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                                                  Lincoln: A Photobiography

 

 

 

 

Part I

 

Book Information: Freedman, R., & Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana (1987). Lincoln: A photobiography. New York, N.Y: Clarion Books.

 

Genre: Biography, Informational Text - Common Core Exemplars

Grade Level: Grades 3-6

 

 

Part II

 

My predictions were correct; this was a spectacular book. My uncle lives in Illinois and he took me to the Abraham Lincoln museum in Springfield. It was amazing. It took me through Abraham Lincoln's life just like this book did. That was exactly what I was hoping. I knew what to look for when I read this. Although, I'll never be able to take my students to the same museum, I'll be able to bring this book alive.

 

When a great hero comes into the curriculum as something to cover I want to make sure that it is remembered. The actions of one person make a huge different in our lives, especially if we know and understand exactly what he did. Abraham Lincoln is one of those people. In my future teaching I want to bring this book alive. I would love to do a stage production for the school. I think it would be a fun activity to do during a part of the school year. It will be a huge learning experience, a break from book and desk work, and fun!

 

Part III

 

Lincoln: A Photobiography is one of my favorite books for many reasons. First, it is a photobiography. I love pictures. Children also love pictures. Pictures tell a story just like words. Being able to learn about Abraham Lincoln through pictures will help children more than most think. Those pictures will be remembered because they are interesting. It was also nice to see Lincoln as a boy and then a president. Sometimes we forget that people are just like us. We remember them by how we see them on TV or in pictures, but in reality, they have lived a life very similar to ours. This information text gives us that information of Lincoln's life.

 

 

 

Part IV

 

Grade Level: 5

 

Objective: To teach, learn, and experience Lincoln's life through drama.

 

Discussion Questions:

1. Who was Abraham Lincoln?
2. What do you know about him?
3. After reading Lincoln: A Photobiography, what have you learned?
4. What events in Lincoln's life are most important to you?
5. What events in Lincoln's life are most important to our country?

Lesson Sketch:

1. Teacher and students will review Lincoln: A Photobiography.
2. As a class, teacher and student will break down the story in flow chart and classifying map of Lincoln's life in years and events.
3. Students will start researching Lincoln online to find more information using the primary source Lincoln: A Photobiography.
4. Students will gather their information, work in groups and then as a class to fit his life and events on a timeline.
5. Students will start the theatrical process of breaking down the timeline and acting Lincoln's life.

 CA Standards:

 

CCSS 5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

 

CCSS 5.2
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

 

Development of Theatrical Skills

2.1Participate in improvisational activities to explore complex ideas and universal themes in

literature and life.

2.2

Demonstrate the use of blocking (stage areas, levels, and actor’s position, such as full

front, quarter, profile, and full back) in dramatizations.

 

Outside Sources:

http://www.alincoln-library.com/facts-about-abraham-lincoln.shtml -Facts about Lincoln.

http://www.screenwriting.info/ -How to write a script.

http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/quotes.htm -Quotes by Abraham Lincoln