40 The U.S. Civil War 3 |The Controversy Over Slavery

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Demonstrate familiarity with slavery and the controversy over

slavery in the United States

 Describe the life and contributions of Harriet Tubman

 Differentiate between the North and the South

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Interpret information from the North and the South T-Chart to

explain the differences between the North and the South as

described in the read-aloud “The Controversy Over Slavery”

(RI.2.7)

 Compare and contrast the North and the South (RI.2.9)

 Write simple sentences to represent details or information from

“The Controversy Over Slavery” (W.2.2)

 With assistance, categorize and organize facts and information

about the North and the South to answer questions (W.2.8)

 Interpret information presented, and then ask a question

beginning with the word what to clarify information in “The

Controversy Over Slavery” (SL.2.3)

 Share writing with others

The Controversy

Over Slavery^3