Selecting+the+Best+Assessment+Strategy

= Writing Course Goals and Learning Objectives   =  One of the overarching goals of this course is that each week you will iteratively build an assessment system for an online course you would like to develop and/or teach. None of this can happen, however, without a recognition of goals and objectives for your course. Your job this week is to identify your course goals and objectives to which all assessments will be linked.


 * Civil War Unit- Grades 6-8 **[[image:civil-war-soldiers2.jpg width="179" height="171" align="right"]]

**Unit Goal:** Although many students know that slavery played an important role in dividing the North and the South in the Civil War, many do not know that there were also political, economical and social differences that led to the war. The purpose of this unit is to make students aware of the different lifestyles both the Union and the Confederacy had that lead to the fighting. Once this is understood, it is easy to understand why such a civil war occurred. This unit will also focus on the geographic placement of the major battles of the Civil War and a timeline will be created to show the order of the battles that took place. As a final project, the students will create an online presentation of the major events of the war in correct time order.

Students will:
 * Specific Course Learning Objectives:**


 * Identify the “players” of the war and understand why those states chose to be on that particular side.
 * Examine the economic, political, and social differences between the North and the South.
 * Examine the military strategies used by both the North and the South.
 * Create a graphic organizer to show the advantages and disadvantages of both the Union and the Confederacy.
 * Analyze President Lincoln’s role in the Civil War, including southern secession, emancipation proclamation, and finally assassination.
 * Examine the major battles of the war from Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
 * Create a presentation to display the battles in time order by either Power Point or Prezi.
 * Examine the impact the war had on the home front.
 * Montana** **Social Studies and Technology Standards Addressed:**

//Content Standard 2:// Students will analyze how people create and change powers of authority, and governance to understand the operation of government and to demonstrate civic responsibility. //Content Standard 3:// Students will apply geographic knowledge and skills (location, place, human/environmental interactions, moment, and regions.) //Content Standard 4:// Students will demonstrate an understanding of the effects of time, continuity, and change on historical and future perspectives and relationships. //Content Standard 6:// Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of human interaction and cultural diversity on societies.
 * Social Studies Standards:**

//Content Standard 3:// The students will apply digital tools and skills with creativity and innovation to express his/herself, construct knowledge and develop products and processes.
 * Technology Standard:**


 * Montana Content Standards taken from http://opi.mt.gov/Curriculum/Index.html?gpm=1_7#gpm1_8

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