WAS LINCOLN THE GREATEST PRESIDENT?
In February we had back to back weekends Mondays off because of Presidents. Washington and Lincoln are two we celebrate most because of the circumstances of their Presidencies. We still need to study the Dividing of our nation and then to the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Progressive Era, Populists, and more social movements that were interacting with the rapid changing Industrial Revolution.
You can connect to what we are doing from here. Please use the comments form, so I can see the questions, and answer them for all students to see, and get help from others. Please stick [perservere] with the work that needs to be accomplished the subject areas we are interested in studying. All the above ideas are linked up to learn more for our course and democratic life.
We might in class watch the PBS special. If not, the HOMEWORK [we may need this for other topic too] this week is to watch 15 minutes a night of the link below [Looking for Lincoln], which can be finished in four nights [we may quiz each other each day=four quizzes]. I have embedded the video so you can watch from here too. Please bring notes to class each day. If you are testing there will be a downloadable chart you can work on from the next blog. Please be prepared to be able to take an open-note quiz or work on topics from the series Looking for Lincoln, Part 1. We want to consider at least the basic question of the contradictions of Lincoln. Please take notes.
You can connect to what we are doing from here. Please use the comments form, so I can see the questions, and answer them for all students to see, and get help from others. Please stick [perservere] with the work that needs to be accomplished the subject areas we are interested in studying. All the above ideas are linked up to learn more for our course and democratic life.
We might in class watch the PBS special. If not, the HOMEWORK [we may need this for other topic too] this week is to watch 15 minutes a night of the link below [Looking for Lincoln], which can be finished in four nights [we may quiz each other each day=four quizzes]. I have embedded the video so you can watch from here too. Please bring notes to class each day. If you are testing there will be a downloadable chart you can work on from the next blog. Please be prepared to be able to take an open-note quiz or work on topics from the series Looking for Lincoln, Part 1. We want to consider at least the basic question of the contradictions of Lincoln. Please take notes.
Ken Burns Civil War
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/civil-war/
Youtube: Reconstruction Part 1 and Part 2
Klansville USA
Slavery by another Name
Or view from link:
http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2163789088/
For more on President Lincoln:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04102009/profile2.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bECXYZa3z7M
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/civil-war/
Youtube: Reconstruction Part 1 and Part 2
Klansville USA
Slavery by another Name
Or view from link:
http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2163789088/
For more on President Lincoln:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04102009/profile2.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bECXYZa3z7M
Lincoln & Slavery
quizzes from looking for lincoln
On Looking for Lincoln you will be taking notes. We might be working on questions in class from these links. These are shorter sections of the documentary and these can be used to fill out the chart. Please download the chart and start the chart. These clips can be download and watched also. Please add all of this to notebook chapter 15.
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WAS PRESIDENT LINCOLN JUGGLING MANY THINGS?
Many of you had to go to different school activities last week and missed class time. Your notes for the last notebook before March 30th needs to have these ideas. Classes talked about these when able. Again you can check the script if you missed a few things. We also recommended that you watch Lincoln if you missed scenes. Also 13th is being approved by many parents to see at home. Your notes need to emphasize these topics:
I never had much of schooling, but I read Euclid, in an old book I borrowed. Little enough ever found its way in here -(touching his cranium)- but once learnt it stayed learnt.
Euclid's first common notion is this: "Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other." That's a rule of mathematical reasoning. It's true because it works; has done and always will do. In his book, Euclid says this is "self-evident." D'you see? There it is, even in that two-thousand year old book of mechanical law: it is a self- evident truth that things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. We begin with equality. That's the origin, isn't it? That balance, that's fairness, that's justice.
Also answer these below questions on the output pages of your interactive personal notebook:
How are these Lincoln ideas so important? We are to be exceptional Americans? We as the government need to be informed and enlightened? Why is Lincoln using mathematical law to show equality idea that is so very old? Did this relate to last weeks vote on Obamacare or Affordable Care Act?
- Radical Republicans
- Thad Stevens
- Conservative Republicans
- Lame duck Democrats
- Lobbyists working for votes in House of Representatives
- He secretaries, Hay & Nicolay and pardons of soldiers [Mr.C's relative Rose who was 14 years old.]
- Confederate Richmond Delegation-a.k.a. Rebels or Secesh
- Confederate Richmond Delegation-a.k.a. Rebels or Secesh meeting
- Mary Lincoln
- Robert Lincoln
- Tad Lincoln
- Executive Cabinet-Seward &Stanton
- Commander and Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
- Emancipation Proclamation-legal explanation of Constitutional interpretation
- 13th Amendment
- Reconstruction [hardest to see]
- Anything else you could see.
I never had much of schooling, but I read Euclid, in an old book I borrowed. Little enough ever found its way in here -(touching his cranium)- but once learnt it stayed learnt.
Euclid's first common notion is this: "Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other." That's a rule of mathematical reasoning. It's true because it works; has done and always will do. In his book, Euclid says this is "self-evident." D'you see? There it is, even in that two-thousand year old book of mechanical law: it is a self- evident truth that things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. We begin with equality. That's the origin, isn't it? That balance, that's fairness, that's justice.
Also answer these below questions on the output pages of your interactive personal notebook:
How are these Lincoln ideas so important? We are to be exceptional Americans? We as the government need to be informed and enlightened? Why is Lincoln using mathematical law to show equality idea that is so very old? Did this relate to last weeks vote on Obamacare or Affordable Care Act?
Mary Todd & Abraham Lincoln
Please add these ideas to your notebook:
Civil War historian, SHELBY FOOTE said: "Any understanding of this nation has to be based and I mean really based on the understanding of Civil War. I believe that firmly, it defined us. The revolution did what it did. Our involvement in European wars began with the first World War did what it did, but the Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became — good and bad things.
And it is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th Century, to learn about this enormous catastrophe in the mid-19th Century. It was the crossroads of our being and it was a hell of a crossroads."
We are still working on making this Constitution work after the abolition of slavery and ensure democracy is for all. We get the government we earn and deserve when we work together, maybe. Try to see in the movie what Lincoln does in all his realm: he as President, father, husband, Commander in Chief with his son, Radical Republicans, Conservative Republicans, Democrats, Confederacy Delegation that is coming to have peace talks, his Cabinet disagreeing on Emancipation Proclamation, design the Reconstruction, and the 13th Amendment facilitator. He is dealing with many political characters.
He is truly juggling the entire country and its fate. You may wonder if this story is complete and accurate but it does let you have some ideas why he is thought to be the best President, and Obama seemingly close. There are any interesting connections to the current politics we are seeing today. If you can see this netflix movie with parental approval, it will help you understand why Lincoln's struggle from 1865 is still present. In a way it is our struggle to follow the aspirations of the Declaration of Independence that all are created equal. Today the Gettysburg Address talked to those ideals that we all are to follow. Again please send blog questions. Best wishes.
Civil War historian, SHELBY FOOTE said: "Any understanding of this nation has to be based and I mean really based on the understanding of Civil War. I believe that firmly, it defined us. The revolution did what it did. Our involvement in European wars began with the first World War did what it did, but the Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became — good and bad things.
And it is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th Century, to learn about this enormous catastrophe in the mid-19th Century. It was the crossroads of our being and it was a hell of a crossroads."
We are still working on making this Constitution work after the abolition of slavery and ensure democracy is for all. We get the government we earn and deserve when we work together, maybe. Try to see in the movie what Lincoln does in all his realm: he as President, father, husband, Commander in Chief with his son, Radical Republicans, Conservative Republicans, Democrats, Confederacy Delegation that is coming to have peace talks, his Cabinet disagreeing on Emancipation Proclamation, design the Reconstruction, and the 13th Amendment facilitator. He is dealing with many political characters.
He is truly juggling the entire country and its fate. You may wonder if this story is complete and accurate but it does let you have some ideas why he is thought to be the best President, and Obama seemingly close. There are any interesting connections to the current politics we are seeing today. If you can see this netflix movie with parental approval, it will help you understand why Lincoln's struggle from 1865 is still present. In a way it is our struggle to follow the aspirations of the Declaration of Independence that all are created equal. Today the Gettysburg Address talked to those ideals that we all are to follow. Again please send blog questions. Best wishes.
Second Term as President
Every day and especially Wednesdays, we read like historians, and see what historical letters, speeches, art, and other items are out in the world for our class to study history. Many of you had some really cool insights to the language of Lincoln's second inaugural address. Monday you are to read and annotate these documents from the end of the Civil War. Please use the PDF to check some text. All are to go into your interactive notebook. Please pair share and use this link below. If you can come up with a question for an 11 sentence paragraph on one of the writings that would be great and you can get more extra-credit. Make sure you read all three and create one 11 sentence paragraph. Please use Comment area for questions if you need to get feedback and support and good luck.
Links the class has asked about:
Movie Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/
Links the class has asked about:
Movie Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/
WAS PRESIDENT LINCOLN #1?
This film does a great job of showing all the things that Abraham Lincoln was juggling to keep the union and constitution held together. Historian Eric Foner, does critique the film in that it makes it looks as though Lincoln was the sole facilitator of the Congressional Process of changing the Constitution. Lincoln balanced the radical republicans and the conservative republicans. He worked the democrats to decide to abstain or vote yes, or did he? The Confederacy had a delegation to offer something to end the civil war. Lincoln lost his son during the first year of the war and early in his presidency. His wife, Mary Todd Lincoln was dealing with mental issues due to the loss of their son. Then the 13th Amendment was on the table to make the war more important to maintain the union. The Emancipation Proclamation may not have kept slaves free. Also Pennsylvania's Representative Stevens, wife was named was most likely Lydia Smith [she was of mixed or mulatto ethnicity], not Charity Butler. The story was interesting and inspiring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KXG_RQ3seQ
You may need your Youtube account to see this link on Lincoln.
Fact Check:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/
Please ask your parents if it is okay to see the middle hour we did not see. Good luck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KXG_RQ3seQ
You may need your Youtube account to see this link on Lincoln.
Fact Check:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/
Please ask your parents if it is okay to see the middle hour we did not see. Good luck.
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