Letters of the Civil War

Hello again time travelers! For this lesson your child is going to be putting themselves into someone else’s shoes. The whole point of this lesson is for the students to use multiple perspectives when thinking about a situation in addition to using historical resources. Your child will read two REAL letters from the Civil War; one that was written by an occupant of the south and another that was written by a northern occupant. They may be reading a letter that was written by a slave, civilian, soldier, or a politician. As an accumulating activity each sixth grader will make a poster that compares/contrasts letters from the north and south and will present them at our mini-fair. We hope that this activity will help the students relate themselves to the people of our past as well as realize that those who were in conflict with each other often have some similarities. Be sure to ask your child about the letters that they have been reading!