing that source and other key facts in their essays.

Concepts

civil war, kentucky, american history, essay writing, slavery, the emancipation proclamation, the declaration of independence, the thirteenth amendment

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Differentiate for English learners by assigning them an essay question with a visual primary source instead of a quotation
• Create a class debate after the essay to discuss different opinions in more detail and to assess for learning in another format

Classroom Considerations

• Requires little prep work other than printing out and distributing the handouts

Pros

• Includes a rubric for easy grading
• Requires learners to reference important events to the Civil War while making their arguments

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1