Generals Lee and Grant Compare and Contrast Comprehension Activity
Grade Level: 4 | Lexile: 800 | Word Count: N/A
Read the short passages and then fill in the chart

Use this Activity:

Discuss the Generals:

  1. Leadership and Strategy:
    Both Grant and Lee were brilliant military leaders whose strategies shaped the course of the war.
  2. Turning Points in the War:
    Grant’s victories at Vicksburg and Lee’s defeat at Gettysburg were major turning points.
  3. Symbolic Roles in the War’s End:
    Grant accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, symbolizing the end of the Confederacy.
  4. Legacy and Impact After the War:
    After the war, Grant became President and Lee became a college leader.

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 fill in one of the items on the chart.