UNIT PLAN
Grade Level:
Unit #:
Unit Name:
3
5
Civil War & South Carolina’s Role
Big Idea/Theme: South Carolina played an important role in the Civil War and
Reconstruction.
Culminating Assessment: Create a bubble map (Thinking Maps) summarizing
the events that lead to the Civil War and key events throughout the course of the
war in South Carolina.
Unit Understanding(s)
Students will understand that…
Daily life conditions differed greatly
for the various classes of people in
South Carolina.
The institution of slavery had
distinct characteristics prior to the
Civil War.
South Carolina seceded from the
Union for specific reasons.
South Carolina had an important
role in the course of the Civil War
and the significant events that
occurred then.
The Civil War had an effect on the
daily lives of the various classes in
South Carolina.
The Civil War affected South
Carolina’s economy.
Reconstruction was a difficult time
in South Carolina history.
Unit Essential Question(s):
What were the daily life conditions
of various classes of people in
South Carolina?
What were the characteristics of the
institution of slavery prior to the Civil
War?
What are the reasons for South
Carolina seceding from the Union?
What role did South Carolina have
in the Civil War?
What role did South Carolina have
in the significant events that
occurred in the Civil War?
How did the Civil War affect the
daily lives of the various classes in
South Carolina?
How did the Civil War affect South
Carolina’s economy?
Why was Reconstruction
characterized as a difficult time in
South Carolina history?
Students will know… / Students will be able to…
Compare the daily life of various classes in South Carolina including the
elite, the middle class, the lower class, the independent farmers, and the
free and enslaved African Americans.
Describe the effects of the institution of slavery on South Carolina’s
economy and people on prior to the Civil War.
Tell how the invention of the cotton gin affected the expansion of slavery
as well as other economic changes that occurred in South Carolina as a
result of it.
Explain the reasons for South Carolina’s secession.
Compare the position of the abolitionists and South Carolinians on the
issue of slavery.
Explain the concept of states’ rights.
Outline the course of the Civil War in South Carolina.
Identify the important events in the course of the war in South Carolina
including the Session Convention in SC, the firing on Fort Sumter, the
Union blockade, and Sherman’s march
Summarize the effects of the Civil War on the daily lives of people of
different classes in South Carolina including the hardships.
Explain the effects of the Civil War on South Carolina’s economy
Recall specific details that led to the collapse of South Carolina’s
economy.
Compare the effects on groups based on geographic locations such as
urban and rural.
Summarize the effects of Reconstruction in South Carolina including the
passing of Black Codes.
Describe Reconstruction as a period of time after the end of the Civil War
when the federal government protected the rights of newly freed slaves.
Identify the causes and effects of racial tension during Reconstruction.
Explain the positive results of Reconstruction including African Americans
becoming free citizens (14th amendment), SC writing a new state
constitution, African Americans elected to serve in the convention that
wrote the new constitution, development of public education, and the 15 th
amendment.
Compare the conditions of a slave to that of a freedman.
South Carolina Academic Standards:
3-4.1 Compare the conditions of daily life for various classes of people in South
Carolina, including the elite, the middle class, the lower class, the
independent farmers, and the free and the enslaved African Americans.
3-4.2 Summarize the institution of slavery prior to the Civil War, including
reference to conditions in South Carolina, the invention of the cotton gin,
subsequent expansion of slavery, and economic dependence on slavery.
3-4.3 Explain the reasons for South Carolina’s secession from the Union,
including the abolitionist movement, states’ rights, and the desire to defend
South Carolina’s way of life.
3-4.4 Outline the course of the Civil War and South Carolina’s role in significant
events, including the Secession Convention, the firing on Fort Sumter, the
Union blockade of Charleston, and Sherman’s march through South
Carolina.
3-4.5 Summarize the effects of the Civil War on the daily life of people of
different classes in South Carolina, including the lack of food, clothing, and
living essentials and the continuing racial tensions.
3-4.6 Explain how the Civil War affected South Carolina’s economy, including
destruction of plantations, towns, factories, and transportation systems.
3-4.7 Summarize the effects of Reconstruction in South Carolina, including the
development of public education, racial advancements and tensions, and
economic changes.
Interim Assessment (formative)
Classroom discussion
Homework assignments
Quizzes
Teacher observation
Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down
Key Criteria (to meet the standard/rubric)
Rubric
Civil War Bubble Map Rubric
Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________
3 – Excellent
2- Satisfactory
1 – Needs
Improvement
0 - Absent
Social Classes
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
2 social classes in
South Carolina
before the Civil
War.
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
2 or fewer social
classes in South
Carolina before
the Civil War.
The
information
is not
present.
Slavery
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
the expansion of
slavery with the
invention of the
cotton gin.
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
the reasons for
SC’s secession
from the Union.
Fort Sumter
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
the firing on Fort
Sumter.
Union
Blockade of
Charleston
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
the Union
Blockade of
Charleston.
Sherman’s
March
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
Sherman’s march
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
the expansion of
slavery with the
invention of the
cotton gin.
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
the reasons for
SC’s secession
from the Union.
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
the firing on Fort
Sumter.
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
the Union
Blockade of
Charleston.
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
The
information
is not
present.
Secession
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
2 social classes in
South Carolina
before the Civil
War
OR
Uses accurate
historical
information about
1 social class in
South Carolina
before the Civil
War.
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
the expansion of
slavery with the
invention of the
cotton gin.
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
the reasons for
SC’s secession
from the Union.
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
the firing on Fort
Sumter.
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
the Union
Blockade of
Charleston.
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
The
information
is not
present.
The
information
is not
present.
The
information
is not
present.
The
information
is not
present.
through South
Carolina.
Effects of the
Civil War
The map uses
accurate historical
information about
the effects of the
Civil War on the
social classes and
the economy.
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Teacher Comments:
Sherman’s march
through South
Carolina.
The map uses
some accurate
historical
information about
the effects of the
Civil War on the
social classes and
the economy.
Sherman’s march
through South
Carolina.
The map uses
inaccurate
historical
information about
the effects of the
Civil War on the
social classes and
the economy.
The
information
is not
present.