Teachers Guide Understanding the Proclamation Through Visuals
Picture of the First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Pictures have a way of telling a story. Many questions about history have been understood through pictures from the past. Pictures allow us to take an objective and subjective look at what has happened in history. We do not always have the luxury of finding written text that describes certain eras in history. Sometimes we can discover more by just looking at something and analyzing what is right before our eyes. The materials in this set will allow students who participate in the Special Education Classrooms gain an understanding of President Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the social aspects of the country during the early 1860’s. Students will make a visual link to understanding history through analysis of photographs from the American Memory catalog, background knowledge from the book, Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, and learn how to effectively use primary sources using an interactive tutorial. All materials in the teachers guide are modified for lower level reading comprehension skills. Abraham Lincoln President Lincoln the last week of his http://memory.loc.gov/cgibin/query/r?ammem/hawp:@field(NUMBER+@band(codhawp+10022175))
This book allows students with learning disabilities to learn about Abraham Lincoln and events that surrounded his early life, life during the presidency, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address. The book uses quotes from Abraham Lincoln along with striking visuals that allow students to better understand. Suggestions for Teachers The lesson is designed for special education students from grades kindergarten to fifth grade. You may change details to best accommodate your students reading, writing, and observation skills. The lesson is designed to allow students the understand Primary Sources using Abraham Lincoln and The Emancipation Proclamation as the research topic. A tri-fold presentation board is a great tool to use when using the pictures selected for the objective/subjective portion of the lesson plan. Using a color board and placing the pictures on black construction paper allows students a chance to retain the information using a visual cue. It would be important to schedule two days worth of computer time in a lab to have students watch the interactive power point (approximately 30 minutes) and search on their own for photographs (another 30 minutes). At the end of the lesson, showcase the student work on a bulletin or cork board for them to see not just theirs but others in the class. Additional Resources online: Reading A-z.com: Abraham Lincoln: From Log Cabin to the White House
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