Abraham Lincoln: From Log Cabin to the White House
Biography (nonfiction), 2,004 words, Level Z (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Adjectives
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

This book tells of the life of Abraham Lincoln, including his humble childhood, his political career, and the troubled times of the nation he led. The book clearly illustrates how Lincoln's simple values of equality and freedom led the U.S. through its Civil War and made him one of the nation's greatest presidents.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
• Identify main ideas and details in text
• Identify and use adjectives from text
• Locate and define content words using a dictionary

Vocabulary

• Content words: abolitionist movement, bondage, civil rights, Confederacy, eloquent, emancipator, engagement, fell, flatboat, homespun, homey, inhumanely, mobilized, orator, secede, solemn, Union

Book Resources

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