5/8-9 Wednesday-Thursday

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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

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