Integrated Lesson Plan
Reading / Writing / Social Studies
Prepared by: Kathy Tucker and Tina Bowersox
SOL’s covered:
Reading and Writing 5.1a,b,c; 5.6a,b,e,f,g; 5.7a,b; 5.8b,f, g
Virginia Studies .7a
KUD’s What will students Know, Understand, and Do?
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the appearance, character, and accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln.
key vocabulary from the Gettysburg Address.
the styles of organization of nonfiction texts.
Students will understand President Abraham Lincoln’s position on the concept of liberty and the long
term impact that he had on this nation.
Students will:
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read a variety of biographical material.
write a nonfiction essay
compare and contrast
make predictions
analyze characters
build inferences
determine theme
paraphrase a famous speech
summarize
develop vocabulary
work collaboratively
work independently
Instructional Strategies Used:
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identifying similarities and differences
summarizing and note taking
nonlinguistic representation
cooperative learning
front loading vocabulary
scaffolding
Reading
Day 1
Introduction
to Writing
Assignment
Pre-Writing
Activity
Writing
Activity
Reading
Day 2
Assessment
Writing
Extension
Reading
Extension
Use key words from the mentor text to introduce today’s topic. Students each receive a
word card. Students travel around the room to read as many different words as
possible. After 2 or 3 minutes, students get in groups to predict the topic of today’s
story based on the key words and prior knowledge. Allow time for groups to share their
predictions.
Read the mentor text, A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden.
Students return to groups to review their predictions. Ask them to consider what their
predictions were based on.
Ask students to discuss the organization of A. Lincoln and Me. Did it have an interesting
introduction, a middle that worked well, and a conclusion that wrapped up all the loose
details? Most important, did the whole piece flow easily from beginning to end?
Ask students to think about which form of organization was used in this text. Write
these four possibilities on the board:
Point-by-Point analysis
Compare and Contrast
Deductive Logic
Development of a Central Theme
Reread text and lead students to conclude that the text is organized the compare and
contrast structure.
Students will practice using the compare and contrast structure by comparing
themselves to Abraham Lincoln.
Students will brainstorm what they already know about Abraham Lincoln.
Biographies on various reading levels will be available for further research.
Complete Graphic Organizer using information from biographies, textbooks, internet,
and other resources.
Students leave their seats to find a partner. They share their graphic organizers.
After students return to their seats, they may have revisions to make based on their
discussions.
Students write first paragraph on the comparison of their appearance and Abe Lincoln’s.
Students leave their seats to find a partner. They share their paragraphs, return to seats
and make revisions.
Continue process of write, share, and revise with next two paragraphs.
Students are guided in writing interesting introductions and conclusions.
Students write final copy.
At the end of the book the words on the Lincoln Memorial are mentioned. This is a great
opportunity to discuss the Gettysburg Address.
Jacob’s Ladder – Gettysburg Address with characterization, evidence/inference,
theme/concept, paraphrasing, summarizing, creative synthesis and vocabulary
development
Formal assessment can be made on Jacob’s Ladder activity. Assessment tools are in the
book in Appendix B. The ladder can also serve as the assessment of vocabulary
knowledge. The writing assignment can be assessed using the county writing rubric.
Write comparisons of a Civil War character of choice.
Write comparisons to a famous person who shares your birthday. Website to help with
this www.famousbirthdays.com
Research using nonfiction material on the Civil War.
Novel studies using historical fiction books on appropriate reading levels.
Beanpole
Clumsy
Butterfingers
Backwoods
Hick
Baboon
Gorilla
Frontier
Lanky
Pennies
Barefoot
Log Cabin
Dirt Floor
Accomplishments
Character
Appearance
Me
Abraham Lincoln