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The Civil War Curriculum

Grade Levels

10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Course, Subject

US History 1850-Present, History
Related Academic Standards
5.1.9.C 5.1.9.C

Analyze the principles and ideals that shape United States government.

  • Liberty / Freedom
  • Democracy
  • Justice
  • Equality
5.1.12.C 5.1.12.C

Evaluate the application of the principles and ideals in contemporary civic life.

  • Liberty / Freedom
  • Democracy
  • Justice
  • Equality
5.2.3.B 5.2.3.B
Identify the sources of conflict and disagreement and different ways conflict can be resolved.
5.2.3.C 5.2.3.C

Identify leadership and public service opportunities in the school, community, state, and nation.
5.2.4.B 5.2.4.B
Describe the sources of conflict and disagreement and different ways conflict can be resolved.
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  • Big Ideas
    All citizens are equal before the law.
    Citizens honor the personal property of others.
    Citizens show respect for others and act responsibly
    Engaged citizens understand the workings of government and use historic precedents in shaping thought and action.
    Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
    Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
    Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
    The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the rest of the world.
    The history of the United States continues to influence its citizens, and has impacted the rest of the world.
  • Concepts
    Biography explores the life of an individual.
    Biography is a historical construct used to reveal positive and/or negative influences an individual can have on the United States society.
    Chronology may be relative or absolute.
    Citizens have rights, liberty, and responsibilities.
    Citizens must help their communities and each other.
    Comprehension of the experiences of individuals, society, and how past human experience has adapted builds aptitude to apply to civic participation.
    Conflict and cooperation among social groups, organizations, and nation-states are critical to comprehending society in the Pennsylvania.
    Conflict and cooperation among social groups, organizations, and nation-states are critical to comprehending society in the Pennsylvania. Domestic instability, ethnic and racial relations, labor relation, immigration, and wars and revolutions are examples of social disagreement and collaboration.
    Conflict and cooperation among social groups, organizations, and nation-states are critical to comprehending society in the United States. Domestic instability, ethnic and racial relations, labor relation, immigration, and wars and revolutions are examples of social disagreement and collaboration.
    Conflict and cooperation among social groups, organizations, and nation-states are critical to comprehending the American society.
    Documents and principles define the procedures, operations and rules for the functioning of government and society.
    Groups that have influenced United States history had different beliefs, customs, ceremonies, traditions, and social practices.
    Historical causation involves motives, reasons, and consequences that result in events and actions.
    Historical causation involves motives, reasons, and consequences that result in events and actions. Some consequences may be impacted by forces of the irrational or the accidental.
    Historical comprehension involves evidence-based discussion and explanation, an analysis of sources including multiple points of view, and an ability to read critically to recognize fact from conjecture and evidence from assertion.
    Historical literacy requires a focus on time and space, and an understanding of the historical context of events and actions.
    Historical literacy requires a focus on time and space, and an understanding of the historical context, as well as an awareness of point of view.
    Historical skills (organizing information chronologically, explaining historical issues, locating sources and investigate materials, synthesizing and evaluating evidence, and developing arguments and interpretations based on evidence) are used by an analytical thinker to create a historical construction.
    Human organizations work to socialize members and, even though there is a constancy of purpose, changes occur over time.
    Learning about the past and its different contexts shaped by social, cultural, and political influences prepares one for participation as active, critical citizens in a democratic society.
    Methods of historical research, critical thinking, problem-solving, and presentation skills provide expertise for effective decision making.
    Social entities clash over disagreement and assist each other when advantageous.
    Stories from the past are written by people with different views using various sources.
    Textual evidence, material artifacts, the built environment, and historic sites are central to understanding United States history.
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has chosen writings, material artifacts, and historic sites to identify a common cultural heritage.
    The United States has chosen writings, material artifacts, and historic sites to identify a common cultural heritage.
    United States history can offer an individual discerning judgment in public and personal life, supply examples for living, and thinking about one’s self in the dimensions of time and space.
    United States history can offer an individual judicious understanding about one’s self in the dimensions of time and space.
  • Competencies
    Analyze a primary source for accuracy and bias and connect it to a time and place in United States history.
    Analyze changes in how rights and responsibilities are interpreted.
    Analyze the interaction of cultural, economic, geographic, political, and social relations for a specific time and place.
    Analyze the interaction of cultural, economic, geographic, political, and social relations for an American from whom we can learn.
    Articulate the context of a historical event or action.
    Construct a biography of an American and generate conclusions regarding his/her qualities and limitations.
    Contrast how a historically important issue in the United States was resolved and compare what techniques and decisions may be applied today.
    Contrast multiple perspectives of individuals and groups in interpreting other times, cultures, and place.
    Demonstrate environmental stewardship: recycling, conservation of resources, and reduction of waste as measured by school and classroom behavior.
    Differentiate between primary and secondary sources and evaluate the point-of-view of the author.
    Evaluate cause-and-result relationships bearing in mind multiple causations.
    Explain why certain writings, oral traditions, material artifacts, architecture, and historic places have been maintained in the present and given for the benefits of future generations.
    Generate a historical research paper or presentation.
    Identify a group in United States history and explain how it differed from other groups.
    Summarize how conflict and compromise in Pennsylvania history impact contemporary society.
    Summarize how conflict and compromise in United States history impact contemporary society.
    Synthesize a rationale for the study of individuals in United States history.

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Created by classroom teachers and our education department, The Civil War Curriculum is an easy-to-use, interdisciplinary, resource-rich guide for teaching the American Civil War. Explore the lessons online, download PDFs or purchase a printed book below.

The Elementary Curriculum is a set of nine standards based lesson plans and one final exam. Developed by teachers for students in grades 3-6, the lessons follow the Trust’s Civil War Goals for Elementary School (PDF) »

The Middle School Curriculum is a set of nine standards based lesson plans and one final exam. Developed by teachers for students in grades 7-9, the lessons follow the Trust’s Civil War Goals for Middle School (PDF) »

The High School Curriculum is a set of nine standards based lesson plans and one final exam. Developed by teachers for students in grades 10-12, the lessons follow the Trust’s Civil War Goals for High School (PDF) »

The Gifted & Talented Curriculum is an adaptable enrichment experience will give students the opportunity to conduct an in-depth study of one of several Civil War figures through the lenses of character and leadership.

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