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Imagining Abraham Lincoln

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Title:

 Imagining Abraham Lincoln

URL:

 https://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/pdf/lincoln/imagining_lincoln.pdf

Content Source:

 Smithsonian
Type: Learning Activity

Overview:

In this activity, students will read the story, Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick and pick a moment in the story to add a new scene in the form of a comic strip.

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: K
Living and Working Together in Family and Community
11 ) Identify symbols, customs, famous individuals, and celebrations representative of our state and nation. (Alabama)

Examples: symbols—United States flag, Alabama flag, bald eagle (Alabama)

customs—pledging allegiance to the United States flag, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"

individuals—George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Squanto; Martin Luther King, Jr.

celebrations—Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day

Unpacked Content
Strand: History, Civics and Government
Course Title: Living and Working Together in Family and Community
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Recognize our country's important symbols and customs.
  • Identify famous national and state individuals.
  • Recognize the "Pledge of Allegiance" and "The Star Spangled Banner" and demonstrate appropriate etiquette for each.
  • Recognize the importance of various national and state holidays.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • symbol
  • custom
  • famous
  • celebrations
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • Our state and nation has certain symbols that represent it and its people.
  • There are certain customs common to citizens of our state and nation.
  • There are celebrations common to the citizens of our state and nation.
  • There are certain individuals who are widely recognized as representatives of our state and nation.
  • Vocabulary: symbol, custom, celebrate, celebration, represent, representative, state, nation, Alabama, United States, pledge, allegiance
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Identify various symbols of our state and nation, including the American flag, Alabama flag, bald eagle, etc.
  • Identify various customs of our state and nation, including reciting the "Pledge of Allegiance," singing the "Star Spangled Banner," etc.
  • Identify various famous individuals of our state and nation, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., etc.
  • Identify various celebrations of our state and nation, including The Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, etc.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • There are certain symbols, customs, celebrations, and famous individuals recognized by most citizens of our state and nation.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.K.11- Identify and recognize the symbols, customs, individuals, and celebrations for our state and nation.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: K
37. Actively participate in shared and independent writing experiences, for varied purposes and audiences, across different genres.

a. Actively participate in shared writing experiences to create messages, lists, and labels for a drawing or illustration.

b. Actively participate in shared writing experiences to create narratives with the events in chronological order and share feelings about the story, using drawing, dictating, and/or writing.

c. Actively participate in shared writing experiences to create opinion pieces about a topic or text, state the opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide a sense of closure, using drawing, dictating, and/or writing.

d. Actively participate in shared writing experiences to create explanatory texts or provide factual information about a topic, using drawing, dictating, and/or writing.

e. With prompting and support, compose writing for varied purposes and audiences, across different genres.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
37.
  • Actively participate
  • Shared writing experiences
  • Independent writing experiences
  • Varied purposes
  • Varied audiences
  • Difference genres
37a.
  • Actively participate
  • Shared writing experiences
  • Create
  • Messages
  • Lists
  • Labels
  • Drawing
  • Illustration
37b.
  • Actively participate
  • Shared writing experiences
  • Create
  • Narratives
  • Events
  • Chronological order
  • Feelings
  • Story
  • Drawing
  • Dictating
  • Writing
37c.
  • Actively participate
  • Shared writing experiences
  • Create
  • Opinion pieces
  • Topic
  • Text
  • State
  • Opinion
  • Supply
  • Reason
  • Sense of closure
  • Drawing
  • Dictating
  • Writing
37d.
  • Actively participate
  • Shared writing experiences
  • Create
  • Explanatory text
  • Factual information
  • Topic
  • Drawing
  • Dictating
  • Writing
37e.
  • Compose
  • Writing
  • Varied purposes
  • Varied audiences
  • Different genres
  • Prompting
  • Support
Knowledge:
37. Students know:
  • Different genres of writing.
  • The purpose and audience for writing can change.
37a.
  • Writing, such as messages, lists, and labels, can be added to a drawing or illustration to convey meaning.
37b.
  • Narrative writing tells a story with events in chronological order.
  • Readers should be able to share their feelings after reading a narrative story.
37c.
  • To express an opinion in writing, an author should state the opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and include a closing statement.
37d.
  • Explanatory texts provide factual information.
37e.
  • The format of writing will change, depending on its purpose, audience, and genre.
Skills:
37. Students are able to:
  • Write for various purposes and audiences across different genres, with teacher assistance and independently.
37a.
  • Create messages, lists, and labels for a drawing or illustration.
37b.
  • Create a narrative with the events in chronological order and share their feelings about the narrative, using drawing, dictating, and/or writing.
37c.
  • Create an opinion piece with reason and closure using drawing, dictating, and/or writing.
37d.
  • Create explanatory texts or provide factual information about a topic, using drawing, dictating, and/or writing.
37e. With prompting and support,
  • Compose writing for varied purposes and audiences, across different genres.
Understanding:
37. Students understand that:
  • Writing conveys a message, and the format of writing will change, depending on its purpose, audience, and intended meaning.
37a.
  • Creating a message, list, or label for a drawing or illustration can help provide readers with important information.
37b.
  • Narratives should be written in chronological order and express the author's feelings.
  • They can share their feelings about a story using drawing, dictating, or writing.
37c.
  • Opinions may be expressed through writings based on reasoning.
37d.
  • When writing an explanatory text, they must provide factual information.
37e.
  • Writing communicates ideas, and the format of writing must change in order to convey its message to its intended audience.
Tags: civil war, Karen B Winnick, Mr Lincolns Whiskers, President Abraham Lincoln
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