Today’s Walking Classroom podcast talks about Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. All three greatly respected each other, but Grant fought on the Union (or Northern) side of the Civil War, and Lee and Jackson served the Confederate Army (the South). After the war, Grant eventually became president of the United States and Lee became president of Washington and Lee University.
Character Value: Compassion
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Civil War Generals, Part 2 Google Quiz
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Civil War Generals, Part 2 Slide Deck
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Poses the questions, “can anyone become a leader today?”
Visit Appomattox Court House, where Lee and Grant negotiated the terms of the Confederacy’s surrender, in this National Park Service virtual tour.
Read a passage about the life of General Grant, and answer several questions about it in this online activity.
Research Lee, Grant, or another Civil War general (Day 2) and write a paragraph about his role at the end of the Civil War in this project.
Unscramble terms related to Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and other Civil War concepts.
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