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Kansas in the American Civil War

Lesson Author
McConnell, Cheryl
Course(s)
American History
Required Time Frame
2 Days
Subject(s)
Civil War
Kansas History
Missouri History
Grade Level(s)
8
Lesson Abstract
In this activity the student will use two primary sources of a famous painting and a picture that depict what was going on in Kansas and Missouri during the border wars
Description
  • In this activity the student will use two primary sources of a famous painting and a picture that depict what was going on in Kansas and Missouri during the border wars. 
Rationale (why are you doing this?)
  • I know that my students do not have any idea of the fact that the Civil War actually started in Kansas and Missouri at the time long before Fort Sumter. 
Lesson Objectives - the student will
  • Take a look at these paintings and compare and contrast what they think was going on in the minds of people depicted in the pictures using the senses as a guide to help them. 
District, state, or national performance and knowledge standards/goals/skills met
  • Kansas Standard 8.4.2.6 (Application) compare and contrast points of views during the Civil War Era (e.g. abolitionists vs. slaveholders,  Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, vs. Jefferson Davis and Harriet Beecher Stowe vs. Mary Chestnut).
Secondary materials (book, article, video documentary, etc.) needed


     
  • 2 photgraphs one of the Order #11 Binham’s painting and the Lawrence Massacre. 

George Caleb Bingham Order No 11Massacre on Lawrence

Fully describe the activity or assignment in detail. What will both the teacher and the students do?

Teacher: I will put the students into groups of four have them two study the Bingham painting and have the other two study the Lawrence Picture.  I will have them produce a 2 page fact page on what they feel the characters are feeling, saying, what they hear, what they see going in the pictures. 

 

Students: they will produce a two page comparison and contrast fact page of what the pictures say to them. 

Assessment: fully explain the assessment method in detail or create and attach a scoring guide

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

DIRECTIONS: This form is designed to help you evaluate a student’s skill in comparing and

contrasting. Read the statements below. Then indicate the number from the following scale that

reflects your assessment of the student’s mastery of this skill.

 

1 = Weak 2 = Moderately Weak 3 = Average 4 = Moderately Strong 5 = Strong

 

1. The student attempts comparisons from appropriately parallel categories of items.

1 2 3 4 5

2. The student chooses only a very few specific items to be compared.

1 2 3 4 5

3. The student determines what characteristics the selected items have in common.

1 2 3 4 5

4. The student identifies similarities and differences in the selected common areas.

1 2 3 4 5

5. The comparison employs the appropriate information or facts.

1 2 3 4 5

6. The comparison shows an understanding of the appropriate concepts or topics.

1 2 3 4 5

7. The comparison is presented in a clear, precise manner using the senses of what the characters might be feeling.

1 2 3 4 5

8. Overall, the comparison demonstrates the student’s full potential in applying this skill.

1 2 3 4 5

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