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- Plan for a panel discussion regarding the validity of the Lincoln Administration
- This lesson encourages students to investigate all sides of the issues within the context of the Civil War era. Students will become “experts” on the Lincoln administration and accept the responsibility of sharing their expertise with their classmates through oral communication in a panel discussion.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
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- Engaging students in a collaborative exploration of the “Gettysburg Address”
- In this lesson, students work together on inquiry-based projects in order to understand the message of Abraham Lincoln's “Gettysburg Address”. In this multi-genre activity, students will: explore the history and meaning of... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Lincoln goes to war
- This lesson plan explores the decision-making process that precipitated the Civil War, focusing on deliberations within the Lincoln administration that led to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. Students first review the situation... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11 Social Studies)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
- Find a wide variety of primary source documents, videos, lesson plans, audio clips, songs, and interactive resources that are supplemented by rich contextual material that will help students grasp how one of America's most influential presidencies was shaped. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Northern Illinois University
- Myth and truth: The Gettysburg Address
- By exploring myths surrounding the “Gettysburg Address,” this lesson asks students to think critically about commonly believed “facts” about this important speech and the Civil War. Students participate in a pre-reading writing activity... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- We must not be enemies: Lincoln's first inaugural address
- The focus for this EDSITEment lesson plan unit is on the address given by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration as U.S. President. His address reflected contemporary events and set the tone for his presidency. This series of lesson plans aims to help... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
