Strategies+and+Activities+for+differentiating+instruction

Differentiation strategies and activites for teaching: The American Civil War: Music and Technology

1. For students who are verbal/linguistic or analytical learners; provide them with opportunities to listen to music from this period in our history; websites, recordings, guest speaker who can play or sing some of the tunes, and allow students with musical talents to perform music from this time period for parents, faculty and other students. This strategy would also be great for the student from rural communities with little experience or knowledge about the Civil War.
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2. Another strategy that could be included with students from rural communities is a visit to a Re-enactment where they could listen to the music and see how it was utilized on the battlefield, and as a means of entertainment.

3. For students who are culturally diverse, have them to discuss a civil war from their country, while comparing and contrasting some of the music from that war to the American Civil War. Give them opportunties to demonstrate how they and their countries have similarities when it comes to times of war.

4. For students who are twice exceptional; provide them with hands-on experiences, so that they can use their senses to learn more about the music of the Civil War. For example, for a student who is visually impaired; give them the opportunity to listen to the music and to feel of some of the musical instruments used during this era in history. For a student who is hearing impaired, a guest speaker, the teacher, or a student who knows sign language could sign the songs, so the student could analyze the words of the songs.


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1. While visiting a re-enactment, listening to a guest speaker, or watching one of the referance videos, students could witness first hand some of the technologies used during this time period, how they were a valuable asset, and the role that they played during this moment in history.

2. Students who have a lot of knowledge about this topic, will create a presentation about the types of technologies used during the Civil War and how they reshaped our history and life as we know it today.