Pre+Lesson

PA Standards for Social Studies
8.1.9.B - Historical Comprehension, 8.3.9.A - Contributions of Individuals and Groups 8.1.9.C - Historical Interpretation, 8.3.9.B - Documents, Artifacts, and Historical Places 8.2.9.B - PA Documents, Artifacts, and Historical Places, 8.3.9.C - Influences of Continuity and Change 8.2.9.D - PA Conflict and Cooperation Among Groups, 8.3.9.D - Conflict and Cooperation Among Groups

Before (Think-Pair-Share):

 * 1) Direct students to read Lincoln's Biographyand complete an inverted "t" worksheet (see below).
 * 2) Have students pair share their completed worksheets with a neighbor.
 * 3) Whole class completion of the inverted "t".

During (Jigsaw):

 * 1) Divide the class into four groups. Give each group a copy of the Written Document Analysis Worksheet and one of the following documents.
 * 2) Instruct each group to complete the Document Analysis Worksheet.
 * 3) When students finish, have them share their findings with the rest of the class.
 * Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
 * Gettysburg Address (1863)
 * Abraham Lincoln's Letter to Mrs. Bixby (1964)
 * President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)

After (Homework):

 * Have each student develop five questions they would ask Lincoln based on the document they read in class.

***Teachers***
Please select the ten best questions from your students and submit then below no later than Monday, April 16th.

Additional Resources:
Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Annie Davis Lesson With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition @http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/journal/civilwar/

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