LINCOLN AND THE LAW PROJECT - 2012
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The following is the link to the Website that my 'You and the Law' students completed over a 3-week period. It took time, effort, attention to detail and knowledge to compile what they accomplished. The website is: www.lincolnlawproject.weebly.com
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THE FOLLOWING LINKS ARE ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIMESTONE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL - TPS - LINCOLN AND THE LAW PROJECT
TPS COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT
YOU AND THE LAW:
LINCOLN and the LAW
TOPIC:
Abraham Lincoln is one the most famous and popular historic figures in American History. Central Illinois is lucky enough to be the home to this great man. You and the law will provide me with an avenue to uncover Abraham Lincoln’s actions as a lawyer in central Illinois; long before he was our president.
You and the Law is a class that enables student to learn from past court cases, as well as the inner workings of our court system. There is no better way to tie in local history, U.S. History, and law than studying Lincoln. His lifetime achievements and persona have made him bigger than life. But, he intimately impacted the Peoria area long before his title as President. So, I will present a plan for my students to study many of the court cases Abraham Lincoln was involved in within Peoria and Tazewell Counties.
Students will use what we have previously learned in class on the process of the court systems, as well as how to handle primary documents. This project will enable students to use technology skills, writing skills, personal skills, and historical research skills. This project will be tedious and rewarding.
PROCESS:
1. Students will extensively study the Library of Congress website, www.loc.gov.
2. Students will navigate through the site, and find primary source documents referring to court cases involving Abraham Lincoln and Peoria County.
- Handwritten documents (affidavits)
- Photos of Lincoln from the era
- Pictures of the court houses
- Political cartoons
- Any other document referring to the case
3. Students will then create a PowerPoint
- the PowerPoint will include:
- 2 -3 court cases that Lincoln took part in -- in Lincoln's handwriting
- 10 pictures of Abraham Lincoln from his era as a traveling lawyer
- a 25-word wordle of Abraham Lincoln words
4. Students will then connect their knowledge of Lincoln in the mid 1800's to the history connected to the historic Metamora Courthouse in Metamora Illinois.
- students will take a trip to the courthouse, and take pictures and videos
- add the photos to the powerpoint
5. Students will also create a Wordle, of their findings (link below)
- This is a creative way to make a poem. It is called a bio-poem.
- Students will create a wordle of Abraham Lincoln using the website.
6. Students will then create a voicetread, where they will be expected to submit and audio of their findings. (link below)
- This is a great way to pass on Oral History.
- Students will simply upload their findings on the website
- add comments for each photo
- the comments will either describe the photo or give the viewer a fact about Lincoln as a Lawyer
7. Finally, students will upload their Voicethreads to a website on weebly.com (link below) that will be specifically for their class at Limestone Comm. High School. On their personal site, they will add:
- Primary source documents from loc.gov
- wordle of Abraham Lincoln
- Voicethread
- PowerPoint
Grading:
-1. The powerpoint has to have 2-3 court cases, 10 pictures, summaries for all of them, and the Digital ID for all of them
-2. The amount of effort put into the Wordle, Voicethread Weebly website
-3. The effort and understanding of the court cases analyzed
-4. The connection to Metamora, and the understanding of Lincoln before he was president.
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