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 * __Big Ideas, principles and generalizations: Civil War Music and Technology

Civil War Music__**: This unit will discuss the various types of music during the Civil War. It will include the following types of music: Rallying Songs, Recruiting Songs, and Songs for entertainment. Students will compare and contrast music from both sides, the North and the South. I chose this topic as a differentiation lesson because I felt that students of varying nationalities could relate to the Civil War, by comparing it to a conflict from their own country. Music is everywhere and I think that it is something that we can all relate to, in one way or another. I thought we might bring into consideration some fo the popular music from another country's civil war eras, and compare and contrast that music to the music of the American Civil War. I think this is a great way to show students how we are all alike in some ways; no matter what country we originate from, music can bring us together.

//Objective:// Students will analyze music from the Civil War Era and its importance, as related to times of war.

"The Civil War was a time of great social and political upheaval. It was also a time of great technological change. Inventors and military men devised new types of weapons, such as the repeating rifle and the submarine, which forever changed the way that wars were fought. Even more important were the technologies that did not specifically have to do with the war, like the railroad and the telegraph. Innovations like these did not just change the way people fought wars, they also changed the way people lived." ([] )
 * __Civl War Technology:__** This unit will discuss the various types of technology used during the American Civil War.

//__Objective:__// Students will develop an understanding of the importance of technology during the Civil War and the influence of technology, as it pertains to history,