Fort Sumter Printable Fact or Fiction
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 356
This activity requires students to read a Fort Sumter passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -

  1. Why did Major General Anderson move his troops from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter?
  2. What role did P.G.T. Beauregard play in the events at Fort Sumter, and why was his relationship with Anderson significant?
  3. How did President Lincoln and the Confederate forces respond to the resupply attempt at Fort Sumter?
  4. What were the consequences of the Battle of Fort Sumter for both the North and the South?
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 select fact or fiction