https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df We know the boys joined the war for many reasons, but what were some of the realities we have learned about that the boys were clearly not ready for? Pick one of the Realities of War below that we have studied and write a short 2-3 sentence summary. en-us 2022-01-25 14:38:36 UTC 2025-12-04 21:45:58 UTC hello@padlet.com jamie_tokarz https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012125147 Many of the soldiers had to endure bullying from the older men soldiers. They were picked on about their size, their uniforms, their weapons and lack of skills. Some boy soldiers stood up for themselves, which solved the problem, while others were injured or even killed when they stood up for themselves.]]> 2022-01-25 20:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012125147 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012132842 Bullying is a reality that the soldiers had to face. One thing that the soldiers had to face were when the bigger more experienced soldiers picked on the smaller inexperienced soldiers.Another way they were bullied was when the bigger soldiers picked on the smaller ones for their guns, uniforms, and even their size. ]]> 2022-01-25 20:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012132842 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012133530 The drilling put a lot of stress on the north soldiers because most of the time the soldiers were at camp all they really did was drill. Not only was the drilling stressful but it made the soldiers really mad at their superiors but just mad in general. They hardly got a break from drilling it was endless.]]> 2022-01-25 20:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012133530 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012133733  ^{When the boys realized how bad the war was actually going to be they regretted going. And when they saw people dieing most people ran and one of the boys said he wanted to go home and he wished he never snuck into the camp. They all wanted to go home because they were scared.}]]> 2022-01-25 20:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012133733 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012133940 When most of the boys left their families, it soon led them to regret their decision. This led them to regret because they thought that they would get to wear nice fancy uniforms, and be respected but they thought the other way around. The boys who snuck in they also they were regretting their decision, because they thought that they were never going to make it back home.]]> 2022-01-25 20:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012133940 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012134106 One reality of war that the boys had not prepared for was homesickness. The boys did not think about the fact that they could miss their families. So to solve this, many boys wrote home about very small things, even baking bread on some days.]]> 2022-01-25 20:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012134106 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012134114 The boys were not ready for the officers because the officers were mean. The boys did not respect the officers. The boys told the officers what to do and the officer made them do drills. ]]> 2022-01-25 20:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012134114 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012134958 Death was one of the things the boys were not ready for, because when they were in the the war Marching around they saw dead bodies laying on trees and other places. One of the boys said he would gladly like to see his father show up to get him even if that meant he was in trouble. ]]> 2022-01-25 20:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012134958 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135630

some of the reason that soldiers left is that they didnt like there uniform. they said they look like clowns and it brought down  there spirit. sometimes they even had to to take dead soldiers uniforms of there bodys. but they were still content with them.

]]> 2022-01-25 20:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135630 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135701 Almost all of the boys were scared of death, and the boys were scared for their lives and they missed their homes. A Lot of boys didn't realize how serious war was and thought it was a fun joke. Some of the boys thought that war was a fun game to get out of chores and their responsibilities.]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135701 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135856 War became reality very quickly for the boys.They had to see their friends and bunkmates die. The fear of seeing those things was very strong but the boys had to push through that fear. They also were scared of they're own lives being taken, some boys ran away from the war. ]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135856 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135964 The boys that joined the war thought this was just going to be fun and adventure but the realities of war were nothing like they thought. when the boys saw the first dead man with gusts falling out of him they all knew that this was not going to be like the thought. some of them were to scared to fight after they realized what war would bring.]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012135964 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137058 One of the many realities the boys faces in the war was their officers. The soldiers felt that their officers weren't any different than them and should not be treated better than the soldiers.]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137058 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137239 The boys were not ready because they thought it would be a fun trip. when they got their and started doing all these useless drills  they released that it wouldn't of been as fun as they had thought.They thought the training and drills were foolish.
 ]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137239 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137300 When the soldiers joined the army, most of them believed that the uniforms would look fancy, and that they would be respected for wearing them. But soon they found out that the uniforms did not look that good, and that they were itchy. To most people, they did not even feel like they fit properly. Most soldiers had to also wear kilts (skirts)]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137300 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137490 In the book, "The Boys War", when boys were bad they would be drilled and they would need to work hard. One example about this is that when boys don't take their hat off in their sergeants tent they would be drilled or practiced. Some people don't care if they get drilled.]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137490 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137500 The way that the soldiers felt about their uniforms was that they felt disrespected about how their uniforms were made. They felt as if they didn't fit in as well as they thought they would because of how their uniforms were made. They had thought, joining the war would make them be respected but with the uniforms it made them think otherwise.]]> 2022-01-25 20:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137500 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137792 I think Death and fear because the fact that out of nowhere war can start. every day we have people make sacrifice's every day and wan't to run away but they stand strong together.When we do some thing good like help a friend or even hold the door we make each other's day.The boys alway scared and saw friends die.

]]> 2022-01-25 20:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012137792 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012139786 The soldiers were not ready for the realities of the uniforms because they thought they were going to be grown up soldiers and they wanted to be taken seriously.However,there uniforms were pink and purple and some soldiers had to where kilts. Those are the realities of uniforms.]]> 2022-01-25 20:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012139786 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012139896 People during the war where rely homesick.They did not like being far from home and they did not like being in the war.when they recreated some were so scared and home sick they ran home.They were ready for their parents.]]> 2022-01-25 20:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012139896 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012141025 Many of the young boys that enlisted into the civil war were frightened to see the dead bodys of the men other kids and even their friends laying on the ground everywhere. The soldiers were frightened to see the horror of the war that they weren't ready for because they thought it was a game to get out of their chores.   ]]> 2022-01-25 20:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012141025 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012142087 The young boys were not ready for the reality of the war, they thought it would be a place to show people who's boss and have fun but it was the opposite. After some of the boys saw other people dead and were in on actual battlefield they were not excited anymore but they were trained to move on and keep going.]]> 2022-01-25 20:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012142087 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012143143 Boys in the Civil War were not prepared for the death, sadness, harm, and fear that the war would bring. Many thought the Civil War was a big but little disagreement between the Northern and Southern states, most boys enlisted to escape chores, find an adventure, or teach the enemy a lesson. Some regretted enlisting in the Civil War. ]]> 2022-01-25 20:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012143143 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012148771 Once the boys got out to the battlefield one man had his bunkmate killed right next to him and another was sliced in half next to a tree. The boys were scared that they would lose their lives and when they fired they would see death and friends die and bodies would be everywhere and all they thought of it was a fun adventure to get away from chores, but no.]]> 2022-01-25 20:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012148771 bucharowan29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012149856      Soldiers were afraid of death in the war. Watching all the other soldiers being shot and killed was terrifying to see. Most soldiers sacrificed to save others in the war, but others were also scared of getting shot and killed. When the war was over, many soldiers had died, and one side had to be victorious in the whole fight. (I didn't have anything else to write because I couldn't think of anything).]]> 2022-01-25 20:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/uatjzllk295nh5df/wish/2012149856