If it were possible to step back in time, what would learners want to know about the Civil War? With the aid of discussion prompts, they now have that chance. Invite a Civil War re-enactor to your classroom and have all their questions answered by a battlefield expert!

Concepts

causes of the civil war, civil war, the united states civil war, soldiers, military history, american history

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use discussion questions to stimulate conversation between class members and a Civil War re-enactor
• Ask pupils to draw what they saw, using prompts for guidance, or write a letter home from the war
• Provide re-enactor with the questions before the visit

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson plan requires the visit of a Civil War re-enactor 

Pros

• Lesson gives ideas of what to ask if you or your young scholars are stumped
• Resource makes suggestions on topics to cover

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.7