Mr. Saindon
United States History
Monday, May 12
to Friday, May 16
Last Week
Wrapping up "Overview of the Civil War" packet. Will finish on Monday
This Week: Three topics:
1. Gettysburg: Fill out close activity on the Gettysburg Address (100 points)
2. Skit on the Emancipation Proclamation ((100 points based on team work and focus)
3. "Killing Lincoln"packet questions (100 points)
Battle of Gettysburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Countdown to the Civil War
Learning Objective
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Students will identify the conflicts between the North and South and explain how these led to the Civil War.
1.Students will be able to create a timeline of events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg. Students will be able to discuss the effects of the Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. After reading the Gettysburg Address, students will be able to summarize the content.
2. Students will be able to discuss the political and military conditions that led to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. After reading the document, students will be able to summarize, in writing, the meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation.
3. Lincoln’s Assassination – Understand the events leading up to and following April 14, 1865.
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The Investigation and Trial – Dive into the search for John Wilkes Booth and the trial of the conspirators.
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Lincoln’s Legacy – Analyze Abraham Lincoln’s lasting impact on America today.
Fall of Richmond
Song: The Night They
Drove Old Dixie Down
Lincoln Surveys the Carnage at Petersburg, Virginia

United States of America
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Confederate States of America
CSA
President Abraham Lincoln
President Jefferson Davis
Mr. John Paul Saindon
Lifelong History Fanatic
Attended Palm Avenue Elementary School K-5, Wasco, California
Thomas Jefferson Junior High 6-8, Wasco California
Saint Anthony's Seminary
High School, Santa Barbara, California
Mr. Saindon graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the
University of California, Santa Barbara (Thanks, Mom)
Elementary and Secondary Teaching Credential: California State University, Bakersfield
Master's in Education: Fresno Pacific University






