Description
Are you looking for project based learning for American History? This creative Civil War Timeline Project has differentiated options to best fit your students’ needs. Students will research American Civil War battles and events such as the Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, and more.
This Civil War Timeline Research project comes with instructions for chunking and scaffolding so that students are not overwhelmed. The final product will be a student-created Civil War timeline.
Best of all, a digital option for this Civil War Timeline Project is included via Google Slides!
Teachers Like You Said…
- “Great low-prep activity that kept students busy and engaged for a couple of class periods. Completed timelines were awesome!”— Melissa P. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- “My students loved completing this project! It was a great way for them to visualize events that occurred during the Civil War.” — Haya B. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This American History project includes printable timeline templates, a digital option, two grading rubric options, and an answer key. Differentiation is built into the design of this Civil War Timeline Project. The resource is adapted to help all students access grade level content!
Also Available in US History Curriculum
This product is part of a full year U.S. History Curriculum. Click to see more about the highly discounted US History Curriculum Differentiated to Support All Students. Be prepared to teach American History with these projects, activities, and assessments that have been designed to support ALL students in your classes!
These resources were designed to better support special education students and English Languages Learners.
How to use with Lower Level Students:
-Project Description includes a 3 step process for completing the Civil War project. Have students start with step 1 (putting the events in chronological order), and give assistance as necessary. When students are finished with the first step, they can move on to step 2.
-Students can use the digital version so that they can move the topics around easily when putting them in order by date.
Civil War Timeline Project Description:
– Teacher Directions
– Civil War Timeline Project Directions- students are given 12 Civil War events, such as the election of Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, Reconstruction amendments, and more
- Students will put the Civil War events in chronological order, give a 1-2 sentence description of the events, and include a drawing or image of each event
– Link to Digital Version via Google Slides
– 3-Step Chunking Instructions
– 2 Timeline Template Options
– Helpful Links for Students
– Two Options for a Grading Rubric – choose whichever best fits your needs
– Answer Key
Incorporate project based learning and have students research about the Civil War and Reconstruction!
This Project is Also Included in a Unit
If you want an entire unit to teach that includes this Civil War Timeline Project, check out this Civil War & Reconstruction Unit
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