Lincoln

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Who Was He?

• A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective.
• Know these vocabulary words: reticent, patronize, restless, temperamental, patent, serene, emancipation, and allegiance.

Lesson 2: Childhood

• A participle phrase is made up of a participle along with other words that modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
• Expository writing is writing that provides information such as reports, lists, newspaper stories, speeches, biographies, magazine articles, and other informational writing.

Lesson 3: A Lawyer and Politician

• Every state has its own state government where decisions are made in regard to the people who live in the state.
• The federal government is made-up of elected officials from every state and makes decisions that are best for the country as a whole.

Lesson 4: Slavery

• A good speech states the speaker's position on an issue or topic and gives explanations for his or her reasoning.
• A good speaker uses body language effectively, shows enthusiasm, and avoids filler words like "um."

Lesson 5: Emancipation

• Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who escaped slavery and was instrumental in fighting for freedom.
• An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames the noun beside it.

Lesson 6: Civil War

• Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches in history.
• There were many reasons people chose to support or not support the Civil War.
• The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibited slavery within the United States.

Lesson 7: Assassination

• Lincoln was murdered in Ford's Theater shortly after he began his second term in office.
• A newspaper report provides factual information about the circumstances surrounding an event, but it does so in an interesting way that engages the reader.

Lesson 8: Words and Memories

• Recall the major events in Lincoln's life.

Final Project: Lincoln Showcase

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