First, Then, Finally Framework
Student Activity: read a passage and take notes using the First, Then, Finally framework.
Use the copy provided by your teacher, or make a copy of the slides as directed by your teacher. Each slide is set up with text boxes for you to type in.
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When men take it in their heads to day, to hang gamblers, or burn murderers, they should recollect, that, in the confusion usually attending such transactions, they will be as likely to hang or burn some one who is neither a gambler nor a murderer as one who is; and that, acting upon the example they set, the mob of to-morrow, may, and probably will, hang or burn some of them by the very same mistake. And not only so; the innocent, those who have ever set their faces against violations of law in every shape, alike with the guilty, fall victims to the ravages of mob law; and thus it goes on, step by step, till all the walls erected for the defense of the persons and property of individuals, are trodden down, and disregarded.
~ Abraham Lincoln, Lyceum Speech Excerpt, 1838
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Read & Summarize
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Instructions: Read the passage below. Then determine what happened first in the reading, what happened next, and what happened at the end of the passage. Use complete sentences when completing the boxes.
When men take it in their heads to day, to hang gamblers, or burn murderers, they should recollect, that, in the confusion usually attending such transactions, they will be as likely to hang or burn some one who is neither a gambler nor a murderer as one who is; and that, acting upon the example they set, the mob of to-morrow, may, and probably will, hang or burn some of them by the very same mistake. And not only so; the innocent, those who have ever set their faces against violations of law in every shape, alike with the guilty, fall victims to the ravages of mob law; and thus it goes on, step by step, till all the walls erected for the defense of the persons and property of individuals, are trodden down, and disregarded.
~ Abraham Lincoln, Lyceum Speech Excerpt, 1838
First…
Finally…
Read & Summarize
Then…
Instructions: Read the passage below. Then determine what happened first in the reading, what happened next, and what happened at the end of the passage. Use complete sentences when completing the boxes.
When men take it in their heads to day, to hang gamblers, or burn murderers, they should recollect, that, in the confusion usually attending such transactions, they will be as likely to hang or burn some one who is neither a gambler nor a murderer as one who is; and that, acting upon the example they set, the mob of to-morrow, may, and probably will, hang or burn some of them by the very same mistake. And not only so; the innocent, those who have ever set their faces against violations of law in every shape, alike with the guilty, fall victims to the ravages of mob law; and thus it goes on, step by step, till all the walls erected for the defense of the persons and property of individuals, are trodden down, and disregarded.
~ Abraham Lincoln, Lyceum Speech Excerpt, 1838
First…
Finally…
Read & Summarize
Then…
Instructions: Read the passage below. Then determine what happened first in the reading, what happened next, and what happened at the end of the passage. Use complete sentences when completing the boxes.
What is Lincoln suggesting in the last sentence of the paragraph? What risk worries him if mobs and their passions rule? What does he mean by “walls”?
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Student #2: ______________________
Write Your Response Here. Be sure to use what you learned in the reading and your own knowledge and experiences to answer the question thoroughly.
Student #3: ______________________
Student #4: ______________________
Reflect and Discuss
Instructions: Respond to the following question using the reading and your own knowledge and experiences. Be as thorough as possible.
Instructions: When instructed, you will share your responses with your group. Take notes on their responses in the boxes below. Be sure to write their names at the top of each box.
What Lincoln is describing is the opposite of the Rule of Law. What do we mean by the Rule of Law v the Rule of Mob? What causes people to opt for mob rule?
Student #1: ______________________
Student #2: ______________________
Write Your Response Here. Be sure to use what you learned in the reading and your own knowledge and experiences to answer the question thoroughly.
Student #3: ______________________
Student #4: ______________________
Reflect and Discuss
Instructions: Respond to the following question using the reading and your own knowledge and experiences. Be as thorough as possible.
Instructions: When instructed, you will share your responses with your group. Take notes on their responses in the boxes below. Be sure to write their names at the top of each box.