Battle of Chancellorsville Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1200 | Word Count: 688
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -

  1. How did Lee’s strategy at Chancellorsville help him defeat a much larger Union army?
  2. What role did Stonewall Jackson play in the battle, and what happened to him afterward?
  3. What were some of the key mistakes made by General Hooker during the battle?
  4. Why is the Battle of Chancellorsville considered “Lee’s greatest victory,” and what impact did it have on the war?
Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.