Causes of the Civil War: Student Opinions + The Black Box Play & Analysis

Today the 6th & 7th Graders

• Wrote their opinions, based on our study so far, as to what were the major causes of the Civil War
• Chose parts and dramatized aloud a play on the causes of the Civil War called The Black Box
• Filled out an Analysis of The Black Box, hypothesizing as to what the black box was, who might have made various statements in the play, and what, according to the play, was the main cause of the Civil War

Assignment for Friday: Finish the Analysis of The Black Box

For Future Reference:
Where Historians Disagree - The Causes of the Civil War