The fighting begins…

Battles

Day 1:Standard(s)/Essential

Questions

SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.

Identify and describe major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House.

The Task

You will be creating pull tab pages to add to IAN to describe the major battles of the Civil War. To do this we will complete a model together. You will then be assigned a battle a day to read and discuss with your learning partner. You will then create a page to enter into your IAN notebook.

Discovering the Battles of the Civil War

Fluency Partner Read the text with your fluency

partner. Annotate and discuss the text as you

are reading. (Suggestion: Read a paragraph, annotate, read a paragraph, annotate)

Write neatly as you are working. Think about the important questions:

Who? What? Where? When? How? Why was this battle important?INDEPENDENTLY• Create a draft paragraph that answers

the questions and that describes the battle.

• Edit and revise your paragraphPARTNER • Ask a peer to read, revise, and edit your

paragraph. (Approximately 5 mins.)• Record your final copy of your paragraph

on the tab pull. • Write in your neatest handwriting.

Table of Contents

Contents Page #

The Civil War page dividerFort SumterGettysburgThe Atlanta CampaignSherman’s March to the SeaAppomattox Court House

The fighting begins…Cut out your page divider

and glue it neatly into your notebook.

Battles

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Do not write in this space!

Your writing must neatly fit in the space above

Discovering the Battle at Fort Sumter

Fluency Partner Read the text with your fluency

partner. Annotate and discuss the text as you

are reading. (Suggestion: Read a paragraph, annotate, read a paragraph, annotate)

Write neatly as you are working. Think about the important questions:

Who? What? Where? When? How? Why was this battle important?INDEPENDENTLY• Create a draft paragraph that answers the

questions and that describes the battle.• Edit and revise your paragraphPARTNER • Ask a peer to read, revise, and edit your

paragraph. (Approximately 5 mins.)• Record your final copy of your paragraph

on the tab pull. • Write in your neatest handwriting.

Day 2:Standard(s)/Essential

Questions

SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.

Identify and describe major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House.

Discovering the Battle at Gettysburg

Fluency Partner Read the text with your fluency

partner. Annotate and discuss the text as you

are reading. (Suggestion: Read a paragraph, annotate, read a paragraph, annotate)

Write neatly as you are working. Think about the important questions:

Who? What? Where? When? How? Why was this battle important?INDEPENDENTLY• Create a draft paragraph that answers the

questions and that describes the battle.• Edit and revise your paragraphPARTNER • Ask a peer to read, revise, and edit your

paragraph. (Approximately 5 mins.)• Record your final copy of your paragraph

on the tab pull. • Write in your neatest handwriting.

Day 3-4:Standard(s)/Essential

Questions

SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.

Identify and describe major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House.

Discovering the Atlanta Campaign

Fluency Partner Read the text with your fluency

partner. Annotate and discuss the text as you

are reading. (Suggestion: Read a paragraph, annotate, read a paragraph, annotate)

Write neatly as you are working. Think about the important questions:

Who? What? Where? When? How? Why was this battle important?INDEPENDENTLY• Create a draft paragraph that answers the

questions and that describes the battle.• Edit and revise your paragraphPARTNER • Ask a peer to read, revise, and edit your

paragraph. (Approximately 5 mins)• Record your final copy of your paragraph

on the tab pull. • Write in your neatest handwriting.

The Atlanta Campaign took place between May and September of1864. After the Union army of the North won a big battle against the Confederate army of the South in Tennessee, the Union army continued to move South towards Georgia. The leader of this army was General George William Sherman.

Sherman and his Union army marched into Atlanta. Atlanta was important for the Confederate army of the South because it was a key city for their supplies. Supplies such as guns, bullets, food, and other things needed to fight the war went through Atlanta. The Union army of the North wanted to capture Atlanta so they could really hurt the Confederate Army. General Sherman and his troops marched toward Atlanta where they fought many battles around the city.

The leader of the Confederate army in Atlanta, General Joseph E. Johnson gave a good fight, but the South lost the battles. This battle was really important because the South was not able to send supplies to troops, and it was now easy for General Sherman to head further South to Savannah, Georgia.

Discovering Sherman’s March to the Sea

Fluency Partner Read the text with your fluency

partner. Annotate and discuss the text as you

are reading. (Suggestion: Read a paragraph, annotate, read a paragraph, annotate)

Write neatly as you are working. Think about the important questions:

Who? What? Where? When? How? Why was this battle important?INDEPENDENTLY• Create a draft paragraph that answers the

questions and that describes the battle.• Edit and revise your paragraphPARTNER • Ask a peer to read, revise, and edit your

paragraph. (Approximately 5 mins)• Record your final copy of your paragraph

on the tab pull. • Write in your neatest handwriting.

Discovering Appomattox Court House

Fluency Partner Read the text with your fluency

partner. Annotate and discuss the text as you

are reading. (Suggestion: Read a paragraph, annotate, read a paragraph, annotate)

Write neatly as you are working. Think about the important questions:

Who? What? Where? When? How? Why was this battle important?INDEPENDENTLY• Create a draft paragraph that answers the

questions and that describes the battle.• Edit and revise your paragraphPARTNER • Ask a peer to read, revise, and edit your

paragraph. (Approximately 5 mins.)• Record your final copy of your paragraph

on the tab pull. • Write in your neatest handwriting.

Appomattox Court House is really important because it is where the Confederate Army of the South surrendered to the Union Army ofthe North on April 9, 1865. The lead General of the Confederate armyof the South, Robert E. Lee, officially surrendered to the lead General ofthe Union army of the North, Ulysses S. Grant. This event ended theCivil War. Appomattox Court House is a town located in Appomattox County,Virginia.

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