The Civil War Curriculum | Goal 5 | High School The Home Front
By the Civil War Trust, Endorsed by History™ Grades: High School
Approximate Length of Time: 50 minutes Goal: Students will
develop a concept of what life was like for those on the home
front and evaluate the role of news from the field in life on
the home front. 1. Students will be able to discuss the impact
of the war on families, especially women and children. 2.
Students will be able to describe how news during the war was
received on the home front and list communication methods of the
period. 3. Students will be able to construct a written response
in letter form addressing a typical scenario during the Civil
War from the point of view of someone on the home front. 2.
Civil War Home Front PowerPoint 3. J. Henry Blakeman Letter 4.
Letter Writing Activity 5. Letter Writing Rubric Hand out a
Communications page to each student. On a piece of chart paper
or on the board, draw a vertical line creating two columns for
lists. As a class write down