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Civil War Battles: Another Lesson Plan

© Kathryn Morse

Time Allotment: 50 minutes

War! (Lesson 2 - Putting the Battles in Place)

I. Goals: The goal of today's lesson is student acquisition of knowledge about the battles and campaigns of the Civil War, especially in regard to location.

II. Objectives: As a result of this lesson students will be able to list Louisiana's Civil War battles and their locations. Students will also be able to tell about some of the commemorative areas that honor the memory of the war efforts and those who died. (G-1A-M1, H-1A-M1, H-1A-M4, H-1B-M12, H-1D-M3)

III. Teaching/Learning Process:

A. Motivation/Introduction: A review matching quiz for points. Write each number, then name and write the correct political party affiliation. Quiz will be on the overhead projector. (10 minutes)

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. John Bell
3. Stephen A. Douglas
4. John Breckinridge


a. Southern Democrat
b. Northern Democrat
c. Constitutional Union Party
d. Republican


B. Teaching/Learning Activities:

While students are completing their quiz, I will put cards on the floor with place names - New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, Alexandria/Pineville, Mansfield, Shreveport, Opelousas, Vicksburg. The cards will be placed so that the room will resemble a map with New Orleans near the southeast corner and Shreveport in the room's northwest corner, etc. When the quiz is completed, I will explain to the students that we are going to travel to each place today. Our travels will be in chronological order of events during the Civil War. At each place, I will ask student volunteers to read cards with information that I have prepared. Also, any student who has an appropriate place report will deliver the report at the right location. We will first assemble in New Orleans and move around to finally end up in Shreveport. This will give students another opportunity to learn about the Civil War battles and will enable them to "place" themselves in the circumstances of persons who lived during the war. (35 minutes)

C. Closure. At the end of class students will return to desks in their work teams to compare their notebooks and review material. (5 minutes)

IV. Media/Materials/Equipment: Overhead project for quiz. Large cards with place names, cards with summary information of Civil War events for each place

V. Supplemental Activities: None

VI. Assignment(s): Remind students that people reports are tomorrow.

VII. Assessment:

A. Formal: Review quiz for points. Some students will get grades for oral reports.

B. Informal: Daily responsibility grade for coming to class prepared and being well-behaved.

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