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Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War


Table of Contents
Student Materials
Title # of Pages
Flag Facts
2
Glossary
2
Resources
3
Credits (Publisher File)
1
Teacher Materials
Title # of Pages
Lesson 00 Unit Overview/Lesson Plan Intro
2
Lesson 01 – Flag Day
1
Lesson 02 – Was Michigan in the Civil War
1
Lesson 03 – Poem Pieces
1
Lesson 04 – The Flag will Stand “Till I Fall”
1
Lesson 05 – Letters from the War
1
Lesson 06 – Gather Round and Hear My Tale
1
Lesson 07 – Effects of the Civil War: The Ginger Ale Lesson
1
Lesson 08 – Whatever Happened to Those Flags?
1
Lesson 09 – Capture the Flag: The Battle of the Knowledge Gap
1
Additional Teacher Support Materials
Resources # of Pages
Michigan’s Civil War Governor: A Biography of Austin Blair
2
The Battle of the Crater: “Death in the Crater”
5
Bulletin Board Assignment: Snapshots of Michiganders in the Civil War
1
The Effect of the Civil War – Questions
2
The Effects of the Civil War – Teacher’s Answer Sheet
4
Flag Poem
2
Letters Home from Michigan Civil War Soldiers
8
Michigan’s Role in the Civil War: Adapted from Father Abrahams Children
3
Personal Flag Assignment
1
A Civil War Scrapbook Portfolio
1
The Civil War’s Impact on Women and Minorities
5
Quotations of the Day
1
Extension Activity: Optional Research Assignment
1
Extension Activity: The Young Adult Novel
1
Bibliography
2
Documentary Video
Title Video Length
“Oh, Could They But Speak...”
The History and the Importance of Michigan’s Civil War Battle Flags

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