Social+Studies+Tic-Tac-Toe

In 4th grade we study the history of Pennsylvania. Social Studies is limited to 35 minutes a day, so many lessons are done in cooperative groups. Joan Gaetaniello 4th Grade Social Studies Topic: Civil War

** Civil War Tic-Tac-Toe Board ** **Directions:** Choose three activities in a diagonal or horizontal line to make Tic-Tac-Toe

** Technology: ** Internet http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html Smart Draw ** Product: ** Research events in Abraham Lincoln’s life and place 7 events on a timeline template. || Body Smart ** Technology: ** Internet/Word ** Product: ** Take a tour of the Underground Railroad as a slave running for freedom in the North. After you complete your tour, write a short narrative of your experience. Name at least 7 of the things you experienced and some of the people you met on your journey. || Wonder Smart ** Technology: ** Internet**/** Facebook [|www.historyplace.com/civilwar/photos.htm] ** Product: ** You are a soldier who has been part of the Battle of Gettysburg. Write a letter to family members of your experience. Give at least 7 details in your explanation. Post a picture of a Civil War soldier. || ** Technology: ** Internet/ Power Point [] explain what the lyrics mean to you. || ** People Smart ** ** Technology: ** Internet/ Word en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War ** Product: ** Use the Scavenger Hunt activity sheet, in Word, to complete this activity. Use web resources to complete the hunt successfully. || Picture Smart Technology: Inkscape ** Product: ** Design a recruitment poster for the Union included reasons men should volunteer to fight for their state or country. || ** Technology: ** Graphic Organizer ** Technology: ** Internet/Publisher ** Product: ** Read the Gettysburg Address. Design a memorial for the Gettysburg National Battlefield. Show proof of the purpose of Lincoln’s message. It will thank the soldiers for giving their lives for a new birth of freedom. || Self Smart ** Technology: ** Microsoft Word Example: Scavenger Hunt Questions ontent of your page here.
 * ** Analytic Intelligence ** || ** Interactive Intelligences ** || **Introspective Intelligences** ||
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 * Music Smart
 * Product: ** Pick a civil war song from website, record into a PowerPoint and
 * Nature Smart
 * Product: ** Read story **//If You Lived During the Civil War//,** use Venn diagram to compare and contrast what life was like for children during the Civil War. || Word Smart
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 * Product: ** Read the story **//If You Lived During the Civil War//**, write a 4 entry diary either as a Confederate or Union person. Use examples from what you read to support your entries. Make sure to write the dates of your journal entries. ||
 * 1) Name the states that fought for the Confederacy.
 * 2) What is an ironclad?
 * 3) Who were the Confederate and Union commanders at Gettysburg?
 * 4) What is hardtack?
 * 5) Who earned the nickname of “Unconditional Surrender” and how did he earn it?
 * 6) How many union and Confederate soldiers were held prisoner during the Civil War?
 * 7) Did Abraham Lincoln live to see the end of the war? Explain.
 * 8) What happened at Appomattox Court House?