The Civil War Animated Map: Traditional High School Lesson Plan

Screenshot of the entire Civil War animated map

Grades: High School

Approximate Length of Time: 35 minutes

Goal: Students will be able to discuss the overarching causes and outcomes of the Civil War.

Objectives:

Students will be able to identify events leading up to the Civil War.
Students will be able to identify key battles and events during the Civil War.
Students will be able to identify the outcomes of the Civil War.

Common Core:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

NCSS Standards for Social Studies:

1—Culture
2—Time, Continuity, and Change
3—People, Places, and Environment
6—Power, Authority, and Governance
10—Civics, Ideals, and Practices

Materials:

Civil War Animated Map (Run time 27:28)
Civil War Animated Map Questions
Civil War Animated Map Teacher Answer Key
Optional-Civil War Animated Map Questions in Answerable PDF

Anticipatory Set/Hook

Queue the Civil War Animated Map for viewing or have students queue the map on the personal devices.
Have the students complete the questions as they view the Civil War Animated Map or after they have viewed the map.
Discuss the answers to the questions as a class.

Procedure:

Print out or download the Animated Civil War Map questions, and make sure that the Animated Civil War Map is available to all students.

Activity 1