**read the following paragraph, and take notes, 6 bullets max, 30 words max, no complete sentences, no "duh" notes.**
Birth and Early Life of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln never liked to
talk much about his early life. A poor backwoods farm boy, he grew
up swinging an ax on frontier homesteads in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.
He was born near Hodgenville,
Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin with one window, one door,
a chimney, and a hard-packed dirt floor. His parents named him after
his pioneer grandfather. The first Abraham Lincoln had been shot
dead by hostile Indians in 1786, while planting a field of corn in the
Kentucky wilderness.
Young Abraham was still a toddler
when his family packed their belongings and moved to another log-cabin
farm a few miles north, on Knob Creek. That was the first home he
could remember, the place where he ran and played as a barefoot boy.
He remembered the bright waters
of Knob Creek as it tumbled past the Lincoln cabin and disappeared into
the Kentucky hills. Once he fell into the rushing creek and almost
drowned before he was pulled out by a neighbor boy. Another time
he caught a fish and gave it to a passing soldier.
Correct Warm Up (5 minutes max)
Correct "Works Cited Worksheet" Homework (5 minutes max)
Distribute and Explain Rough Draft Outline Handout: (due friday) (5 minutes max)
In-Class Activity: Thesis Statement and Five Compelling
Questions on Your Topic.
(10 minutes max)
**write these down in your notebook: two points each: not extra
credit**
Correct In-Class Activity (remainder of
class period)