Civil War Aftermath and Reconstruction
april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, mickey ebert, primary sources, reconstruction, simulation, slavery
Dr. Kerry Wynn from Washburn University and Mickey Ebert from the National Archives presented information and strategies to help teachers understand the impact of the war and Reconstruction on American society.
Revised KS state standards (rough draft)
Introduction with Best Practices & Literacy Connections
Standards, Instructional Narrative, Content Outline
Print materials (pdfs):
Simulation Directions
Simulation roles / Cartoons / Transcripts
Videos:
Dr. Kerry Wynn
Reconstruction Overview
African American Political Participation & Radical Republicans
Sherman's Field Order #15
Mickey Ebert
Document-Based Question (DBQ) Introduction
Creating a DBQ Question
Exodusters and Primary Sources
Useful links:
Photo Analysis Worksheet
Written Document Analysis Worksheet
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
Poster Analysis Worksheet
Senate Report on the Negro Exodus from Southern States (Part I)
Senate Report (Part II)
Slavery by Another Name / PBS website
Robert Smalls
Black Codes in South Carolina
Colfax Massacre
George Thompson Ruby
Newspaper Account of a Meeting between Black Religious Leaders and Union Military Authorities
Sam Wineburg is a Stud
Reading Like a Historian curriculum
DBQs
8th grade slavery sample
8th grade Lincoln sample (pdf)
How to Write a DBQ
How to Create a DBQ with examples