CIVIL WAR DAY A SUCCESS!

This was perhaps our best Civil War Day yet.  We had a morning full of authentic learning and an afternoon learning how reanactors authentically celebrate the lives of those who sacrificed for what they believed in.  The pics below take you through the day.  Make sure to enjoy journalist Clara's interviews and sketch artist Elizabeth's sketches.  Thank you to all the parents who helped out!
Click here to see the article from the Columbia Daily Tribune.

This week we will focus on our health units, dream house projects, and a condensed TIME magazine. Students have until Wednesday to turn in their Civil War letters, which serve as an assessment of their learning.  We will have a class discussion about what we want to focus on these last 3 weeks.  With Hannibal on Tuesday, Field Day in June, and other end of the year activities we only have about 10 days of instructional time left!  The kids will not be surprised of my expectation we will learn till the last day!

CIVIL WAR DAY:

Here are a couple fun class photos:

In the morning, kids went through various learning stations such as Camp Life, CW music, CW medicine, a Ft. Sumter station, CW writing, and a station to learn about the Centralia Massacre.

A typical CW soldier tent set up at the Camp Life station.

CW authentic supplies.

CW authentic supplies.

CW authentic supplies.

Sword demonstration.

This reenactor demonstrated a 9 step
processfor shooting this antique technology!

CW music performance.

A CW song for freedom.

CW tools at the medical station.

CW medicines at the medical station.

This marker tells about the Centralia Massacre.

These are names who soldiers who died
at this battle on Sept. 27, 1864.

This memorial is to recognize
those who lost their lives.


                                                                             

During down time, students ate and played games around the campfire:

 

 


Next it was time for training for soldiers, nurses and journalists:

 

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Nurses and surgeons were very helpful after the battle:

 

The day was also remembered with drawings and interviews:

From Elizabeth's drawings:

 

 

From Clara's interviews:

Wyatt

Confederate Officer

Age: 25

What made you decide to be on the confederate side?

I was born in sc and my family has slaves.

Were you ever in the army before the war?

Yes, I went to West Point but this is the first war I fought in as an officer.

Have you ever been injured in battle?

In my leg, but never anything potentially fatal.

Isaac 

Union Officer

Age:39

What made you decide to be on the Union side?

I believe slavery is wrong because slaves are people.

When did you join the army?

5 years ago.

Do your family and friends believe the same thing you do?

Not really because they didn't want me to be a soldier.

Halee

Confederate Surgeon,

Age:18

Have you always been interested in medicine?

Yes.

Why the confederates?

My mother and father have slaves.

What is the most common disease you see?

Small pox and people that need their tonsils take out. 

Samaranjay

Union Surgeon

Age:19

Were you always interested in medicine?

Yes, many of my family members are or were doctors and surgeons.

Why did you choose to be on the Union side?

The nation should be one and the confederates did many wrong things.

What are the most common diseases you see?

Infections and getting shot, not the best medicine.

Abraham Lincoln

Why do you where your top hat?

It makes me more distinguished.

We're you very disappointed about Emancipation Proclamation?

Yes .

How long do you believe it will be until the war is over?

Early next spring.

Christina

Nurse

23

How long have you been interested in meds?

4 years.

Common disease:

Small pox