Objective: Students will compare and contrast the men's point of view of the Civil War to the women's point of view of the war on the Burroughs plantation.

Subject: Social Studies

Materials: Books, encyclopedias, internet, paper, pencil, (optional) video camera

Procedure:

1. After a trip to Booker T. Washington National Monument, students will research what the Civil War was like for those who fought as well as for those on the home front.
2. How did men view the war? Think of men in different situations and their points of view. For example: an enlisted man, a wealthy slaveholder, a small farmer that doesn't own slaves, a man who didn't fight, and a slave. Try to find as much as you can about what the men in the South had to deal with. What were their responsibilities? What were their long-range goals? How did they meet these goals?
3. How did the women view the war? Think of women in different situations and their points of view. For example: a married woman with small children, women on the home front, a nurse, a woman whose sons had gone to war, and a slave. Try to find out as much as you can about what the women on the home front in the South had to confront. What were their responsibilities? Who did they have to depend upon? What were their long-range goals? How did they meet these goals?
4. Hold a panel discussion comparing and contrasting these differing points of view.
5. Optional: Tape the discussion to be played back to your class or shown to another class.