Lincoln Through Technology Learning Activity
Lesson Plan for the Teacher

A LEARNING ON-LINE ACTIVITY BY HOWARD TAYLOR
For use with the Lincoln Through Technology Activity

 

 

4^th Grade:

They have already learned about Lincoln the boy and young man.  In this activity we will cover Lincoln the lawyer and Lincoln the President.

Review of Ciphering to the Rule of Three for math will be included.

 

5^th Grade:

Review the biography of Abe Lincoln, including his childhood and growing up.  We will quickly jump into the topic of Lincoln the Lawyer in Illinois and his Presidency.

Lincoln’s childhood learning including the books he read, ciphering to the rule of three, and public speaking as a young boy will be covered.

 

6^th Grade:

Review the biography of Abe Lincoln, including his childhood and growing up.  We will quickly jump into the topic of Lincoln the Lawyer in Illinois and his Presidency.

Lincoln’s childhood learning including the books he read, ciphering to the rule of three, and public speaking as a young boy will be covered.

 

INTRODUCTION:

Students will use computers and printer to develop a Lincoln Notebook (collection) of things they find about the President.  In the notebook will be included the Lincoln Handbook to be filled out, a scrapbook with pictures of a topic they find particularly interesting of their own choice.  They will be allowed to print on the new laser printer from websites.

In addition, each student will be encouraged to create a web page using either Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, WORD or Power Point.  They will be saved as web page.  Successful pages  will be posted on the Internet.  A limit will be placed on photos or images to be used on these pages.

A print copy of each web page will be included in their notebooks.

To coincide with their Lincoln studies, all three classes will go on a field trip to view actually historical sites concerning Lincoln, his family and of course the trip to Springfield.

The project will end at the end of May.  Due to many half-days and other events, it has to be extended to this long.

 

OBJECTIVES:

1. A general understanding of Illinois’ greatest citizen will be attained by studying primary sources, reading, viewing, and creating a notebook collection of information.
2. Students will finish up with a Lincoln notebook, a Power Point or WORD web page on Lincoln
3. Field trips will be conducted so students can view primary historical sites and get a feel of Abe’s connection to Illinois and Charleston.
4. A rubric will be completed by the teacher on each student’s success in this project.  A Lincoln Certificate will be issued to each student that finishes the project.   Click Here for a sample certificate of accomplishment.

 

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING THE ACTIVITY:

1. Students will be allowed to work solo or with a partner.  No more than two in a group.  Each student, though, will have to produce his/her own notebook. 
2. Internet sites will be used, as pre-selected by Mr. Taylor on hot lists.
3. We will print all documents on the new laser printer, including handouts, images, WORD documents, and copies of Power Points and web pages.
4. A “Student Job” form will be available on the assignment table in t. room, with each form clearly labeled.  Students will keep all papers, etc. in their storage folder or portfolio.  This will be their notebook container, unless new ones are provided by the student.
5. We will be limited in amount of work time, so all jobs will be of a short-term basis, and accomplishable in one classroom period of time.
6. We will look at actual on-line Lincoln writings and images.
7. The rubric for assessment will be completed for each student, and the certificate of completion will be given out before school ends.

 

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES NEEDED:

1. “Job” descriptions so students know what to do and how much time to spend on them.
2. On-Line computers, plus the portable lab for two large classes (if available)
3. Paper and printer for images and documents
4. Notebook (folder or portfolio)
5. Web sites on hot lists
6. Assessment rubric by teacher