Lesson plan

“I Further Declare”: A Closer Look at the Emancipation Proclamation


GeoHistory GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson, the students will learn about the Emancipation Proclamation and how its delivery was important to African-Americans who wanted to join the fight to end slavery during the Civil War.

Duration

2 class periods

Author

Carol Carney
Warren

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

Teacher Instructions

WarrenDeclareT.pdf (176.29 KB)

Student Materials

CivilWar.pdf (434.52 KB)
CivilWarUL.pdf (421.9 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files