Demographics:

Objectives:
After reading A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler, the student will correctly answer seven out of ten questions on an Abraham Lincoln pre- test (quiz).

After being given a class model, the student will be able to compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln's childhood to their own childhood with the use of a Venn Diagram that contains at least three examples in each section and convert the diagram to a paragraph form using one point from each section of the diagram.

Connections:
National Council for the Social Studies
II Time, Continuity, and Change
Early Grades (c.) Compare and contrast different stories or accounts about past events, people, or situations, identifying how they contribute to our understanding of the past.
--This connects because of the students comparing and contrasting their lives to the past of Abraham Lincoln.

Early Grade (d.) Identify and use various sources for reconstructing the past, such as documents, letters, diaries, maps, textbooks, photos, and others.
--This connects because of the books, photos, and quotes that are used to administer this lesson.

Goal 6.2 Students use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, or interpret new experiences.
--This connects to the way they use their background knowledge of their own lives to create the new comparison and concept of Abraham Lincoln and the way things were in that time.

Academic Expectation 2.20 Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspectives.
S.S.-E-5.1.1 Accounts of historical events are influenced by the perceptions of people and the passing of time.
--This forces them to see what the passing of time has changed sense Lincoln was a child to the present in their childhood.

Context:
This lesson would be the introduction to a week of pioneer life and Kentucky. It would also be a small component to a six or eight week unit of Kentucky studies as a broad view. One section would be geography and the regions of the state. This would be the second section that would bring in pioneer life and Abraham Lincoln. The third section would be different lessons in all content areas on native Kentucky foods and dishes. The forth section would be Kentucky songs, poetry, and literature (children's lit and Kentucky authors). The last section would be Kentucky symbols and a broad overview of the things we did. Maybe even creating a scrapbook of all the things we did in the unit.

Materials:
...if you grew up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler
Venn Diagram and transparency
Paragraph transformation transparency
Lincoln quiz
Quiz answer sheet
Blank notebook paper
Writing utensil
Abraham Lincoln poster (visual aid)

Procedures:
Initiation: We are going to read a book about Abraham Lincoln's life. Then I will give you a ten question quiz on Abraham Lincoln. You need to try to get at least seven of them right. Then we will look at the Kentucky portion of Abraham's childhood in a different book. After that we will use a Venn Diagram to compare/ contrast your childhood to Abe Lincoln's childhood. I will give you a model to follow first. You need to have three examples in eahc section of the diagram and put it into paragraph form.
Strategy: We will be reading A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln. Then we will take our quiz. After the quiz we will check them in class. If everyone got seven or more correct we will move on. If they miss more than that I will review the questions that are missed before going on. Then we would read the Kentucky portion (pages 1-45) of ...if you grew up with Abraham Lincoln. Then I would show them my model of a complete Venn Diagram and orally explain how I got each example and why I put them where I did. (transparency)
Practice: The children will be asked to fill in their diagrams as I circle the room.
Strategy: Then I would show them how I took my diagram and make a paragraph using one point from each section.
Closure: Once everyone seems to understand I will give the children the opportunity to try to make a paragraph using their diagram on their own as I circle the room. As they leave they will turn in the diagram and paragraph.

Assessment:
The diagram must have three points in each section to be successful. The paragraph must have one point form each section to be successful.

Bibliography:
Adler, David A. (1989). A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Holiday House.
McGovern, Ann. (1966). ...if you grew up with Abraham Lincoln. New York: The Four Winds Press.

Abraham Lincoln Quiz

1. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
a. In a log cabin in Kentucky
b. In a buggy in Indiana
c. In a log cabin in Illinois

2. What was his mother's name?
a. Nancy
b. Sarah
c. Mary

3. What was his father's name?
a. Tom
b. Dennis
c. Tad

4. How old was he when he started school?
a. 7
b. 6
c. 10

5. What was his first paying job?
a. general store clerk
b. chopping fire wood
c. rowing a flat boat across the Ohio River

6. What job did Abraham have just before becoming president?
a. rowing a flat boat
b. wood chopper
c. lawyer

7. What number president is Abraham Lincoln?
a. 1
b. 16
c. 35

8. What was his wife's name?
a. Martha Lynn
b. Mary Todd
c. Maggie Sue

9. How many children did Lincoln have?
a. 1 boy, 3 girls
b. 2 boys, 1 girl
c. 4 boys

10. What was Abraham Lincoln's nickname?
a. Honest Abe
b. Father Abraham
c. both