162 The U.S. Civil War DR | Domain Review
- One of the major battles of the Civil War was at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. Can anyone fi nd Pennsylvania on the map? Was
Pennsylvania part of the North or the South? (the North)
Compare/Contrast
Materials: Chart paper
Tell students that there are many things to compare and contrast
in the read-alouds they have heard so far. Remind students that
to compare means to tell how things or people are similar, and to
contrast is to tell how things or people are different. Have students
choose a topic from the following list to compare/contrast on a
chart. You may do this individually or as a class.- General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee
- Harriet Tubman and Clara Barton
- U.S. President Lincoln and Confederate President Davis
- Yankees and Rebels
You may wish to extend this activity by using the chart as a
prewriting tool and having students write two paragraphs, one
describing similarities and the other describing differences.
➶ Above and Beyond: For any students who are ready, you may
wish to have them go through a full writing process, modeling
the different stages of writing: plan, draft, and edit.
Sequencing Events
Materials: Instructional Master DR-1
Have students use Instructional Master DR-1 to sequence events
related to the Civil War.