The U.S. Civil War 3B |The Controversy Over Slavery 51

Extensions 20 minutes

The North and the South T-Chart

(Instructional Master 3B-1, optional)

Create a T-Chart on chart paper, a chalkboard, or a whiteboard.

Label one column “the North” and the other “the South.”

Have students share what they have learned about “the North.”

Record students’ responses in the corresponding column. Next,

have students share what they have learned about “the South,”

and record their responses in the corresponding column. You may

wish to promote discussion by reviewing images from today’s

read-aloud. Encourage students to use domain vocabulary learned

thus far in the domain. Tell students that you are going to write

down what they say, but that they are not expected to be able to

read every word that you write because they are still mastering the

rules for decoding. Emphasize that you are writing what they say

so that you don’t forget, and tell them that you will read the words

to them. Once the chart has been completed, read it to the class.

➶ Above and Beyond: For those students who are ready to do so,

have them fi ll in their own charts using Instructional Master 3B-1.

➶ Above and Beyond: You may also wish to give students the

chance to research the questions raised and discussed during

the Word Work exercise about the word economy.

Civil War Journal (Instructional Master 3B-2)

Tell students that they are going to use Instructional Master 3B-2

to write down some of the differences between the North and the

South. Have the class think about what they heard in today’s read-

aloud and also what was recorded on the North and the South

T-Chart. Tell students to write at least three sentences explaining

how the North and the South were different. If time allows,

students may also illustrate what they have written.

The Controversy

Over Slavery^3 B