Pre-Civil+War



Introuduction: We will discuss in class.

1. Complete a First Word Activity, using the term sectionalism. This strategy offers teachers the opportunity to quickly preassess student’ knowledge based about the time period. **WIKI**

2. Provide students with the following list of slang terms that originated during the Civil War Era. Ask them to identify (or guess) at their meaning. 3. Look at the chart for the Causes of the Civil War. Direct students to simply enter a check if the event should be classified under the causes of the war that are listed across the top of the chart. When done, conduct a discussion with students where they justify the associations they made. Ask them to analyze their charts and determine which of the causes was the most influential/responsible for bringing on a war. **WIKI**
 * Civil War Slang. WIKI**
 * chief cook and bottle washer || greenhorn ||
 * sheet iron || snug as a bug ||
 * bread basket || sawbones ||
 * greenbacks || skedaddle ||
 * Arkansas toothpick || hornets ||
 * fit to be tied || blowhard ||
 * horse sense || fit as a fiddle ||
 * hunkey dorey || uppity ||
 * scarce as hen’s teeth || played out ||
 * toeing the mark || wallpapered ||
 * Hard case || goobers ||
 * bluff || whipped ||
 * jailbird || number one ||
 * hard knocks || bully ||
 * been through the mill || fresh fish ||

4.Look at the chart below for important vocabulary terms or phrases from the unit, such as the one that follows. Students are to complete the middle and last column by recording definitional information and them drawing a memory clue. **WIKI**