Why did Union Forces win the US Civil War?

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This lesson is titled “Why did the Union Forces win the US Civil War?”

The lesson begins with a Starter Activity which gets students thinking about the topics (they are asked to identify which of a series of statements is not true). Lesson aims and graduated objectives (all will/most will/some will) are then introduced. After this there are slides of background information to allow for teacher exposition. The main activity is a Gallery Walk where students get out of their seats and walk around the classroom making notes on five different factors which influenced the outcome of the Civil War (industry, military leaders, politics, population, and resources). From here students work in pairs to create mind maps and show them to their peers. The lesson objectives are revisited. The lesson concludes with a trash can plenary in which students are invited to come to the board and place a post it note with knowledge acquired in the correct category. I hope your classes enjoy this lesson as much as mine always do.

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