James Faulkner

This instructional game is designed for students of grades 8-12 to complete individually, in small groups, or in a walk through with the teacher facilitating. It can be used to introduce or assess student knowledge. 1. The design of the game is intended for students to become aware of how the State of Georgia was affected during the American Civil War in 1864. During the first half of the game students will be allowed to click on incorrect answers and will be taken to another slide which will o

Included you will find a Powerpoint about the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era. The powerpoint was made with my 6th grade class in mind, but can be edited to include an increase in depth or knowledge if necessary. Included in the powerpoint is an image quadrant activity. During this activity students look at the image for a first time then write their quick describing sentence. After the first sentence students view each quadrant zoomed in and write describing words or statements about e

Included are 15 images of money used throughout the American Civil War era. Included are two bills used by the Federal government and the remaining bills were issued by the Confederacy. These bills can be printed and distributed as classroom currency to support classroom incentives. These are great tokens to use to get students motivated during a Civil War unit and are great substitutes to classroom currency without “breaking the bank” on inaccurate reproductions!!!!

In this short activity students read the various diary entries written by 10 year old Carrie Berry as she experiences the bombardment and burning of Atlanta. As a young girl Carrie vividly describes how life was for civilians living in the midst of war in Georgia during 1864. At the end of the assignment is a question asking students to compare Carrie's diary entries with a video of the burning of Atlanta as depicted in "Gone With the Wind" These document based questions help students learn o

Attached is the Napoleonic Era clozed notes to be used with the Napoleonic Era powerpoint that can be bought through my account. Enjoy!