Objective: By the end of class, students will use two distinct resources to research the American Civil war and synthesize information to summarize and compile comprehensive information to compare and contrast to gang wars researched yesterday.
DO NOW
In 3-5 sentences, summarize what you know about the American Civil War.
HALF THE CLASS WILL HAVE UNTIL THE FIRST BELLL ON LAPTOPS TO DO FOLLOWING INFORMATION. TH OTHER HALF WILL WORK ON ESSAYS AND THEN SWITCH.
Answer the following questions below:
1. Why was the South called the Confederacy and the North called the Union?
2. What years did the war take place?
3. Why are they fighting each other?
4. How many lives were lost in this war?
Create a VENN Diagram comparing civil war and gang war.
Part 2
Civil wars tear families and countries apart. This universal theme applies to the gang wars you researched yesterday as well.
Begin an essay using this theme to compare / contrast civil war to gang war. It will be a four paragraph essay. Ms. Watson and I will help you get started
Opening paragraph - USE ANT!!!
Attention getter - for example, a question, quote, or exclamation
Necessary information - in this case, the theme, Civil wars tear families and countries apart and perhaps how so many innocent lives are lost during war.
Thesis statement - in this case, your thesis is " Gang wars in the USA and the American Civil War have a lot in common because they both destroyed many lives and tore the country apart.
Next paragraph
Talk about the gang wars and how they destroy lives and tear country apart.
3rd Paragraph
Talk about the American Civil war and how it destroyed lives and tore the country apart.
Conclusion
Address the similarities and differences between the American Civil war and gang wars and readdress the theme and thesis.
Exit Pass
Do you think civil wars and gang wars can ever end forever? Why or why not?
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