Civil War Medicine: The Minnie Ball and the Surgeon
8th grade, civil war, medicine, nathan mcalister, primary sources
Why Did the South Leave? Why Did the North Care?
civil war, group, lesson plan, nathan mcalister, october 2011, primary sources, strategy
Civil War Hook Activity
civil war, group, hook, lesson plan, nathan mcalister, october 2011, primary sources, strategy
Haitian Slave Revolt / Louisiana Purchase Group Work
8th grade, group work, haiti, louisiana purchase, nathan mcalister, small group
Nathan asks students to process information and address questions in small groups. An interesting aspect of the activity is having each group post their results on a class matrix. This provides accountability and the chance for Nathan to measure progress.