Who: The Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana State Bar Association invite schools and classrooms across Indiana to…

What: invite a volunteer attorney to come to your school or classroom and celebrate Lincoln’s 200th birthday by talking about Lincoln’s ideas about citizenship and the law.

Where: volunteer attorneys will come to your school or classroom

When: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 (his actual birth day)

RSVP: return the flyer below to the ISBA.   Once your registration is received, an attorney will contact you to coordinate the visit.

Extras: All teachers can request a binder full of free lesson plans on Lincoln and the Law (created in partnership with the Fort Wayne Lincoln Museum). Contact shachey@courts.state.in.us to request a binder.

Or, access the lesson plans from the links below.


Celebrating Lincoln's 200th Birthday

Volunteer Forms	Document
For Lawyers: Volunteer to Speak in a Classroom or School
For Teachers: Request a Lawyer to Visit Your Classroom or School
For Lawyers: Free CLE and Volunteering Information

Lincoln Lesson Plans
Access information about lesson plans, primary sources, images, standards, etc. from these pages.

Sample Supporting Materials Found in Lesson Plans
(Many more items are available for each lesson plan!)

Sample Materials	Document
Photo of President Abraham Lincoln with Son Tad (other images are found in the middle school lesson plans)
Transcription of Gettysburg Address
Transcription of the Emancipation Proclamation
Transcription of the 13th Amendment

For More Information Contact:

Dr. Elizabeth R. Osborn
Assistant to the Chief Justice for Court History & Public Education
Phone: 317-232-2550
Email: eosborn@courts.state.in.us

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