Distance Learning

Tide of Battle

Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Social Studies
Common Core Standards:
6-8.RH.1, 6-8.RH.2, 6-8.RH.4, 6-8.RH.8, 6-8.RH.9, 9-10.RH.1, 9-10.RH.2, 9-10.RH.3, 9-10.RH.4, 9-10.RH.6, 9-10.RH.8, 11-12.RH.1, 11-12.RH.2, 11-12.RH.3, 11-12.RH.4, 11-12.RH.5, 11-12.RH.7, 11-12.RH.9, 8.SL.1, 8.SL.1.a, 8.SL.1.b, 8.SL.1.c, 8.SL.1.d, 8.SL.2, 9-10.SL.1, 9-10.SL.1.a, 9-10.SL.1.b, 9-10.SL.1.c, 11-12.SL.1, 11-12.SL.1.a, 11-12.SL.1.b, 11-12.SL.1.c, 11-12.SL.1.d
State Standards:
Pennsylvania State Standards
8.1.6-8. A, B, & C
8.2.6-8. A, B, C, & D
8.3.6-8. A, B, C, & D
8.1.7-8. A, B, & C
8.2.7-8. A, B, C, & D
8.3.7-8. A, B, C, & D
8.1.9-12. A, B, C, & D
8.2.9-12. A, B, C, & D
8.3.9-12. A, B, C

Program Details 

This is a three-part program/lesson that includes a pre-visit introductory film to watch in class, primary source documents to examine in class, and a virtual session/presentation with a Park Ranger from Gettysburg! Perfect for document and inquiry-based learning goals and assessments.

Grades

Middle and High School (6th-12th) 

Duration

45-60 Minutes

Subject

Social Studies 

Essential Question

Which moments were the turning points of the Battle of Gettysburg? Of the Civil War?

Program Overview 

There were many "turning point" moments of the Battle of Gettysburg, each critical to the battle's ultimate outcome. In three-part virtual field trip/distance learning program, students will analyze primary source documents including maps, officers' reports, and soldier accounts, from three different Union regiments and then developing their own response to the essential question of which they believed to have been the most important "turning point." 
 

Tags: battle of gettysburg american civil war civil war union army primary source analysis primary source documents

Last updated: September 24, 2021