Marzano Plan

When we did the graphic organizer about the battles and listing the number of wounded, killed, and missing, the students automatically assumed the greatest numbers would be for the south. They were surprised that most of the battles the Union took the biggest hits, especially at the beginning of the war. The graphic organizer was a great way for the students to be able to write the statistics in a meaningful manner. I see great value in all the graphic organizers I used during the Civil War unit. It was insightful to use the Venn Diagrams in comparing the different leaders such as Abraham Lincoln with Jefferson Davis and Ulysses S. Grant with Robert E. Lee. Students quickly learned that they had many differences but also shared many qualities.