Teaching Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: The Battle of Gettysburg was a crucial turning point in the Civil War. The three-day battle in which both the Northern and Southern armies lost nearly 20,000 men each was destined to favor the North. Study the Battle of Gettysburg.

1) 1. The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most famous military battles in American history. As a class discuss what you know about the...
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