1. Date: TBDGrade: 8thTeacher Name: Subject: Civil War1. Topic- Civil War Slang 2. Content- Civil War expressions, nicknames, and slang are quite interesting. When looking to the past it is important to be able to understand what was written about the time and what the words actually meant. This lesson is designed to demonstrate to students that slang changes over time as well as may continue to be part of our speech today. 3. Goals and Objectives: Aims/Outcomes- 1. Students will understand the importance of recognizing slang from the Civil War era.2. Students will be able to recognize common slang that originated during the Civil War3. Students will gain an understanding of how communications may change or stay the same over time. 4. Materials and Aids- Computer Lab and Internet accessSlang Scavanger Hunt Worksheets 5. Procedures/Methods- A. Introduction-Ask students to define the following as they know it: housewife, bones, shebang, Johnny, etc. These words have a different meaning today than they did during the Civil War. Ask students if they believe that word meaning has importance.B. Development-Hand out the Scavenger Hunt Worksheets. Advise students to take a moment to work on the sheets taking a guess as to what they believe the meaning of the words are. Prepare students for the computer lab. C. Practice-Once in the lab, students are to research the actual meaning of the slang words during the Civil War. D. Independent Practice-Students are to complete what they did not finish at home. Then they are to draft a letter as a soldier home to his family, properly using at least 10 slang words or phrases. E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-Students are able to rely on research and the internet as a tool to gain the proper slang. They can then use their own creativity to draft the letter. F. Checking for understanding-When students are next in class, begin a class discussion on what they had initially thought the slang meant and what it truly did at the time. Discuss some of the words and then ask for student volunteers to read their letters home. G. Closure-Recap the lesson with the question “Is it important not only to understand proper speech but to have an idea of what slang means?” you can relate this question to appropriate slang of today.6. Evaluation- The Scavenger Hunt should be complete and students shall have demonstrated their knowledge of Civil War slang. Letters home are to include at least 10 phrases or slang words. Scoring can be counted by the proper use of the slang in the letter. 7. Teacher Reflection- To be determined.<br />