The U.S. Civil War 4 |Abraham Lincoln 53 Lesson Objectives
Core Content Objectives
Students will:
Demonstrate familiarity with slavery and the controversy over
slavery in the United States
Describe the adult life and contributions of Abraham Lincoln
Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “Lincoln”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:
Determine the central message in the poem “Lincoln” (RL.2.2)
Describe the connection between a series of historical events in
Abraham Lincoln’s life, the effect of these events on his views of
slavery, and how his views changed the views of others in the
read-aloud “Abraham Lincoln” (RI.2.3)
Write simple sentences to represent details or information from
“Abraham Lincoln” (W.2.2)
Summarize orally text from the read-aloud “Abraham Lincoln”
using the Flip Book images from the read-aloud (SL.2.2)
Interpret information presented, and then ask a question
beginning with the word who to clarify information in “Abraham
Lincoln” (SL.2.3)