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Topic |
Resource name |
Title |
Description |
Grade(s) &
RI GSE(s): |
| All |
American Memory Collection
- Library of Congress |
Abraham Lincoln Papers |
Modules with historical documents; three strands: U.S. history
(how Lincoln fit in to the context of the events of
the time),
critical thinking (analyzing and researching issues of the time),
art & humanities (in-depth modules on various documents / speeches
by / concerning Lincoln and his life and times). |
6-8, 9-12
RESOURCE
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| All |
Brown University Library Center for Digital Initiatives
|
Lincoln Broadsides |
Online resource containing a variety of historical documents
from the 1840s to the 1920s on a wide range of topics concerning
Lincoln both during his lifetime and referencing him after his
death. |
K-12
RESOURCE |
| All |
The Lincoln Institute
|
Lincoln Resources |
Main site for several projects of various emphases that contain
historical documents, lesson plans, activities, and student
resources on the events and people in Lincoln's life, as well as
Lincoln himself. |
K-12
RESOURCE |
| All |
The Lincoln Forum |
Links to Lincoln Resources |
List of links to the sites of organizations and resources that
focus on a variety of Lincoln-related topics. |
K-12
RESOURCE |
|
Assassination |
HistoryNow - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
What Events Led to Lincoln's Assassination? |
Activities to incorporate into lesson plans concerning potential
reasons that Lincoln's assassination happened and the consequences
of the event. |
3-5
HP 1 (3-4) 1.c;
HP 1 (5-6) 1.c |
| Civil War |
The Educator's Reference Desk |
Abraham Lincoln, President and Leader During the Civil War
|
Mini-unit containing various activities (of varying levels of
complexity) on Lincoln's life and the world in which he lived. |
1
HP 2 (K-2) 2.a |
| Civil War |
Harper's Weekly |
Illustrated Civil War:
Newspapers and Magazines |
Various activities (simulation games) to be used as resources,
and their corresponding primary documents relating to Lincoln, his
Presidency, and the Civil War. |
6-12
RESOURCE |
| Civil War |
The Educator's Reference Desk
|
What did Abraham Lincoln do to Preserve the Union? |
Activities containing reading and responding to questions on
Lincoln and his actions during the Civil War. |
6-8
HP 1 (5-6) 2.a;
HP 1 (7-8) 2.a,b;
HP 1 (5-6) 1.b,c;
HP 1 (7-8) 1.c |
| Civil War |
PBS |
The Civil War:
Civil War Letters |
Activities relating to Civil War letters: analysis of primary
sources, role-playing of regional viewpoints. |
6-8, 9-12
HP 1 (5-6) 1.a,c;
HP 1 (7-8) 1.a,c;
HP (9-12) 1.s,c;
HP 1 (5-6) 2.a;
HP 1 (7-8) 2.a,b;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.a,b |
| Civil War |
PBS |
The Civil War:
Lincoln and Reconstruction |
Activities and questions for students in a simulation-style
mini-unit focusing Lincoln's life as President during and after the
Civil War. |
8-12
C&G 2 (7-8) 1.a;
HP 1 (7-8) 1.a;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a;
HP 1 (7-8) 2.a;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.a;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.a,b;
HP 2 (9-12)2.a,b;
HP 3 (7-8) 1.b;
HP 3 (9-12) 1.b |
| Civil War |
Abraham Lincoln Association |
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War: A Document-Based Unit for the
High School Classroom |
Three lessons on Lincoln concerning his role as the
"Emancipator," his role as commander-in-chief, and his challenge in
explaining why the Civil War was necessary. |
9-12
HP 1 (9-12) 1.b,c,d;
HP 2 (9-12) 1.a,b;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.b |
| Civil War |
EDSITEment |
Lincoln Goes to War |
Activities and questions on significant events, the
decision-making process, and Lincoln's actions leading up to and
during the Civil War. |
9-12
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.a;
C&G 4 (7-8) 1.b,d;
C&G 4 (9-12) 1.e;
C&G 5 (9-12) 3.a,b;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,b,c;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.b |
| Civil War |
EDSITEment |
Terrible Swift Sword: The American Civil War: "Lesson Plan Three
- Abraham Lincoln and Wartime Politics" |
Activities and questions within a series of case studies dealing
with Lincoln's wartime leadership. |
9-12
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.a;
C&G 3 (9-12) 1.d;
C&G 4 (9-12) 1.b,c,d;
C&G 5 (9-12) 3.a,b;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.b;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.b |
| Civil War |
HistoryNow - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan |
Activities to incorporate into lesson plans concerning Lincoln's
plan for the nation after the Civil War. |
9-12
C&G 2 (7-8) 1.a,b;
C&G 2 (9-12) 1.a,b;
C&G 3 (7-8) 1.b,d;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a;
HP 2 (9-12) 1.a;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.b |
| Civil War |
White House Historical Association |
President and War Powers: Lincoln and the Civil War - "The Great
Cause of Union" |
Information, questions, and activities on Lincoln's belief in
the importance of an undivided Union and the events leading to the
Civil War. |
9-12
C&G 1 (7-8) 2.b;
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.a,b;
C&G 2 (7-8) 1.a,b;
C&G 2 (9-12) 1.c,d;
C&G 3 (7-8) 1.b,d |
| Civil War |
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Online Exhibitions: "I take up my pen": Letters from the Civil
War |
Slideshow of letters from the Civil War with brief written
commentary and transcriptions. |
K-12
RESOURCE |
| Civil War |
America's Library - Library of Congress |
America's Story: Jump Back in Time - Civil War |
Anecdotal/background information on the Civil War. |
K-5
RESOURCE |
| Context |
Lincoln/Net |
Songs of the Times: American Concerns in 19th Century Campaigns |
Lesson incorporating audio files of 19th century campaign songs
to compare the campaign strategies and determine how the song
elements give clues to the political, social and economic climate of
the time. |
6-8, 9-12
C&G 4 (5-6) 1.a;
C&G 4 (7-8) 1.d,e;
C&G 4 (9-12) 1.c,d;
C&G 4 (Ext) 1.b,c,d,e;
HP 1 (5-6) 1.b,c,d;
HP 1 (7-8) 1.c,d;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.c,d;
HP 1 (5-6) 2.a;
HP 1 (7-8) 2.a;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.b;
HP 2 (5-6) 2.a,b;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.a,b;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.a,b |
| Emancipation Proclamation |
HistoryNow - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
The Emancipation Proclamation Through Different Eyes |
Activities to incorporate into lesson plans concerning ways in
which the Emancipation Proclamation was seen by various segments of
the population. |
6-8
HP 1 (5-6) 1.d;
HP 2 (5-6) 2.b;
HP 3 (5-6) 2.c |
| Emancipation Proclamation |
White House Historical Association |
Using Art to Study the Past - Abraham Lincoln and the
Emancipation Proclamation - 1863 |
Lesson studying the historical context of the Emancipation
Proclamation by evaluating a historical painting. |
6-8, 9-12
HP 1 (3-4) 1.b;
HP 1 (5-6) 1.b,c,d;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,c;
HP 2 (5-6) 2.a,b;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.a, |
| Emancipation Proclamation |
EDSITEment |
The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom's First Steps |
Activities and questions for students on the Emancipation
Proclamation, how/why it was formulated, and its significance. |
9-12
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.a;
C&G 4 (9-12) 1.e;
C&G 5 (9-12) 3.b;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,c;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.a;
HP 2 (9-12) 1.a,b;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.b |
| Gettysburg Address |
American Heritage Organization |
The Gettysburg Address |
Activity where students analyze the Gettysburg Address to
determine Lincoln's ideas about liberty and equality and where those
ideas can be found in other important documents. |
6-8
C&G 2 (7-8) 2.a;
HP 1 (5-6) 1.a,c;
HP 1 (7-8) 1.a,c |
| Gettysburg Address |
ReadWriteThink |
Abraham Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863 |
Activity where students analyze the Gettysburg Address at a
basic level (including Lincoln's purpose and tone). |
6-8, 9-12
RESOURCE |
| Lincoln |
The Ford's Theatre |
Lincoln as Leader: The Unlikely President |
Unit concerning Lincoln's leadership traits and how the
decisions he made while he was president demonstrated them and led
to him being considered a great president. |
8-10
C&G 1 (K-2) 2.b;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.d;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.a,b;
HP 3 (7-8) 2.c |
| Lincoln |
Education World |
Who was Abraham Lincoln? |
Activity 1: Mini-unit on Lincoln's character and the major
events in his life, also a segment comparing the period he lived in
to that of George Washington. |
K
HP 2 (K-2) 2.a |
| Lincoln |
National Archives |
Teaching with Documents Lesson Plan: The Unfinished Lincoln
Memorial |
Activities relating to Lincoln and the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, DC, and how Lincoln is remembered today.
|
K-12
C&G 2 (K-12) 2 |
| Rhode Island |
Abraham Lincoln's Classroom |
Abraham Lincoln and Rhode Island |
Resource material concerning Lincoln's two short visits to RI,
and RI's role in Lincoln's election to President and the Civil War. |
6-8, 9-12
RESOURCE |
| Slavery |
EDSITEment |
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854: Popular Sovereignty and the
Political Polarization Over Slavery |
Unit focusing on the Kansas-Nebraska act and distinguishing
between two different points of view (Lincoln's and Douglas's) on
government of the federal territories as they related to slavery. |
9-12
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.a;
C&G 4 (9-12) 1.e;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,c,d;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.a,b;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.b;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.a,b |
| Slavery |
EDSITEment |
Abraham Lincoln, the 1860 Election, and the Future of the
American Union and Slavery |
Unit focusing on Lincoln's politics and beliefs regarding
slavery as compared to other popular views, and how that affected
the nation and resulted in the Civil War. |
9-12
C&G 2 (7-8) 1.b;
C&G 2 (9-12) 1.b,d;
C&G 4 (9-12) 1.e;
C&G 4 (Ext) 1.e;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,c,d;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.a,b |
| Slavery |
HistoryNow - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Abraham Lincoln on Slavery and Race |
Activities to incorporate into lesson plans concerning Lincoln's
stance on slavery and race. |
9-12
HP 2 (5-6) 2.b;
HP 2 (7-8) 2.b;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,c;
HP 2 (9-12) 1.a;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.b |
| Slavery |
White House Historical Association |
President and War Powers: Lincoln and the Civil War - "Thence
forward, and Forever free" |
Information, questions, and activities on Lincoln's actions
against slavery. |
9-12
C&G 1 (7-8) 2.b;
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.a,b;
C&G 2 (7-8) 1.a,b;
C&G 2 (9-12) 1.c,d;
C&G 3 (7-8) 1.b,d |
| Speeches |
EDSITEment |
We Must Not Be Enemies: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address |
Activities and questions regarding Lincoln's first inaugural
address and its historical context and significance. |
3-5
C&G 1 (5-6) 2.b;
C&G 2 (5-6) 1.a,b;
C&G 2 (7-8) 2.a;
C&G 2 (5-6) 2.b;
C&G 3 (3-4) 2.c;
C&G 4 (7-8) 1.d,e;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.e;
HP 1 (5-6) 1.a,b,c,d;
HP 1 (3-4) 1.a,b,c;
HP 2 (5-6) 2.a,b |
| Speeches |
EDSITEment |
A Word Fitly Spoken: Abraham Lincoln on the American Union |
Activities and questions on Lincoln's three most famous speeches
to determine the importance of the union of the American states, not
only as a structure for government but as a marker for the future of
freedom in America. |
9-12
C&G 2 (3-4) 1.b;
C&G 2 (9-12) 1.d;
C&G 2 (9-12) 2.a,c,d;
C&G 2 (7-8) 2.a,b;
C&G 3 (9-12) 1.a;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a,b,c,d;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.a,b;
HP 2 (9-12) 2.a,b |
| Speeches |
Lincoln/Net |
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 |
Lesson concerning the Lincoln-Douglas debates and their
historical and political impact. |
9-12
C&G 1 (9-12) 1.c;
C&G 1 (9-12) 2.c;
C&G 2 (9-12) 1.a;
C&G 3 (7-8) 2.c;
C&G 4 (7-8) 1.e;
HP 1 (9-12) 1.a;
HP 1 (9-12) 2.a |
