This document provides a scavenger hunt of Civil War slang words and phrases for students to guess the meanings of and then verify using online resources. It lists 24 terms commonly used during the American Civil War and asks students to write their assumed definitions before looking up the actual meanings to check their work. The goal is to learn unfamiliar slang from the Civil War era through engaging in an interactive guessing and verification activity.
Presented by Bob Barringer, The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library (MI) on February 28, 2013 as part of the Big Talk From Small Libraries Conference.
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Presented by Bob Barringer, The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library (MI) on February 28, 2013 as part of the Big Talk From Small Libraries Conference.
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
1. Name___________________________<br />CIVIL WAR SLANG SCAVENGER HUNT<br />Below are examples of Civil War slang words and phrases. Begin by guessing what you believe the term means. You will follow with use of the computer and internet to verify the slang meaning.<br />SLANG WORDASSUMED MEANINGACTUAL MEANING<br />Accoutrements_______________________________________________<br />Bedroll_______________________________________________<br />Bones_______________________________________________<br />Buck and Gag_______________________________________________<br />Bummer_______________________________________________<br />Digs_______________________________________________<br />Dogrobber_______________________________________________<br />Dog Tent_______________________________________________<br />First Rate_______________________________________________<br />Forage_______________________________________________<br />Fresh Fish_______________________________________________<br />Greenbacks_______________________________________________<br />Gum Blanket_______________________________________________<br />Hardtack_______________________________________________<br />Housewife_______________________________________________<br />Johnny_______________________________________________<br />Muster_______________________________________________<br />Paper Collar Man_______________________________________________<br />Sacred Soil_______________________________________________<br />Sawbones_______________________________________________<br />Shebang_______________________________________________<br />Shirker_______________________________________________<br />Snug as a Bug in a Rug_______________________________________________<br />Tough as a Knot_______________________________________________<br />Top Rail_______________________________________________<br />Vittles_______________________________________________<br />Yank_______________________________________________<br />