Speaking of Civil War War-ships... It is incredible when the material that you are teaching is authenticated by what happens to be in the nightly news! Example...my third graders have been deeply submerged in the study of the civil war in their social studies curriculum. At the same time we have been reading two novels about the Monitor and the Hunley. The Monitor was the first iron-clad warship used in the civil war. The Hunley was the first submarine used by the navy during the civil war. Both stories are mysteries about the discovery as to why the two vessels sank. Both have in recent years been searched for and partially excavated from the ocean floor. The exciting part for my students was the authentication just this week of an article in the news about a recent discovery of the remains of another war-ship off the coast of Galveston. Evidently it was uncovered by the most recent hurricane Ike. My students were thrilled to read the article. It is further proof of the many stories related to the civil war that they are reading and learning about.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/03/09/Wreck_of_Civil_War_ship_found_in_gulf/UPI-27101236616212/
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