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Emancipation Proclamation
From: EDSITEment!
Grade Level: HS, (College)
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 1-2 Class Periods for All Activities
Length of Reading: Pages
The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom's First Steps
3 Activities. Students watch 2 short film clips about the Emancipation Proclamation, read several docs, including the Proclamation itself, and answer questions.
Activity 1: Students watch a 2 min embedded History Channel video, which is mostly about the telegraph but also details what was happening just before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. They they read an intro to the Emancipation Proclamation and the text of the doc and answer questions.
Please note: there is a link to the transcribed Proclamation at the bottom of the page. The doc itself is hand written and very difficult to read.Activity 2: Students watch a 2 min Nat Geo vid (again on the Emancipation Proclamation), read docs, and answer questions.
Please note: the link to "Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of 1862" goes to the LOC collection; you can search for it there.Activity 3: Read letter from mother of black soldier and letter from black corporal and answer questions
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Grade Level: HS, (College)
- HS=High School
- Though HS is the specified grade level, this lesson would be excellent for college students as well.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students
- Paraphrase questions into your LMS so you can grade student’s written answers more easily
- Discussion can be had via typing on your LMS or over video conferencing
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