The Battle of Gettysburg and The Killer Angels

Date Due	Assignment
Tues., Mar. 10	1. Read p. 646 – 655 in the McPherson book 2. Answer the reading questions 1 – 6 on Gettysburg
Weds., Mar. 11	Read in Killer Angels, Monday, June 29 - Chapters 1 – 2; p. 3 – 32. You should also read the Foreword on p. XV.
Thurs., Mar. 12	Read in KA, Monday, June 29 – Chapter 4; p. 33 – 68
Fri., Mar. 13	Read in KA, The First Day – Chapter 1-3; p. 73 - 113
Mon., Mar. 16	Read in KA, The First Day – Chapters 4 - 5; p. 115 - 135
Tues., Mar. 17	Read in KA, The First Day – Chapter 6 - ; p. 135 - 150
Weds., Mar. 18	Read in KA, The Second Day, Chapters 1 - 2; p. 155 – 180
Fri., Mar. 20	Read in KA, The Second Day – Chapter 3; p. 181 - 205
Mon., Mar. 23	1. Read in McPherson p. 655-666 2. Answer Gettysburg Questions 7 - 15
Tues., Mar. 24	1. Read in KA, The Second Day – Chapter 4; p. 206 - 236
Weds., Mar. 25	Read in KA, The Second Day – Chapter 5; p. 237 - 270
Thurs., Mar. 26	Read in KA, July 3 –Chapters 1-2; p. 275 - 300
Fri., Mar. 27	Read in KA, July 3 – Chapters 3 - 4; p. 301 - 329
Mon., Mar. 30	Read in KA, July 3 – Chapters 5 - 6; p. 330 - 345
Tues., Mar. 31	Mark down four quotes from the book that you think are significant for the themes of the book or representative of a character.
Weds., Apr. 1	Test
Thurs., Apr. 2	We will leave after 5^th period for the trip to Gettysburg. You can bring your stuff to my room or ask some other nice teacher to let you store your things in their room

The Killer Angels - Themes

· What are the major themes in Killer Angels? How does Shaara portray those themes?

· What effect does Shaara achieve by telling the story through the three main characters: Lee, Longstreet, and Chamberlain? How would the book be different with a different choice of focus?

· What mistakes did each side make during the battle?

· What does the book say about the essence of leadership?

· How well does the novel convey the history of the battle?

· What positions does the book take on the various debates concerning the battle?

Identifications

1.	Battle of Brandy Station	Union Leaders		Historic Locations
Confederate Leaders		13.	George Gordon Meade	23.	Seminary Ridge
2.	Robert E. Lee	14.	John Buford	24.	McPherson Ridge
3.	J.E.B. Stuart	15.	John Reynolds	25.	Cemetery Hill
4.	James Longstreet	16.	Dan Sickles	26.	Culp’s Hill
5.	Henry Heth	17.	Winfield Scott Hancock	27.	Little and Big Round Tops
6.	Richard Ewell	18.	Gouverneur Warren	28.	Devil’s Den
7.	A. P. Hill	19.	Joshua L. Chamberlain	29.	The Peach Orchard
8.	Jubal Early	20.	20^th Maine	30.	The Wheat Field
9.	Richard B. Garnett	21.	1^st Minnesota
10.	George Pickett	22.	Pickett’s Charge
11.	Lewis Armistead
12.	J. Johnston Pettigrew