Slavery and the Civil War

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• A History of US Volume 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865 by Joy Hakim

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• tape or glue
• tape and/or glue or glue stick
• hole punch
• paper for writing — watercolor paper or parchment paper may work well
• quill pen, calligraphy pen, or feather
• salt

Lesson 1

• two sheets of 9" x 12" colored paper, preferably blue and gray
• colored pencils
• index card

Lesson 2

• construction paper * (2.3 - Option 1)
• yarn* (2.3 - Option 1)
• plain white paper * (2.3 - Option 1)
• roll of paper or a roll of wrapping paper with white on one side * (2.3 - Option 2)
• ruler* (2.3 - Option 1)

Lesson 3

• posterboard or a large piece of paper to create a poster
• colored pencils, crayons, or markers

Lesson 4

• library books on Civil War leaders

Lesson 5

• messenger bag, backpack, or tote bag
• mixing bowls and cookie sheet
• kitchen scale or balance and weights for weighing small items
• fresh or frozen ripe berries
• cookie ingredients — butter, molasses, dark brown and regular sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, and ground cloves
• small paintbrush
• paper for writing a diary entry
• white vinegar

Lesson 6

• craft supplies for creating a 3-D model of a monument

Lesson 7

• calculator
• chalkboard, whiteboard, or large sheet of paper
• pencil
• pillowcases

Lesson 8

• highlighter pens

Lesson 9

• dictionary

Final Project

• posterboard * (Final Project.2 - Option 1)
• video camera * (Final Project.2 - Option 2)
• movie-making or video-editing program * (Final Project.2 - Option 2)
• Civil War-era costume
• crayons, markers, colored pencils, or other art supplies * (Final Project.2 - Option 1)

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used