Through this project CHS students will gain an appreciation of the American Civil War as an account of people and their experiences, rather than just facts to be memorized. Students should begin to see history as a living thing, involved in all areas of their education.
As teachers prepare for this project, they will find concepts within "The American Civil War" that relate to their own subject area.
Teachers are asked to strengthen their instructional strategies by using Constructivism in this project to build a curriculum unit that extends beyond the level of "recall" to teach concept-based thinking skills. Teacher lesson plans should include some questions and discussions that are supported in the curriculum, but require the student to "construct" their own answers. The right questions, supported by the right resources, can start the student on a powerful independent learning experience that can set up a skilled teacher for an effective high-level thinking class discussion.
Civil War resources from the Library of Congress.
All classes participating in this project will support Oklahoma PASS Standard 2 for U.S. History: "The student will analyze causes, key events, and effects of the Civil War era".
