• Jan. 22, 2008
Civil War Lapbook Weeks 4 and 5
**Edited on 4-29-08
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Week 4 DirectionsVocabulary-
Siege warfare- battles that lasted for long stretches—sometimes months at a time—where armies dug and stayed in trenches, didn’t engage in active fighting very often, and waited out their enemy.
Trench- a long, narrow ditch dug by a soldier to hide and protect him during war
Lean-to- a simple shelter built with fallen logs, branches, and whatever materials were found
15. A new way of fighting- periscopes
Use the rectangle petal book. Fold the petals in toward the center. Open back up. Put a picture in the center and write your information on the petals. Fold back up and decorate the cover.
Petal Book
16. At camp-
Part of this book will be done next week using the recipes. Use the 3 book side by side. Use one book to tell about your shelter of choice. Use the other 2 books next week for recipes of hardtack, johnny cakes or taffy. Close the book, title it, and decorate.
Side by Side Book
Vocabulary-
Wig-wag- a system of using signal flags to communicate battle commands
17. 3 Types of Signal flags-
Use the ¾ book. Which color flags were used when? Use each open section for a color of flag.
3/4 Book
18. Wig Wag (flag signals)
Simply fold up the print out from class and attach to your book. You can fold it in quarters or as an accordion. Or you can glue it down as-is.
19. Telegraphs
Use the octagon tri-fold book. One section can be about the inventor of the telegraph, one about the job of a telegrapher, and one about why it’s use was important in the war.
Octagon Tri-fold Book
20. Morse code
Use the handout from class. Paste onto a square piece of paper and Fold into a four triangle shaped book.
Begin with a square piece of paper. Fold in quarters, then unfold; these will be guidelines for the next fold. Fold each corner to the center point of the square. You now have four triangular flaps to open.
