{"id":2309,"date":"2010-02-01T22:18:51","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T03:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2309"},"modified":"2010-02-01T22:18:51","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T03:18:51","slug":"teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-the-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/02\/01\/teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-the-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Civics with Children&#8217;s Literature: The Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2010\/02\/the-civil-war.jpg\" title=\"the-civil-war.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2010\/02\/the-civil-war.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"the-civil-war.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Civil-Primary-Sources-American-Wars\/dp\/1435832760\/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1\" title=\"The Civil War\">The Civil War<\/a>, written by Georgene Poulakidas is a chronological record of events leading up to\u00a0and throughout the Civil War.\u00a0 The book starts off with a well written explanation of &#8220;One Country, Two Ways of Life&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0Throughout the book examples are given for each side of the war, the\u00a0North (Union) and the South\u00a0(Confederate) with their beliefs and what they fought for.\u00a0 \u00a0The book concludes with President Lincoln&#8217;s assassination at Fords&#8217; Theatre where he was celebrating the end of the Civil War.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Curriculum Connections:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This is a very detailed book with just the right amount of material for a child to grasp.\u00a0 Great vocabulary words are highlighted with a definition following (outstanding teaching aid).\u00a0 The Civil War would be a great teaching aid for The Civil War (SOL I.9 a,b,c,d,e &amp; f).\u00a0\u00a0The book\u00a0can introduce the events of The Civil War or be used at the end of the lesson\u00a0for all of the SOL&#8217;s there were taught.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is\u00a0a Timeline and a Glossary in the book to aid with highlighted words that are defined in the content of the pages.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0Additional Resources:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">1) Students can color a picture of <a href=\"http:\/\/homeschooling.about.com\/od\/freeprintables\/ss\/civilwarprint_9.htm\" title=\"Grant &amp; Lee Meeting\">Grant &amp; Lee <\/a>as they learn about the end of The Civil War.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n2) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocanticohills.org\/civilwar\/activities.htm\" title=\"Civil War activity worksheets\">Civil War activity worksheets <\/a>are a great teaching supplement with the following worksheets:<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fill-in-the-blank, Word Search &amp; A Civil War Diary.<br \/>\n3) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocanticohills.org\/civilwar\/map.htm\" title=\"Map of territoires\">A Map of 1861<\/a> will help students visually see what states were apart of the Union, Confederacy &amp; the territories that were not yet states in 1861.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">General Information:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Book: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Civil-Primary-Sources-American-Wars\/dp\/1435832760\/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1\" title=\"The Civil War\">The Civil War<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: Georgene Poulakidas<br \/>\nIllustrator: N\/A<br \/>\nPublisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc<br \/>\nPublication Date: 2006<br \/>\nPages: 24<br \/>\nGrade Range: 2-4<br \/>\nISBN: 1-4042-2684-2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Civil War, written by Georgene Poulakidas is a chronological record of events leading up to\u00a0and throughout the Civil War.\u00a0 The book starts off with a well written explanation of &#8220;One Country, Two Ways of Life&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0Throughout the book examples are &hellip; 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