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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will read excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address to make observations and inferences about his goals for the country after the Civil War.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 - 60 minutes
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- How did Abraham Lincoln plan to deal with the end of the war and the Southern states who had rebelled?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson.
It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will consider how they would approach the end of the war and dealing with the Southern states who had rebelled if they were president in 1865. Students are given questions to consider including: Would you allow the South to come back into the country? Would there be requirements for them to return? Would there be a punishment for the people who rebelled, or would they be welcomed back into the country? What should happen for the for the newly freed people?
In this exit ticket, students will consider how a Southern Confederate and/or a newly freed Black Texan would view the end of the war, and what their potential hopes might be for the country moving forward.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit on the back.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will answer multiple-choice, multi-select, a paper-adapted version of hot spot, and short, constructed response questions with sentence stems to guide responses.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer multiple-choice and multi-select questions with one answer option eliminated, a paper-adapted version of a hot spot question, and short, constructed response questions with sentence stems to guide student responses.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer short, constructed response questions analyzing the primary source excerpts, identifying main ideas and providing supporting evidence from the text.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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