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Lesson //7//: The Emancipation Proclamation

Description of lesson: // We will be listening to the podcast below to get an opening perspective on the Emancipation Proclamation. Students will then be divided into three groups and present short presentations at the end of class. //

Time for this lesson: Two days. Day one will be a day to gather thoughts and facts that you and your group would like to present. Day 2 will give the students a few minutes to prepare and the rest of the class will be allotted to presentations.

Assignment: The groups will be divided by Confederates, Northern Democrats, and Abolitionists. Each group will work together to construct an appropriate response to the Proclamation from the perspective of the group they represent. Presentations will be 2-3 minutes in length and include what the group would think, why, and how this executive order influences economics and politics.

Resources/materials needed: The text of the [|Emancipation Proclamation] media type="file" key="emanc proc.mp3" width="240" height="20" The Podcast: A radio style newscast of the day that they Proclamation went into effect featuring three separate perspectives Class notes Classmates

 Technology reflection: // One difficulty of teaching the Civil War, and history in general is that it is sometimes difficult to relate to for students. The podcast is done in a radio show format that will be more familiar for them, and here from people who speak like them. Technology gives us the opportunity to present "old" information in a new way. //

Evaluation: // I skewed the podcast perspective on purpose to lean toward Northern Sentiment. I hope that the students extrapolate new information from reading the document and discussing it, instead of just repeating the information I provided. I also hope that they don't give me too much trouble about it being a radio show with callers in 1863. //