5/8-9 Wednesday-Thursday

Guiding Question: 

Who killed Abraham Lincoln? 

Objectives:

Collaborative: Students will understand the Lincoln Assassination by working in groups to investigate sources, answer questions, and complete a summary with at least 80% accuracy.

Independent: Students will understand the Civil War by watching an episode of America: The Story of Us and completing a viewing guide with 80% accuracy.

Standards:

8.10 - Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War. 

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

How do you think Southerners felt after the end of the Civil War?

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes: 
Lincoln Assassination Notes

Whole Class Collaborative (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 

Task 1: Lincoln Assassination Assignment

Early Finisher?: 

- Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework for another class, etc. 

Whole Class Independent (Voice Level .5) 45 minutes:

America: The Story of Us - Civil War 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 

On board

Homework: 

None