Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on the events that led to President Lincoln’s assassination and why his killer, John Wilkes Booth, wanted him dead. At the end of the Civil War, the country was still damaged by strong feelings of hatred between the North and the South. John Wilkes Booth thought that by killing Lincoln, he would be considered a hero.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Assassination of Lincoln Slide Deck
Discusses Abraham Lincoln’s background and success as president, followed by his tragic assassination.
Visit the site of Lincoln’s Assassination in this virtual tour from Ford’s Theatre.
Using the painting and first hand accounts, compose a letter to a friend in the role of the person the day after witnessing President Lincoln’s death in this activity from Ford’s Theatre.
Explore witness testimonies and crime scene evidence to gather material to write a newspaper article account of the assassination, including an eye grabbing headline in this project from Ford’s Theatre.
Select a photograph and reflect on its significance using the guided questions in this activity from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
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