Tasks:
- Begin class by contextualizing the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Review the way the Union and Confederacy mobilized for war, including the distinct advantages and disadvantages of each side.
- Discuss the Battle of Antietam, and the significance of this battle as it is connected to the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Return to the Emancipation Proclamation - If the proclamation did not free a single slave, then what exactly did it do?
- Kennedy claims that the Emancipation Proclamation is "stronger on proclamation than emancipation"
- Highlight phrases in the text that relate to "proclamation" - Lincoln announcing; and phrases that relate to "emancipation" - Lincoln speaking about freedom.
- Civil War letters: How did people feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?
- Read assigned letter from Union soldier, Confederate soldier, OR African American soldier.
- In small group, discuss the differences in opinion among the soldiers about the meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Assign Gettysburg Address - How did Lincoln define the Union?
Reminders:
- Unit Four test corrections due December 5, 2015
