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Lesson 1 : "Lincoln Did What!?!"

Goals: The goal of this lesson is for the students to have a better understanding of the careers Abraham Lincoln had up until his presidency. The students will appreciate the various careers Lincoln had that helped shape him into the president we know today. The students will also be able to compatre the earnings Lincoln made then, to what it would buy today.

Objectives: Students will complete a KWL chart after introducations to get an idea of what each of them already know, and what they have already learned. The students will follow along with childhood and youth. The students will answer questions at the bottom of each page of their fluent reader and discuss comparisions and contrasts of their own childhood with Abraham Lincoln's. The students will complete a log cabin craft and be able to successfully name 5 facts about Lincoln.

Lesson 2 : "Lincoln Wasn't Just a President??"

Goals: The goal of this lesson is for students to review 3 different court cases that Lincoln had when he was a lawyer. The students will appreciate how Lincoln used the resources of his time to defend his clients.

Objectives: The students will each take turns reading three court cases Lincoln was in during his time as a lawyer. The students will focus on the strategies Lincoln used and also what kind of lawyer he was (crooked, honest etc.). The students will then fill out a paper on their favorite court case that we talked about and put their paper in team 7's Lincoln hat, just as Abe did in his day. The students will fill out their Fluent Reader books to help review what we covered in the last session over Lincoln's family.

Lesson 3: "During What Years Did Lincoln Impact Today The Most?"

Goals: The goal of this lesson is for the students to review the important dates and events of Abraham Lincoln's life. The students will review the facts they already know, as well as be introduced to new important events. The students will be able to see that Lincoln was not famous his whole life. It was during the last decade of his life that he became nationally known around the United States.

Objectives: The students will help fill in a timeline that shows important in Abraham Lincoln's life. The students will be able to review the important dates and events in a sequential order.

Lesson 4: "What Was The Civil War Really All About?"

Goals: The goal for this lesson is for the students to better understand the reason the civil war was fought. The students will also learn that Lincoln's initial goal for the war was not to abolish slavery. The students will better understand that the war was fought to keep the Union together and that a house divided will fall.

Objectives: The students will fill out their Fluent reader books to get some background on the civil war. The students will then participate in a play called, "Abraham Lincoln; Holding the Nation Together." We will only do Act 1 and 2 of this play for the students to get the idea of what Abraham Lincoln's views were on the war and on slavery. The students will then make a model of the white house (representing the Union) and see that if the house is together it stands but if the house is divided it will fall. This will show the students the importance of Lincoln keeping the union together.

Lesson 5 : "Why Do We Still Talk About Lincoln's Words

Today?"

Goals: The goal for this lesson is for the students to better understand why we study Abraham Lincoln's words today and why they are so important. The students will also be more appreciative of the kind of a person Lincoln was and the impact his words have on us today.

Objectives: The students will follow along with me as I introduce different quotes that Abraham Lincoln said or wrote. As I introduce the quotes, the students will have a piece of paper with a picture of Abraham Lincoln on it. The students will also have cutouts of the 6 quotes that we will be talking about. As each quote is discussed, the students will take the cutouts of the quotes and glue them to the piece of paper with the picture of Abraham Lincoln on it. Once we have gone over all of the quotes, the students will receive a worksheet, where they will describe why they think we study Lincoln's words today. After the students have finished this, as a group we are going to make a large cardboard board with quotes from Lincoln and quotes from the students on why they think we study Lincoln's words today.

Lesson 6 : "What Is Democracy? And Why Is It Important?"

Goals: The goal of this lesson is for the students to better understand what Democracy means and how fortunate we are to have it. The students will also get a better understanding of different freedoms that we have and which countries do not have these freedoms.

Objectives: The students will discuss with me the meaning of Democracy and what it means to be "free". THen, we will go over the worksheet "Right Vs Reward" together and then the students will individually look at the next page and write whether it is a right or if it is a reward disguised as a right. Then we will go over this together and discuss it. The students will all receive a "Map of Freedom" which shows which countries are free, which are partly free, and which are not free. I will then have a poster board with each of the student's names on it and 5 different countries across the top. I will then ask them how they would put their Democracy to good use and as a group we will look at our map and then decide and put "yes, no, or maybe" under each country if they would be allowed to do this there. After I have asked all of the students, we will discuss how fortunate we are to be a Democracy and have freedoms and how Lincoln helped make this possible.

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