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Words of War

This lesson focuses on the American Civil War, analyzing the impact and experiences of the war through primary sources and sound files. Students create a PowerPoint presentation on a famous figure and explore the historical significance of their words.

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Words of War

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  1. Words of War Created by: Jason Holy Kristi Zifcheck

  2. "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery." Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it "The Yankees got all the smart ones and look where it got them" "All we ask is to be let alone." "The art of war is simple enough; Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and strike him as hard as you can and keep moving" "'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free." "It is well war is so terrible else we should grow too fond of it"

  3. OBJECTIVES I. Brief Summary-Words of War II. Design/ Battle Plan III. The Power of Sound/ Purpose IV. Sample Presentation V. Rubric

  4. Summary This lesson is designed to be taught with the American Civil War, though it can be adapted to any other war in American History. Students will be using primary source documents such as letters and speeches of famous leaders from both the Union and the Confederacy. Students will be working with a partner to create a power point presentation on one of the famous people from the Civil War. This presentation must have a sound file relating to either audacity, a Podcast, MP3, or iPod that relates to a famous speech, diary entry, letter etc. given by the person they chose to report on. The students will be answering a series of questions about the letter or speech to be included in their power point in addition to finding pictures about this person.

  5. Battle Plan Day 1,2 Research Day 3 Using PowerPoint/ Audacity Day 4,5 Constructing the PowerPoint Day 6&7 Presentations

  6. The Power of Sound Sounds of the Civil War were first-hand personal experiences from the men and women that lived during this period. What were the sounds that these people experienced? How do we gather sounds of the Civil War? What records do have of the sounds? Why is it important to preserve historical sounds? How have words changed history?

  7. Purpose Students will focus on war-time experiences in the American Civil War. Students will analyze the impacts of the Civil War on American society and culture. Students will create a PowerPoint focusing on one Civil War figure. Students will use sound files and Audacity.

  8. Sample Presentation ABRAHAM LINCOLN

  9. Abraham Lincoln • Born (February 12, 1809) Hardin County, Kentucky • Springfield, Illinois- Would become home state • President of the United States from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865. • Opponent of the expansion of slavery and a political leader in the western states, he won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year.

  10. What was his role in the Civil War? Lincoln's leadership qualities were evident in his supervision of the war effort, with his selection of General Ulysses S. Grant and others. He also brought factions together of the Republican Party by bringing the leaders into his cabinet and forcing them to cooperate

  11. What was his contribution? He helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. He also promoted the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.

  12. Gettysburg Addressmp3. from the web • Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. • Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

  13. Gettysburg AddressCreated by student with Audacity Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

  14. When was this written? To whom and Why? The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863.

  15. What is the historical significance of this document? What emotions are being expressed by the writer? Lincoln invoked the principles of equality found in the Declaration of Independence. Healing the nation, paying respect to the fallen and families. Most elegant and eloquent speeches

  16. What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address? Was Lincoln's objectives/goals met? Gave assurance and boosted the moral of the union. Coincided with nations birthday. Gettysburg was also the first major victory for the Union and a turning point in the Civil War. Lincoln's summarized the war in 10 sentences and 272 words, rededicating the nation to the war effort and to acknowledge soldiers at Gettysburg had not died in vain. Lasted approximately two minutes

  17. Student Response Gettysburg Address in the history of the United States has an enduring presence in American culture. Lincoln Memorial The Music Man- Musical Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure-Movie Minority Report-Movie Martin Luther King, Jr-Speech “ I have a Dream”

  18. Bibliography “Abraham Lincoln”. Wikipedia, Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln 2007. “Abraham Lincoln.” World Book Encyclopedia, 2006. Lincoln Site Tours. http://www.lincolnsitetours.com/products.html, Wayne, Garth. “Who is Babe Lincoln”. Waynes-World Publishings, 2004.

  19. Guidelines/ Rubric Students will be given Civil War Inquiry Students will be given instructions on how to use PowerPoint and Audacity. Students will be given guideline sheet Students will copy of rubric

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