Bell Ringer- Journal Prompt (10 minutes- cursive)
- Prompt: What kind of man is Abe Lincoln?
Class Discussion- Share responses
Real Life Connections- Committees and Panels/Opinion Statement
Group Activity- Panel of 5 (chairman selected for each panel)
- Groups were given Abe Lincoln packets (see below)
- Each member of the group was given one of the documents from the packet
- They read, highlighted, annotated their document
- Collectively they wrote a two paragraph opinion statement about the kind of man Abe Lincoln was. They were required to support their claims with at least one quote from each of the assigned text. The instructions are also posted below.
Texts used for this activity include the following:
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Peoria Speech in Response to Kansas/Nebraska Act (1854)
Speech in Response to Dred Scott Decision
Letters to His Wife
- Last 10 Minutes- Reviewed the required elements of the intro for their ongoing Goth story. Did a popcorn activity to practice imagery.
lincoln_panel_assignment_sheet.doc |
lincoln.doc |