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Have a Lincoln Birthday Bash!
Middle School Lesson Plans
Introduction
Lesson Plan 1
Images of Lincoln
Lesson Plan 2
- Lesson 2. The Gettysburg Address and the Character of Lincoln
- Opening Quote
- Transcription of the Gettysburg Address
- Written Document Analysis Worksheet
- Transcription of Wills' letter inviting Lincoln to participate in ceremonies
- Letter from Edward Everett to Abraham Lincoln (Transcription)
- Indiana in the War of the Rebellion
- Student Activity: Create Your Own Memorial
Lesson Plan 3
- Lesson 3. The Emancipation Proclamation vs. the Thirteenth Amendment
- Opening Quote
- Opening Quote Background
- Written Document Analysis Worksheet
- Transcription of the Emancipation Proclamation
- Transcription of the 13th Amendment
- Student Activity: Blank Venn Diagram
- Sample of Venn Diagram
- Meeting Mr. Lincoln (Background Reading for Teachers)
- Extending the Lesson