General Ulysses S. Grant Answers Student Questions – A First Person Re-enactment
10:36
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Stan Prater, in the person of General Ulysses S. Grant, answers student questions about his career. Questions asked include: Why do you think President Lincoln chose you to lead the Union forces? What do you think is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness as a General? What is your opinion of General Robert E. Lee? Which did you find more satisfying—being a General or being President of the United States?
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: US History-90**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the videos as part of your study of the Civil War as students learn about General Grant and others in the war.
- Use the video as part of a “Wax Museum” or other historic re-enactment activity so students can view a re-enactment performance to see what they will be doing.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
