The Civil War

Civil War Literature for Lesson 11 Part 3

 

 

Vocabulary for Lesson 11

emancipation

  • The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as emancipation.

liberty

enslavement

captivity

freeing

confinement

release

freedom

imprisonment

slavery

bondage

democracy

self-government

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Vocabulary Practice for Lesson 11

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Fiction

Civil War on Sunday
by Mary Pope Osborne
AR Reading Level 3.4 Point Value 1.0

 

Cannon fire!

That's what Jack and Annie hear when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of the American Civil War. There they meet a famous nurse named Clara Barton and do their best to help wounded soldiers. It is their hardest journey in time yet - and the one that will make the most difference to their own lives!

Video

 

Watch the opening part from the video Dances with Wolves. Notice the hopitals and battlefield.

Watch the burning of Atlanta from the video Gone with the Wind.

 

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