Flipped Classroom Lesson Plan

Teacher: Gary Lee

Lesson Title: The Civil War in Mississippi

Subject Area(s): Mississippi Studies

Grade Level: 9th grade

Time Needed: 5, 1 ½ hr classes (Block Schedule)

State or Common Core Standards:

MS.6

Recognize the role of Mississippi during the Civil War and evaluate the effects of
Reconstruction within the state.

(Strands: Civics, Civil Rights, Geography, History, Economics)

6.1. Examine the roles and contributions of women and minorities in the Civil War.

6.2. Analyze the military actions that took place in Mississippi during the Civil War.

6.3. Detail the effects of the Civil War on Mississippi’s economy.

Learning Objectives (including cognitive and behavioral objectives)

 Identify major battles that took place in MS (Battle of Shiloh, Battle at Oxford, Battle at
Champions Hill, Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Jackson)
 Define key terms: Emancipation Proclamation, Confederate, Union, Batteries, Siege,
 Create a timeline map of the battles lead by General Grant that lead to the siege of
Vicksburg.
 Explain what events led to the Civil War in the United States.
 Discover what role women and minorities played in the Civil War.
 Explain why president Abraham Lincoln said that capturing Vicksburg would be the key
to winning the war for the Union.
 Explain the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation
Student Learning Resources at Home

 Textbook: Sansing, G. David. (2013). A Place Called Mississippi Clairmont Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-56733-245-2
 Lecture PowerPoint in Google Classroom
 YouTube Videos to watch selected by teacher:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY9zHNOjGrs
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE1bYVwH1jM
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUVkXthLz4w

Student Learning Activities at Home

 Students will complete class assignments they did not finish in class at home
 Students will use scholarly websites to complete research
 Students will complete all assignments on Google Classroom
 Students will give their opinions on discussion posts on Google Classroom
 Students should use CourseHero to help them study for quizzes

Classroom Activities:

 Students will participate in class discussions during lecture

 Students will participate in a mock debate
 Students will conduct research for their paper using websites such as Wikipedia,
 Students will participate in Kahoot and Quizlet Live
 Students will be introduced to Grammarly, which will assist them on their research
papers.
 Students will join the Remind app to stay informed or ask questions from at home
 Review via Jeopardy game (group activity)

Assessment

 Students will participate in Kahoot and Quizlet live in groups as a formative assessment
 Students will upload their PowerPoint Projects on Google Docs
 Students will take a test at the end of the week on the material learned in the classroom
on their Chromebooks via Google Forms.
Tentative Schedule

Day Topics Activities Readings/Assessment

Monday Discover what led to 1. Lecture, 1.Students should
the Civil War. 2. Students will read: Chapter 5,
Teacher will lecture. watch film on Section 3
History of the Civil &
War. Chapter 6, Section 1
3.Mock Debate.
4.Students will select
their research paper
topic
5.Students will sign
up for the Remind
App
Tuesday Begin to cover the 1.Lecture 1.Students should
Battles/Journey of 2. Students will read:
General Grant watch video on Chapter 6 Section 2
General Grant. 2. Work Power Point
3.Students will Project
complete timeline
activity.
4.Students will
continue to work on
their PowerPoint
Project using
Grammarly or other
website sources
Wednesday The Vicksburg 1.Lecture, 1.Students will read
Campaign 2.Students will Chapter 6, Section 3.
participate in groups 2. Students should
in Kahoot and complete the
Quizlet Live. questions at the end of
3.Students will watch the chapter.
video on the Battle of 3. Use CourseHero,
Vicksburg PowerPoints, and
4.Students will notes taking in class to
continue to complete study for quiz
their PowerPoint 4. Students will Post
Project. on my Padlet and their
5. Make a Padlet classmates
Thursday Women and Minority 1.Lecture, 1. Students should
roles during the Civil 2.Students will take a study material for
War. Explain effects quiz on Google Unit test.
the Emancipation Classroom.
Proclamation. 3.Class debate
 Explain the impacts 2. Students should
of the Civil War on finish their
the South PowerPoint Project
3. Quiz
Friday Review material with 1.Students should Test
students upload their paper
into Google Docs.
2.Jeopardy game to
review material
3.Present Powerpoint
projects