Grade 2 - The U.S. Civil war

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
The U.S. Civil War 10B| Ulysses S. Grant 143

Extensions 20 minutes


Civil War Journal (Instructional Master 10B-1)
 Show image 10A-5: Grant reading letter from Lincoln
Have students use Instructional Master 10B-1 to write two to three
sentences describing Ulysses S. Grant. Prompt them with the
image and the following questions:


  • What important job did General Grant have?

  • What kind of a person was General Grant?

  • What traits did General Grant have that made him a good
    general?
    If time allows, students may also illustrate what they have written.
    Give students the opportunity to share their writing and drawings
    with a partner or with the class.


Venn Diagram
On chart paper, a chalkboard, or a whiteboard, create a Venn
diagram to compare and contrast Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E.
Lee. Ask students to think about what they have learned about
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. You may want to use the Civil
War journals and some of the images from Lessons 7 and 10 as
reminders for information.
Ask students how Grant and Lee were alike. Write students’
responses in the overlapping part of the Venn diagram. Tell
students that you are going to write down what they say, but that
they are not expected to be able to read everything you write
because they are still mastering their decoding skills. 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.

Ulysses S. Grant


10 B

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