Language Arts

A Divided State
This site includes a short skit which explores life with a family on a Southern plantation. Questions are included for discussion and review of the topic.

Bits of Blue and Gray: An American Civil War Notebook
The notebook presents views of many aspects of the War, from battle stories to human interest stories and poetry both contemporary and current original works. 

Civil War Literature Circles Virtual Museum
This Virtual Museum is designed to provide a collection of electronic artifacts and information resources for a unit on the Civil War. The unit may include any or all of the novels listed. Each novel's "room" in the Virtual Museum will contain thought provoking questions for both lower level and higher level thinking.

Civil War Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt allows students to practice their web navigation skills while expanding their knowledge of the Civil War.

Historical Fiction
Brief summaries are written for three of the most popular pieces of children's literature about the Civil War.

Literature of the U.S. Civil War
This literature unit is designed to help fourth and fifth grade students to gain a greater appreciation for literature through reading novels that integrate with the social studies curriculum