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**Teacher Resources **

//Character analysis graphic organizers//. (2010). Retrieved April 23, 2010, from the Enchanted Learning website: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/character/ In total, these graphic organizers are quite thorough. I used them to give me ideas of what kind of character traits to ask students to identify on their own character map. The rest of the website has a plethora of other graphic organizers, but to print them a subscription is required.

Downey, Brian. (2010). //Brigadier general John Buford//. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from the Antietam on the Web website: http://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=1032 This website focuses on the Antietam Campaign, but also briefly covers other aspects of General Buford’s service during the Civil War. At the bottom of the page are quick biographical facts, while there is more thorough description further up the page. The site contains a broken link and a misdirected link. However, the website seems to be accurate and sufficient for quick, shallow research.

Faust, Patricia L. (2010, March 9). //George Edward Pickett//. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from The Home of the American Civil War website: http://www.civilwarhome.com/pickettbio.htm This website offers a brief biography on General George Pickett as well as other, sometimes lengthier, biographies on other Civil War leaders. The website is easy to navigate and free of advertisements and frills. Students may find the site boring, but it offers well organized information along with a picture for each leader.

Garlikov, Richard. (2003, July 17). //The power and purpose of poetry in prose//. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from: http://www.garlikov.com/teaching/style.html This website offers many philosophical writings, including philosophy of education writings. The specific webpage I used was intended to show students the difference between saying something and saying it well. I, however, found the paraphrase of the Gettysburg Address useful in helping students understand the meaning of speech.

//Inspiration videos and webcasts for using visual learning in your classroom//. (2010). Retrieved April 23, 2010 from the Inspiration Software, Inc website: http://www.inspiration.com/videos/Inspiration This website offers a free trial of the software. I found the tutorial videos most helpful for instructing both teacher and student. The videos are high quality, concise, and easy to follow.

//Interactive battle map//. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from Civil War website: http://www.civilwar.com/components/index.php?option=com_battlemap This interactive map gives detailed but organized information on every battle waged during the Civil War. The map is not entirely legible at first glance, but when the mouse hovers over a specific state, the name appears larger. This is the website I used for the student activity during day two.

Library of Congress. (2009, Septemeber 23). //273 words to a new America// [Video file]. Retrieved from http://myloc.gov/Multimedia/Gettysburg.aspx I used only the first minute and 12 seconds of the video to introduce the Gettysburg Address. The beginning provides a little bit of background information on President Lincoln’s famous speech. After that the curator of the Library of Congress goes into how you can tell if a copy of the speech is the original. The video is very professional and accurate.

Pike, John. (2010). //U.S. causalities in Iraq.// Retrieved April 23, 2010, from the Global Security website: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm I used this website to find the number of U.S. casualties during the Iraq war. I then compared this number to the number of casualties from the Battle of Gettysburg in a PowerPoint presentation. The table is fairly detailed (showing casualties month by month and differentiating between dead and wounded) and easy to understand.

Warner, Ezra J. (2005, July 13). //George Meade//. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from the Frank Harrell history website: http://www.nps-vip.net/history/portraits/meade_george.htm This website was created by Frank Harrell, a former webmaster for Manassas National Battlefield Park. The information on the website is not his own work, but is cited as being from brochures and other writings available from the park. The website offers brief descriptions of General George Meade and various other Civil War leaders.

Wayne & Darrielle. (2000). //Leaders of the Civil War//. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from The Civil War for Kids website: http://www.pocanticohills.org/civilwar/leaders.htm This website gives very brief biographies on four Civil War leaders: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee. The biographies seem to have been written by students. Therefore, they are not very thorough, but they do cover major points on each of these leaders. I found no spelling or grammar mistakes.

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