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Lesson Plan: The Battle of Gettysburg Overview of lesson: Students will analyze two different pictures from the Battle of Gettysburg to see what they can tell about the Battle from the photos. Half the room will get on photo and the other half will get the other photo. Subject Area: 8th grade SS—The Civil War Duration: about 30 minutes Materials needed: · Photo from Devils Den o [] · Photo from the battle field o [] · KWL Chart · NARA photo wkst Prior knowledge: Students have read and completed a packet on the battles leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg. They understand the causes of the Civil War and how each side was doing up to this point in the war. Lesson Procedures:  1. All students complete a KWL Chart on the Battle of Gettysburg  2. ½ the room gets the picture from Devil’s Den  3. ½ the room gets the picture from the battle field  4. Each side completes the NARA wkst on photographs for the photo.  5. Each side shares with the rest of the class what assumptions they can make about the battle from their photo  6. Each side shares with the other side what their photo is and what they learned from it  7. The class finishes the L part of the KWL wkst Closure: Based on the photographs that you saw from the Battle of Gettysburg, what assumptions can we make about the battle and the Civil War? What was the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Gretchen,

This lesson plan is very relevant to me because I'm using the Battle of Gettysburg as my final project. I like the photos that you have choosen because I believe it makes the devistation more real to the students. The casualties and sacrifices of soldiers was so great throughout the civil war and specifically at the Battle of Gettysburg. Hopefully through those photos they will begin to think more heavily about what was lost in that battle. I like how you broke the class down but then also brought them back and had them share what they thought. This is something that hopefully will spark a good discussion.

Doug

Gretchen, Great idea for the lesson. As I was reading your leesson plan I began to think about how you could connect this lesson to the impact of photos on the civil war. With the imergance of Matt Brady and his photos of the battles, photos began to take on a whole new meaning. I think that would allow for some great discussion. I Iike your ideas of using the KWL with the analysis sheets compliments each ohter well. It always helps when you have teacher tools that compliment each other. Nice work! Chad