I recommend this slideshow presentation delivered by Delise Sanders at the National Council for History Education Conference in 2008. The conference slides overview information of interest to adolescent learners and include suggestions for integrating Civil War content into classroom activities.

Listening to the Voices: Using a Child's Perspective to Teach the American Civil War to Adolescents  (Delise Sanders)

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The National Council for Social Studies Middle Level Learning Journal included an article in their May/June 2009 (vol. 35) edition (p. M15) titled Drummer Boys: Creating Historical Fiction and Studying Historical Documents. The article includes a handout identifying relevant online resources for studying Civil War drummer boys. It lists several websites including primary sources and a description of each site and its educational relevance. You can find those websites listed and linked below; to access the complete article and site descriptions, please access the original article (Note: You must be an NCSS member to access this archived publication). Camp Life: Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park ServiceChild Soldiers in the Civil War: Digital HistoryCivil War Drummer Boys: eMINTS National CenterThe Union Army Uniform: Memorial Hall Museum of DeerfieldThe Civil War through a Child's Eye: American Memory, Library of CongressJohnny Clem: Ohio History Central

Civil War: Resources (Focus—Drummer Boys)

After seeing this bulletin board example in the April 2008 edition of OAH Magazine of History, I saw the potential for modifying it for use when teaching about wars. What a wonderful way to have students learn from while creating a bulletin board!

A Civil War Bulletin Board

Click here for the assignment sheet for this module's digital story assignment.

Assignment: Digital Story

Neil Greenlagh's Lincoln's Pen Role: Abraham Lincoln's pen Audience: Fifth grade students visiting a Lincoln Museum Format: An audio recorded so museum listeners can learn about the artifacts through headsets Topic: The writings of Abraham Lincoln Feedback of Lincoln's Pen by Gail Sabbs

Listening to the Voices: Using a Child's Perspective to Teach the American Civil War to Adolescents (Delise Sanders)

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