Social Studies — Grade 8

Confederate Currency: An Inflation Simulation

Using primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection, this lesson provides a brief simulation of inflation during the Civil War while introducing students to issues faced on the home front.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Lewis Nelson.

"A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront

In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.

Format: (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies)

By Kathryn Walbert.

W.A.R. (Wars Are Real)

This lesson plan allows students to research various American wars and conflicts that have occurred during the history of our country. It is designed as an end of the year project to cover a lot of our history in a short amount of time.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Jane Landreth.

Lesson plans on the web

North Carolina and the Civil War

Meet some of your fellow citizens from the past who experienced and endured the American Civil War through stories, artifacts and images of North Carolinians who lived, served, and sacrificed all during the conflict. (Learn more)

Format: image set,information,primary source,secondary source (grade 4–12 Social Studies)

Provider: North Carolina Museum of History