Unit Portfolio

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Unit Portfolio

• Joanna Reasoner

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Title Of Unit

• Abraham Lincoln Civil War Leader

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Essential Questions

• Why do we need leaders in the world?
• Why is history important to learn about?
• Why do people go to war?

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Unit Questions

• What did Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation call
  for?
• Can you write a brief outline of Abraham
  Lincolns life?
• What questions would you like to ask Abraham
  Lincoln?
• What do you think can be done to eliminate war?

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Unit Summary

• This is a two part project that examines the
  background of Abraham Lincoln and allows the
  students to understand how Lincoln lived his life
  in comparison to way they live their lives. The
  first part has the student research Lincolns
  life on the internet and create a brochure
  illustrating it using either the computer or
  making one from paper themselves.
• For the second part of the project, each
  student will pick a particular aspect of
  Lincolns life and make a presentation for the
  class. Some examples of possible presentations
  could be, a group skit, a reading of the
  Gettysburg Address with costume, an in depth
  explanation of Lincolns hat, etc.

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Subject Areas

• Social Studies
• Technology
• Public Speaking

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Grade Levels

• Suitable for grades 2-5

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Student Objectives

• The student will be able to research some of the
  differences in the United States from the time
  that Lincoln lived to their own lives and write a
  well-organized paragraph on the computer with
  these differences with 95 accuracy.
• The student will be able to find a picture
  related to their paragraph and paste it above
  their paragraphs.
• The student will be able to discuss the events of
  the Civil War (Why it started, why it ended,
  etc.) in a classroom discussion with 95
  accuracy.
• The student will be able to create a brochure
  about Lincolns life that includes pictures with
  95 accuracy.

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State TEKS

• 113.3 (b)(1)(a)
• (A)  identify contributions of historical figures
  such as Sam Houston and Abraham Lincoln who have
  influenced the community, state, and
  nation(grade 1)
• 113.5 (b)(3)(B)
• B)  create and interpret timelines
• 113.5 (b)(17)(B)
• (A)  express ideas orally based on knowledge and
  experiences

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ISTE requirements

• (8) Create developmentally appropriate multimedia
  projects with support from teachers, family
  members, or student partners. (3)

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Procedures

• ? The first part has the student create a
  brochure about Lincolns life.
• The second part of the assignment has the student
  choose a particular aspect of Lincolns life and
  make a presentation for the class. Examples
  could include a group skit, a reading of the
  Gettysburg Address in costume, an in depth
  explanation of Lincolns hat with props, etc.

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Time Requirements

• Time Table
• I would do this Unit around Presidents Day and
  probably break it up into three weeks and work a
  little bit on it each day leading up to the
  presentations and the completion of the
  brochures.
• Week 1
• An introduction of Abraham Lincoln, I have a
  Power Point to show that gives the basics of his
  life. There are also numerous childrens books
  on the subject that could be read out loud then
  discussed. This is when you would talk about the
  presentations and brochures.
• Week 2
• Continuation of activities from Week 1, allow the
  students time on the computer to work on their
  brochures and answer any questions they might
  have about either part of the activity.
• Week 3
• At the end of Week 3, the students will turn in
  their brochures and make their presentations.
  Allow 2 or 3 days for presentations since some
  students might not be ready by the first day and
  it allows for absences and such. This is an
  excellent way to wrap up a unit about Lincoln and
  celebrate Presidents Day.

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Prerequisite Skills

• The student will need to know some basics about
  researching on the internet as well as working
  with productivity software to create a brochure.

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Materials and Resources Needed

• Computers for research
• Paper, markers, crayons, map pencils, etc. for
  the students who wish to draw their own
  brochures.

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Web Resources

• Nordic Software
• This is a software program about Abraham Lincoln
  that allows students to learn about his life and
  how he kept the United States together. There
  are crossword and word-search puzzles,
  dot-to-dots, matching games, coloring book pages,
  picture jumbles and a presentation to help you
  learn about Abraham Lincoln. The price is 14.95
  and can be purchased from the following web
  address.
• http//www.nordicsoftware.com/web/product_index/ab
  raham_lincoln

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Web Resources

• The Abraham Lincoln Research Site
• This page provides many links to pages about
  Abraham Lincoln and has one link especially for
  students that provides a one page summary of
  Abraham Lincolns life. This should be a very
  reliable source for information and can be found
  at http//members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html

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Web Resources

• This is a site developed by a first grade class
  and offers many interactive activities for the
  students to participate in. There is an online
  quiz, an animation of the US, a picture gallery,
  a treasure hunt on the internet, and even an
  e-mail address that students can use to ask
  Abraham Lincoln anything they would like. This
  is a great page for students to visit and explore
  through.
• http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?
  id6450externalhttp//www.siec.k12.in.us/west/p
  roj/lincoln/originalhttp//www.proteacher.com/09
  0158.shtmltitleAbraham20Lincoln

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Web Resources

• This site, developed by the History Place, offers
  a very detailed time line of Lincolns life and
  all things relating to Lincoln. This would be a
  good site to access for finding specifics about
  Lincoln and introducing a unit on him. Along
  with the timeline there are also photos that can
  be enlarged for better viewing and utilizing such
  as in a Powerpoint presentation.
• http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?
  id64externalhttp//www.historyplace.com/lincoln
  /index.htmloriginalhttp//www.proteacher.com/090
  158.shtmltitleThe20History20Place20Abraham2
  0Lincoln

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Web Resources

• This is an informational site by the World
  Almanac for Kids 2006. It is set up in a
  timeline fashion but is better suited for
  children than some of the other sites. There are
  also pictures on this site.
• http//www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/preside
  nts/lincoln_abraham.html

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Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

• Students who work at a slower pace may be allowed
  to just participate in the second part of the
  activity or instead of a brochure format, allow
  the student to just draw pictures and captions on
  a sheet of paper.
• Gifted students really go all out on the second
  part of the assignment while the other students
  can participate fully as well.

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Power Point Presentation

• Link can be found on my website under Activities
  Links

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Student brochure and rubric

• Can be found on the the Lesson Plan page of my
  website

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Works Cited

• Images are cited individually within the pages of
  the website.