S+Hoffman,+Megan

**Office: Ed Ctr 215** **Office Hours: Monday Wednesday Friday 2-4pm** ** E-mail: megan.welch@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Mrs. Hoffman**

=Summary of Unit= // Whether you are a Johnny Reb or a Billy Yank, this class will have you packing your bags and off to the “War Between The States”. The Civil War was the most horrific war to plague the growing nation. The Reconstruction era after was one of the most crucial eras that led to the change of many American ideologies. In this course, you will learn not only about the civil war itself, but about the political and social changes that it brought to this nation and impacts that it made on other nations. You will also learn about how the newly formed state of Maine contributed throughout this whole ordeal. So put on your boots, strap on your rifle because we’re going to war! //

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results Social Studies E.History E1- Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns Grade Level 6-8 "The Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world. Performance Indicators: b,c

=Students will understand that= •the Civil War impacted the foundations of the United States today. •Maine contributed many key factors in the Civil War. •the Civil War and Reconstruction had an impact on other countries as well.

=Essential Questions= •How did the Civil War and Reconstruction change society and government? •How did Maine contribute to The Civil War? •Why did The Civil War and Reconstruction have an impact on other countries?

=Students will know= •__Definitions__: Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, Antebellum, General, Lieutenant, Bleeding Kansas, Union, Confederate, Emancipation Proclamation •__Important Events and People__: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Joshua Chamberlain, Otis Howard, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln Assassination, Ratification of 13th, 14th and 15th amendments •__Sequence and Timelines__: Timeline of key events that led to division, Sequence of battles in The Civil War, Timeline of Reconstruction in the US, Sequence of world events connected with The Civil War

=Students will be able to= -describe the importance of the Civil War itself and the effects on government and society. -tell a story of Maine's involvement in the Civil War. -produce a world view of the Civil War and Reconstruction. -analyze The Civil War's effect on the rest of the world. -imagine themselves in various roles (President, Union or Confederate Soldier etc.) in The Civil War. -realize that their home state made an impact on keeping the United States united.

**Performance Task Overview** You are a group of documentarians and Civil War experts trying to get your documentary featured on the History Channel's "Civil War Week". Your task as 8 groups is to produce an iMovie documentary segment about an assigned aspect of the Civil War. The aspects are: Women in the Civil War, Maine in the Civil War, Weaponry, Slavery, Battles Pre-Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Battles Post-Gettysburg, Surrender at Appomattox, Reconstruction. We will then as a class combine our segments to create a full length documentary to submit to the History Channel's panel of directors for review. If accepted, we will establish our names as civil war experts as well as have our documentary viewed by thousands across the world.

=Expectations=
 * Absences: ** Any students who are absent will be given additional time to complete any assignments given without penalty, provided that they email me with a due date within 3 days of the day back to school. Any extenuating circumstances will be judged on a case-by-case basis. I will have a wiki set up for notes on each class and it will be up to the student to see me for any handouts


 * Plagiarism: ** Plagiarism is an academic crime and will not be tolerated in this classroom. Students are expected to follow all school rules regarding plagiarism. A first offense of plagiarism will result in an automatic 50% off the grade and a chance to re-do the assignment. A second offense will be handled by a meeting with the administration's office.


 * Assignments: **It is important for students to complete assignments on time . If for some reason, a student cannot meet an assignment deadline, they must see me or email me for a possible extension without penalty. If an extension is granted, students must meet that deadline as they would any other assignment. Any late work without a verifiable reason will recieve a late penalty of 10% off every day that it is late.

=Benchmarks (220 points)= •**Glogster:** Create propaganda posters for different aspects of the Civil War **(20 points)** •**Digital Collage:**create digital collages showing Maine's involvement in the Civil War **(20 points)** •**Prezi:**create a Prezi showing the perspectives of different countries during this time. **(20 points)** •**E-Postcard:**Send an e-postcard to the teacher's email from countries that the Civil War impacted **(20 points)** •**Blog:**Create a Blog diary of a soldier or prominent figure of the Civil War **(20 points)** •**Fakebook:**Make fakebooks for every prominent Maine figure in the Civil War **(20 points)** =Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59)
 * Performance Task** (See Above) (**100 points)**