The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara’s meticulously researched novel allows the reader to enter the minds and hearts of the men who fought at Gettysburg. Soldiers are presented as human, flawed, idealistic persons who are separated only by time from the fears, doubts, convictions, and passions of the present. The Killer Angels portrays the idea that it is not armies who fight wars, but individuals; it is not theories of strategy which yield victory, but human insight and effort.
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
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Literary Form
American Novel
Student Activities
In this unit, students use cooperative learning; perform historical research; make group presentations in panels; role-play; write formal reports; dramatize; create audiovisuals; analyze character; examine the juxtaposition of values; speak persuasively; and focus on conflict and problem solving.
Extensive supplementary materials include a study guide with answer key, objective unit test with answer key, optional activities, the making of the movie Gettysburg from the novel, and film study guide with suggested responses.
Ethical Values
- Adaptability
- Courage
- Endurance
- Faith
- Freedom
- Loyalty
- Service
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