Lincoln, Abraham Lesson Plans

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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
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Students explore the qualities possessed by Abraham Lincoln.  In this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students create a timeline of events that shows why Abraham Lincoln could overcome obstacles to be come President.  Students create a book and portrait of Lincoln.

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6th - 8th Grade
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Students discuss the differences between the North and the South and how those differences led to the Civil War. They examine and analyze a famous speech or writing by President Lincoln in order to better understand his views and discuss the conflicting opinions of the President during the war. After analyzing the speech or writing, students write an essay in which they briefly summarize the speech.

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2nd - 6th Grade
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Students use a news article about the celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial to answer questions about Abraham Lincoln and the celebration.  In this current events and US history lesson based on a news article, students participate in a think-pair-share reading discussion and, while learning about Lincoln's life, think of appropriate nicknames for him.  Lesson includes interdisciplinary follow-up activities.

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5th Grade
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Students participate in various activities related to the Civil War.  In this Civil War lesson students understand the events and feelings of people during the Civil War by studying primary sources, journal writing, readings, viewing a multimedia presentation, recording facts, and research.

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3rd - 12th Grade
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Students experience the debate process, play a variety of roles in a debate, follow the rules and procedures of a good debate and judge their own and their peers' debate performances.

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7th - 12th Grade
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Students write Civil War newspapers about the Battle of Antietam from the opposing perspectives of North and South. They begin by analyzing a series of photographs of the battlefield. They analyze the consequences of the Battle of Antietam

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9th - 12th Grade
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Students realize the roles ordinary citizens played in making history, both men and women during the civil war. They learn to analyze what historians can learn from primary source material generated by average citizens. And, to learn about events that were critical to the outcome of the civil war and its meaning to the American history.

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3rd - 5th Grade
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Students create a soft sculpture bust of themselves using such as muslin. They color, stuff and sew the bust.

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8th - 12th Grade
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Students discuss the importance of effective leadership in a democratic society. They study the significance of the contributions of Frederick Douglass to America. They compare the effects of political, economic, and social factors on slaves and free blacks and analyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States.

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6th - 12th Grade
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Students deal with the historian's dilemma of how to write about people in the past who committed wicked deeds. They analyze a well-known cartoon, "Satan Tempting Booth to the Murder of the President."