Based on a crucial naval battle that happened in 1862, this book tells the story of Eben Tyne, age thirteen, a powder carrier aboard the Confederate vessel the Charley is plagued by shame over his desertion, but eventually he gets a chance to prove his courage both to Granny Bent and to himself.Įben Tyne, Powdermonkey by Patricia Beatty and Phillip Robbins (Morrow, 1990). She does not trust him at first, and he must hide his identity from the mountain folk who would shoot him at the first sound of his northern accent. Charley "skedaddles" into the wilderness and is reluctantly taken in by a tough old mountain woman. His eagerness fades abruptly when he sees men dying all around him and even shoots one Confederate soldier himself. His first battle-the Battle of the Wilderness in the Blue Ridge Mountains-is a far cry from his expectations, however. At age twelve Charley is too young to enlist as a soldier in the Union Army, but he sneaks onto a troop ship and becomes a drummer boy. Charley Quinn, a former member of the New York City street gang the Bowery Boys, is determined to avenge the death of his older brother at the Battle of Gettysburg. In this interactive book from the Spy on History series, students read Mary's story while also piecing together clues to figure out where she hid her secret diary.Ĭharley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty (Morrow, 1987).
She pretended to be illiterate, gained access to crucial documents of the Confederacy, and memorized the information. Mary Bowser was an African American woman, formerly enslaved, who took incredible risks in returning to the South as a spy for the Union. Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring by Enigma Alberti and Tony Cliff (Workman Publishing, 2016). share their personal reactions to what they have learned in both small-group and whole-class discussions.discuss the central issues of the Civil War from a variety of perspectives.define historical fiction and identify some of the techniques writers use to create good historical fiction.use the Internet to locate resources related to the Civil War and incorporate information from these resources into their own writing.discuss some of the social, political, and personal issues that Americans confronted during the Civil War era.Links to Other Civil War Sites ObjectivesĪs a result of completing this unit, students will be able to. The following lesson plan for an upper elementary unit on the Civil War contains links to other Internet sites that can provide valuable cross-curricular materials for you and your students. The many books about this period written for young audiences provide a rich context in which to learn about the Civil War itself and to explore more basic issues about the nature of human life and society. The Civil War era is one of the most critical and fascinating in our nation's history.
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