The Brothers’ War: Civil War Voices in Verse by J. Patrick Lewis
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Theme: |
Poetry
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Grades: |
3 - 5
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Subject: |
Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies
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Duration: |
One class session
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Standards
& Goals: |
Virginia State Standards
- The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing.
- The student will write effective narratives, poems and explanations.
- The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Listen to “Down on the Plantation” from The Brothers’ War: Civil War Voices in Verse by J. Patrick Lewis.
- Sequence a poem.
- Identify a quatrain poem.
- Explain the influence of cotton harvesting during the Civil War.
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