Standards

Standards: SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War. a. Identify Uncle Tom’s Cabin and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, and explain how each of these events was related to the Civil War. b. Discuss how the issues of states’ rights and slavery increased tensions between the North and South. c. Identify major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House. d. Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. e. Describe the effects of war on the North and South.

ELA5R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. a. Locates facts that answer the reader’s questions. f. Identifies and analyzes main ideas, supporting ideas, and supporting details. g. Makes perceptive and well-developed connections. h. Relates new information to prior knowledge and experience and makes connections to related topics or information.

ELA5R3 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student a. Reads a variety of texts and incorporates new words into oral and written language. b. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues (e.g., definition, example).

ELA5W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest.