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Communication
correspondence during the Civil War
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Communication
correspondence during the Civil War

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

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Which method do you typically use to communicate important news to friends or relatives?

Slide 2 - Open vraag

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Do you ever handwrite and mail important messages?
Yes
No

Slide 3 - Poll

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How do you believe most people communicated during the Civil War?

Slide 4 - Open vraag

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Imagine...
You have a friend or a family member who has enlisted as a soldier. 
How important would it be to receive a letter in this situation? What would those left at home hope to hear about? 
What would those gone off to fight yearn to know?

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

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I would want to know if...

Slide 6 - Woordweb

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Slide 7 - Link

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Sullivan Ballou & Others
Read the letter and answer the questions in OneNote

Individually 

Fnished? 
Read the other excerpts as well
timer
5:00

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

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Why join the civil war?

Slide 9 - Woordweb

Duty, honor, and belief in the cause were the most common reasons that Civil War soldiers gave for enlisting in the army. McPherson suggests that these motivations may have masked other motives like desire for personal glory and adventure, but he concludes that soldiers had a genuine sense of duty and honor.
Background info
Heroism and honor in war: behaving with honor in war and becoming a war hero were dreams commonly held by young men in the nineteenth century. 

Expectations parents/communities
Regiment's flag 

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

carrying the regiment's flag was a great honor. It was always carried at the front of the regiment in battle, and carrying it was a great honor even though doing so often meant death. 
Why did Henry join the war?
(according to what you have read so far)

Slide 11 - Open vraag

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Homework
Continue reading/listening up to Chapter 9 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzU1OpwRSf0

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Slide 13 - Video

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