Who Am I? Scholars go online to gather clues and evidence to uncover just who was involved in the American Civil War. They use hands-on Internet activities to come to an understanding of the roles soldiers and civilians played in the war. They are rewarded by uncovering the actual people behind the photos and clues to discover Who Am I?

Concepts

civil war, the united states civil war, north and south

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a written assignment or exit slip describing life in the Civil War for one of the five characters researched

Classroom Considerations

• All students need Internet access for the lesson
• Requires Flash player for online materials to work properly

Pros

• Resource provides hidden clues to assist budding historians
  
• Lesson includes printable materials on the characters uncovered in the lesson

Cons

• Does not include any real lesson plan; teachers need to adapt the activity to their own instructional units

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3