Lesson 2
Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln, and the Beginning of the Civil War
Essential Question: How did the assault on and surrender of Fort Sumter bring to light internal conflicts within Abraham Lincoln?
Notes to Instructor:
- This lesson should be adapted to a manner of your choosing depending on your class level and student composition. You know your class best.
- Nearpod presentations are a great way to synchronize presentations across multiple devices. I have embedded a short introduction video in the resources tab that should answer basic questions and allow ample familiarity for the completion of this lesson.
Directions:
- Begin the lesson by completing the Nearpod presentation with the students. There is more information about how to use Nearpod in the resources section if you need assistance. Be sure to have students log in on their device using your code so that they may follow along with the presentation. This presentation is designed to serve as an outline for your instruction of information to the students.
- Transition to the video "Fort Sumter and the Civil War." This video provides an overview of the beginning of the Civil War, and highlights Lincoln's personal conflicts during this time.
- While watching the video, you may allow the students to review their lyrics with their close read analysis from Lesson 1.
- Students should generate thoughts, questions, and connections between the video, the text from Lesson 1, and the Nearpod presentation. Facilitate and direct discussion towards answering the essential question, "How did the assault on and surrender of Fort Sumter bring to the light internal conflicts within Abraham Lincoln?"
- Create an anchor chart of questions the students have about the Civil War and President Lincoln to be used throughout the unit. This question anchor chart is the essential element for instruction in Lesson 5.
Daniel Caudle's Nearpod presentation on Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln, and the Beginning of the Civil War:
Complete Citation List For All Images in Nearpod Presentation Found in Resources
Fort Sumter and the Civil War Video:
"Fort Sumter and the Civil War." YouTube. History Chanel, A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 31 July 2016.