122 The U.S. Civil War 9 |The Emancipation Proclamation

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Identify Abraham Lincoln as the author of the Emancipation

Proclamation

 Explain the signifi cance of the Emancipation Proclamation

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Interpret information from the Timeline to understand when the

Emancipation Proclamation was written relative to when the

American Red Cross was established (RI.2.7)

 Write simple sentences to represent details or information from

“The Emancipation Proclamation” (W.2.2)

 Identify and express physical sensations, mental states, and

emotions of themselves, Harriet Tubman, and a Union soldier

 Share writing with others

 Prior to listening to “The Emancipation Proclamation,” identify

orally what they know and have learned about Clara Barton and

Abraham Lincoln

The Emancipation

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