Virginia Standards of Learning

C ivil War and Reconstruction

 

The student will apply social science skills to understand the Civil War and Reconstruction eras and their significance as major turning points in erican history by

a)   describing major events and the roles of key leaders of the Civil War era, with emphasis on Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass;

b)   evaluating and explaining the significance and development of Abraham Lincoln’s leadership and political statements, including the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the principles outlined in the Gettysburg Address;

c)   evaluating and explaining the impact of the war on Americans, with emphasis on Virginians, African Americans, the common soldier, and the home front;

d)   evaluating postwar Reconstruction plans presented by key leaders of the Civil War; and

e)   evaluating and explaining the political and economic impact of the war and Reconstruction, including the adoption of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

 

USI.9      The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes, major events, and effects of the Civil War by

a)   describing the cultural, economic, and constitutional issues that divided the nation;

b)   explaining how the issues of states’ rights and slavery increased sectional tensions;

c)   identifying on a map the states that seceded from the Union and those that remained in the Union;

d)   describing the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and Frederick Douglass in events leading to and during the war;

e)   using maps to explain critical developments in the war, including major battles;

f)   describing the effects of war from the perspectives of Union and Confederate soldiers (including African American soldiers), women, and enslaved African Americans.

 

Arts Education Standards in North Carolina

 

Use movement, voice, and writing to communicate ideas and feelings.
Use non-verbal expression to illustrate how human motivations are prompted by physical and emotional
needs.
Apply vocal elements of volume, pitch, rate, tone, articulation, and vocal expression appropriately to
theatrical texts, such as monologues and scenes.
Recognize how vocal variety is used to demonstrate feelings.
Use performance to communicate ideas and feelings.
Use improvisation and acting skills, such as observation, concentration, and characterization, to
demonstrate given situations.
Use dramatic play to improvise stories and situations.
Understand how to design technical theatre components, such as costumes, sets, props,
makeup, lighting and sound.
Compare an audience space to a presentation space.
Understand how costumes enhance dramatic play.