Teaching the civil war with

primary sources

Presented by Dr. Darla Mallein & Mrs. Amanda Schaefer

Zoom-In Inquiry

Describe what you see.

What tone is this setting for the picture?

What new things Do you

see?

Make a hypothesis about where and when this image takes

place.

Explain the clues that led to your guess.

What’s the BIG picture?

How is this picture significant to the civil war?

Event chips: telegram activity

Civil war timeline activity

Photograph analysisActivities

Divided image Magic eye Act-it out Create a

caption/cutline Compare/contrast Point of view

Divided Image

Magic eye

Act -it out: surrender at Appomattox courthouse

Create a caption/cutline

Compare/contrast: Lincoln 1860 vs 1865

Point of view

Famous people of the civil war

Bucket art activity

Gettysburg map activity

Gettysburg address document activity

5 senses of the civil war

Caricatures/ political cartoons

Union/confederate Money activity

Confederate VersionUnion Version

“Battle cry of Freedom”Music comparison