JOURNAL CHAPTER ONE

Directions: You need to pick one journal topic for class and one for homework. The timeline you will make for each chapter of the book. You are only starting the timeline with chapter one.

1. Compare life in Indiana from the early 1800s until 1840. Look at the graph on page 8. Tell about he changes in the land and the people.

2. Tell two reasons why Abraham Lincoln and his family left Kentucky and moved to Indiana.

3. Make a time line. Begin your time line with the day Lincoln was born. Then, add events in his life as we progress through the story. Use the Timeline Worksheet to write the events in Abe’s life.

4. Tell how Abraham Lincoln’s family influenced him as a young child. What did they help him learn?

CHAPTER ONE "FIND THE MATCH"

1. This is the kind of schoolhouse that Abe and his sister went to. __________________

2. Abe was born in this state. ____________

3. Abe moved to this state when he was 7-years old.

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4. This was Abe’s sister’s name. She was two years older than him. ___________________.

5. Abe’s family did not believe in this and the people in Indiana could not do this. It was against the law. __________.

6. Abe became very good at using this when they were building their home in Indiana.___________

7. This person believed in hard work, was religious, and taught Abe and Sarah how to read and write. __________

Additional Activities:

1. Use the map. Use the outline of the United States Map. Color the state where Lincoln was born blue.

Color the state where Lincoln moved when he was 7-years old.

2. Use a graphic organizer. Compare school for Abe to school now. (see graphic organizer in this lesson plan unit)

  JOURNAL PROMPTS:

1. Tell about the changes in Abe’s life when he was 9-years old. What challenges did Abe’s family have then? Tell what happened to make life better for the Lincoln family and how this person helped them.

2. Imagine you are a friend of Abe Lincoln. The politicians come to town to talk to the people. After they left, Abe starts imitating them. Draw a picture of Abe imitating the politicians. Read p. 12 again to make sure you have the details. Then, show and tell how the people felt about Abe’s stories and imitations.

3. Describe Abe’s life as a teenager. What did he do? How did he get his nickname, "Railsplitter"? What exciting adventure did Abe have with his friend, Allen?

4. Complete the important events of Abe’s life on your timeline

Match Old Abe

Chapter Two Name _______________

1. This was the name of Abe’s second mother who taught him to love books. ________________.

2. Abe got this nickname because he spent a lot of time chopping wood into rails for fences. ____________

3. This was Abe’s friend who built a flatboat with Abe when he was 19-years old. _______________

4. After the politicians would come to town, Abe would do this and make people laugh _______________

5. This was the place in New Orleans that Abe saw African people being sold. ________________

6. This is a boat that was used to move goods up on the Ohio River to New Orleans ______________

CHAPTER 3

JOURNAL PROMPTS

1. Describe what happened when Abe ran for the Senate. Who did he run against? Tell what each person believed and what happened after these Great Debates. How did the debates help these men?

2. Tell what Abe decided to do when he was 21-years old. Why? What did he do when he was a clerk that made him famous?

3. Tell what happened when Abe met Mary Todd. How were Mary and Abe alike? How were they different?

4. What is an abolitionist? What was happening in the country when Abe went to Congress in 1846? What did he do? How was the country divided?

Chapter 3

Match Old Abe Name ___________________

1. Abe met her at a dance. They both were against slavery. _______________

2. This is a group of people who wanted to end slavery.

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3. This man debated Lincoln when he was running for the Senate. The debates were famous and called the Great Debates. ________________

4. When Lincoln lived in New Salem, he did this in a society of men who had more education than Lincoln. ________

5. Lincoln went here in 1846 and wanted to pass a law against slavery. _____________________

6. Lincoln took this job when he did not get elected and met a lot of people. ____________________

Vocabulary Profile

Chapter 3

JOURNAL PROMPTS

Chapter 4

1. Explain how the United States was divided in the 1860s. Tell why and what happened.

2. Tell about the Civil War battles. Name the battles that the Union troops won; name the battles that the Confederacy won.

3. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? How did the Southern states feel about this law? What happened when they were angry with Lincoln? What finally ended slavery?

4. Describe how we honor Lincoln today. Where can we see things in his honor? Why is Lincoln on a penny?

Vocabulary Profile