Civil War: Fun Printables |
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| These engaging printables aim to allow students to relate to, role play, or use art, humor, or critical thinking to express themselves relative to situations, events, or people in the Civil War era. | |
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The Emancipation Proclamation - I'll Always Remember Where I Was. This historical prompts requires students to imagine the earth-shaking effect the news of the Emancipation Proclamation had on Americans in 1862. In the spirit of the Emancipation Proclamation, students must write about the biggest news event of their lives and describe its impact. |
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Harriet Tubman - Imagery and Inspirational Portrait This activity requires students to choose from four different Harriet Tubman quotes and to design an inspiration portrait (such as those in office buildings) based on the quote. Great for hanging up in the hallways or classroom bulletin boards. |
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Compromise of 1850 - Front Page News! This activity requires students to create the cover of a newspaper (with images) that features the four stipulations of the Compromise of 1850. |
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The Abolitionist Hall-of-Fame - Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass Pretend you have been chosen to induct Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe into the fictional abolitionist hall-of-fame. Your first job, however, is to design a “flyer” that advertises the inductees and the reasons for their inductions. In the spaces provided continue the narratives that highlight each inductee’s accomplishments. Secondly, design an abolitionist hall-of-fame medal each would receive upon their entry. Medals can include icons, symbols, color, and their names. |
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Kansas is Bleeding - Make a Billboard to Help it! This activity requires students to build use their knowledge about the forces that created "Bleeding Kansas" to design a "billboard" urging abolitionists to settle in Kansas. * Includes full lesson plan |
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John Brown: Iconic Image Analysis This activity requires students to analyze the symbolism and meaning of the iconic painting Tragic Prelude, which protrays John Brown as a madman. * Includes full lesson plan |
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This requires students to consider the mentality of the "spectators" at the First Battle of Bull Run and conduct a mock interview. * Includes full lesson plan |
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Ironies in History: The Wilmer McLean Story in a Comic This activity describes the ironic situation of Wilmer McLean, whose claim to fame was the Civil War "started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor." This activity requires students to make a comic about the situation. * Includes full lesson plan |
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What did the Nickname Stonewall Really Mean? This fun activity requires students to analyze how emphasis can change the meaning of identical sentences, and describe what Bernard Bee may have meant by uttering the famous words "there is Jackson standing like a stone wall." Was he inspired or angry? See how emphasis changes the meaning of his words. * Includes full lesson plan |
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Bull Run II - A Real-life Sequel This activity requires students to compare and contrast the two battles of Bull Run in the same manner they’d compare an original book or movie with its sequel. Check out Battles of the Civil War for detailed descriptions about both battles. * Includes full lesson plan |
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The Famous Last Words of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville This activity describes Stonewall Jackson's famous last words after being shot at the Battle of Chancellorsville and challenges students to pen their own final words, or, those of a character in movies or literature. * Includes full lesson plan |
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This is a fun activity that describes the deficiencies of the five commanders Lincoln appointed as Commanders of the Army of the Potomac. Students are required to craft a "Wanted" posted for an effective Union General and to describe the necessary qualities needed for such an important position. * Includes full lesson plan |
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Gettysburg Battlefield Logic Puzzle Students must use the process of elimination, problem solving, and logic to successfully label the important points during the Battle of Gettysburg such as Little Round Top, Cemetery Ridge, Culp’s Hill, and 15 others. * Includes full lesson plan |
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Students make a three-page storybook from the most impactful excerpts of the Gettysburg Address * Includes full lesson plan |
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Primary Source Analysis: Total Dystopia - the Fall of Richmond Students must read the primary source description of the smoldering capital city and make a dystopian image of it. * Includes full lesson plan |
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Futility vs Immortality - Analyzing Qualities of Good and Bad Presidents This activity requires students to analyze the qualities of poor leaders such as Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan and contrast them with a leader such as Abraham Lincoln. * Includes full lesson plan |
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The Power of Dreams: Abraham Lincoln's Tragic Prophecy This printout describes Abraham Lincoln’s famous dream about his own assassination and then requires students to describe and draw a scene from a powerful dream they’ve had. * Includes full lesson plan |
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Oh Captain! My Captain! An Elegy to Abraham Lincoln The printout describes Walt Whitman’s famous Oh Captain! My Captain! elegy to President Lincoln and then asks students to think of their own hero and to write a similar poem. * Includes full lesson plan |
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With Malice Toward None; With Charity to All - Decoding and Analysis This activity requires students to decode and interpret the famous presidential quote uttered by Abraham Lincoln. * Includes full lesson plan |
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This handout requires users to think about various nicknames attributed to Civil War figures and to draw literal translation (e.g. Jeb Stuart, the Eyes of the Confederacy). * Includes full lesson plan |