Year 5 or Year 6 Outbreak of American Civil War Reading Comprehension Activity

UKS2 Emergency Substitution Plans | American Civil War Bundle

These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains six close reading activities about key areas of the Civil War, two biography writing units, an informational writing unit and an opinion writing unit. Ideal for emergency sub plans in Year 5 or Year 6. 20 Lessons, or 20 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Firstly, there are six reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about: * Outbreak of American Civil War * American Civil War – A Brief Overview * Emancipation Proclamation * Battle of Gettysburg * End of American Civil War & Lincoln Assassination * Abraham Lincoln These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Then, there are two biography writing units about Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, an informational writing unit about the Civil War, and an opinion writing unit discussing who was the most influential general. The units have been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Good luck, I hope you find the resource useful! ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ [CLICK HERE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CreativePrimaryLit)