4/30-5/1 Tuesday-Wednesday

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Guiding Question: 
What was General Sherman's strategy for ending the war? 


Objectives:


Collaborative: Students will understand Sherman's March to the Sea by analyzing sources and responding to questions with at least 80% accuracy.
Independent: Students will understand key battles of the Civil War by reading sources and responding to questions with at least 80% accuracy.
Standards:
8.10 - Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War. 

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
Should armies target civilians? In other words, should armies go after communities or should soldiers only fight other soldiers?
Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes: 
Sherman's March to the Sea Notes
Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 
Task 1: Battles of the Civil War - Google Classroom

Early Finisher?: 
- The 15 week grading cycle ends this Friday. Make sure you have all your Google Classroom work done as grades will be updated this weekend! 
- Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework for another class, etc. 

Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 45 minutes:
Task 1: Sherman's March to the Sea

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
On board

Homework: 
Missing work due by Friday! 

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