Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Today we will identify important events in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Essential Question

What made Abraham Lincoln a great Leader?

KWL Chart

Make this chart in your Social Studies Notebook in the Notes Section.

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Abraham Lincoln

Know

In the first column write what you already know about Abraham Lincoln.

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Open Ended

What do you already know about Abraham Lincoln?

Want to Know

In the second column write down 2-3 questions you have about Abraham Lincoln.

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Open Ended

What questions do you have about Abraham Lincoln?

BrainPOP

While you watch the vide, in the third column, write down at least 3 interesting fact you want to remember about Abraham Lincoln.

Open Ended

What did you learn about Abraham Lincoln?

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln was the _______president of the United States.

• 1st

• 5th

• 16th

• 46th

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes that support the key idea that Abraham Lincoln was a good leader.

• Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.

• Abraham Lincoln married a woman names Mary Todd.

• Throughout the war Lincoln took an active role in military strategy.

• In 1862 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in Confederate territory.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech given in 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania?

• American Address

• Gettysburg Address

• Civil War Address

• The Lincoln Address

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the man who assassinated President Lincoln?

• Jeffery Wilkes Boothe

• Jeremy Wilkes Boothe

• John Wilkes Boothe

• John Walker Boothe

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln's face is on the _____ and the _____.

• quarter, one dollar bill

• nickel, ten dollar bill

• dime, twenty dollar bill

• penny, five dollar bill

Read the article and look the names of people, places, numbers, dates and anything interesting.

Multiple Select

Put a check next to all the trades Lincoln learned.

• shopkeeper

• postmaster

• woodcutter

• surveyor

Multiple Choice

What kind of book did Lincoln find at the bottom of a barrel that changed his life?

• science fiction

• law

• biology

• history

Multiple Choice

How many years did Abraham Lincoln serve in Congress for the state of Illinois before becoming president.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

Multiple Choice

Who did Abraham Lincoln marry?

• Mary Lincoln

• Samantha Todd

• Mary Todd

• Marie Todd

Read the article and look the names of people, places, numbers, dates and anything interesting.

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Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln was the most improtant president.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln was killed in Fords Theater in Washington D.C.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

What is "Gettysburg?"

• A Civil War General

• A town In Pennsylvania

• A wartime law or act.

• An armored naval vessel

Multiple Choice

What is a "score"? 

• 20 years
• a win for the Union
• a win for the Confederacy
• a win for freedom

Multiple Choice

What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address?

• Freedom

• Self-Reliance

• Voting Rights

• Equality

Open Ended

Based on the evidence presented in to days lesson, what inference can we make about Abraham Lincoln?

Based on the evidence presented I can infer that Abraham Lincoln was_________because___________________________.

Open Ended

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What made Abraham Lincoln a great Leader?

Abraham was a good leader because.....