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http://wereboss4.pbworks.com/w/page/24994656/Chapter%20Summaries - Chapter Summaries 

http://www.fords.org/home/education/resources-teachers - Lincoln - Ford Theatre

 http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/lincoln/trailers/lincoln-tv-spot-unite-30781705.html - Lincoln Trailer - S. Spielberg

http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/?gclid=COSv1MePlbQCFQ-e4AodDmYAbQ - Abraham Lincoln's Classroom - Learn more about the people in Abraham Lincoln's life, & the characters portrayed in "Lincoln"

 http://www.readinga-z.com/projectable/book.php?id=774⟨=1&type=book&page=1 - Abraham Lincoln - From Log Cabin to White

http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/biography/LincolnsPersonalLife/toc.html Lincoln's Personal Life

http://www.readinga-z.com/projectable/book.php?id=774⟨=1&type=book&page=1 - Abraham Lincoln

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/chasing-lincolns-killer-search-john-wilkes-booth-booktalk - Chasing Lincoln's Killer - Scholastic Book Talk Guide

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html - The Assassination

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrtime.html - Timeline

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrgall.html - Gallery of Photos & Artifacts

http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/curriculum/civil-war-curriculum/middle-school/lesson-plans-middle.html - Civil War - Lessons

http://www.censusdiggins.com/civil_war_prisons.html - Civil War Prisons

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/brady/ - Matthew Brady Photos - Civil War

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/civil-war/ - Civil War Photos - What Do You See?

 http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/ - National Museum of Health & Medicine - Hold Booth's Brain!

 SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS - Thus Always to Tyrants!

Who’s the only U.S. President to receive a patent?  He was also a small-business owner and one-time retailer.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN   

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/us-history/presidents/60271.html - Lincoln Sources

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/lookingforlincoln/featured/timeline-lincoln-over-time/260/ - Interactive Lincoln

http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/z_x16milk_sick_g.htm - Interesting Facts

http://pbskids.org/democracy/ - Democracy Game - PBS Kids

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/president/game.htm - If You Were President

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/lincoln/ - Abraham Lincoln Crossroads - National Constitution Center

 http://www.alplm.org/timeline/timeline.html - Lincoln - Interactive Timeline

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/lookingforlincoln/ - Looking for Lincoln - PBS

http://pbskids.org/wayback/prez/secrets/index.html - Secrets About the Presidents

Milk Sickness - Nancy Hanks Lincoln died during an epidemic of "milk sickness," caused by drinking the milk of cows feeding on poisonous plants. It is not clear, however, that she died of milk sickness.

John Wilkes Booth 

http://www.history.com/interactives/john-wilkes-booth-timeline-and-map - Booth Manhunt

Lincoln Quotes 

On attitude:

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.

You cannot fail, if you resolutely determine that you will not.

People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

On sales:

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.

On planning and time management:

I will prepare, and some day my chance will come.

If I only had an hour to chop down a tree.  I would spend the first  45 minutes sharpening my axe.

Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.  Never let your correspondence fall behind.

Photos

http://www.civil-war.net/searchphotos.asp?searchphotos=Gettysburg,%20PA - Civil War Photos

Crossword Puzzle 

http://ocic.k12.ok.us/pages/uploaded_files/assassincw.pdf - Assassin Crossword Puzzle

Projects

Keep a Diary

• Keep a diary as a person in the Civil War. Select characters.  Ideas for characters include soldiers from either side, a spouse of a soldier, a child, a politician or a civilian.  Imagine how you would have felt as that person during the Civil War and write about it in the diary.  Include your reactions to major events in the diary.

Create a Newspaper

• Create a newspaper as it might have appeared during the Civil War. Work in groups.  Each group will be assigned a date from the war on which a major event occurred.  Create the headlines and news stories that might be seen on that day. Each group will share its newspaper with the rest of the students as a way to review the major events of the war.

http://springfieldcivilwarwebquest.wikispaces.com/home - Civil War Webquest


Read more: Civil War Activities for Middle School | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/way_5261035_civil-war-activities-middle-school.html#ixzz1peythM00

Reading Response:

Sometimes we are pulled toward one or two characters in the story. We identify with them or feel sympathy for them. With which characters do you identify in the book, and why do you believe you identify with them?

Now that you are this far into the story, what do you look forward to learning next? What conflicts or problems do you think the characters will face? What qualities of your character (honest, loyal, cruel, dishonest, angry, vengeful) will affect how the character handles the problems and conflicts he or she encounters?

MINE EYES HAVE SEEN by ANN RINALDI 

http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/LLuna1/classnovels.cfm?subpage=1363102 - Mine Eyes Have Seen

The Lincoln White House and the Civil War

The Civil War made Abraham Lincoln’s White House (1861-1865) the center of attention for the entire country. From his first days as president, most of Lincoln’s decisions related to bringing the southern states back into the Union. He seldom left the nation’s capital during the war, and could not forget that Washington and the White House were targets of the Confederate forces. Until Union troops captured Alexandria, Virginia, the enemy was just across the Potomac River from the capital. Wherever he went, bodyguards protected Lincoln. His wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, feared that he would be attacked. Lincoln said that the first two or three threats to his life made him "a little uncomfortable . . . [but] there is nothing like getting used to things." The war hit close to home when Lincoln’s personal guard, Elmer Elsworth, was killed early in the war while on a mission that captured Alexandria. Lincoln would keep in touch with his generals on the battlefields by using the telegraph in the War Department building, which was next door to the White House. The president would go down a private stair, walk through the basement and a colonnade, and stroll across the White House lawn. Lincoln knew that the White House was a symbol. He wanted to make sure that the country knew that he was determined to finish the war and keep the southern states in the Union. Because of this he kept the White House open to those who wanted to discuss the war, or to tour the house. This showed Americans that the government was confident that the United States would survive.

The Lincoln White House and the Civil War

The Civil War made Abraham Lincoln’s White House (1861-1865) the center of attention for the entire country. From his first days as president, most of Lincoln’s decisions related to bringing the southern states back into the Union. He seldom left the nation’s capital during the war, and could not forget that Washington and the White House were targets of the Confederate forces. Until Union troops captured Alexandria, Virginia, the enemy was just across the Potomac River from the capital. Wherever he went, bodyguards protected Lincoln. His wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, feared that he would be attacked. Lincoln said that the first two or three threats to his life made him "a little uncomfortable . . . [but] there is nothing like getting used to things." The war hit close to home when Lincoln’s personal guard, Elmer Elsworth, was killed early in the war while on a mission that captured Alexandria. Lincoln would keep in touch with his generals on the battlefields by using the telegraph in the War Department building, which was next door to the White House. The president would go down a private stair, walk through the basement and a colonnade, and stroll across the White House lawn. Lincoln knew that the White House was a symbol. He wanted to make sure that the country knew that he was determined to finish the war and keep the southern states in the Union. Because of this he kept the White House open to those who wanted to discuss the war, or to tour the house. This showed Americans that the government was confident that the United States would survive.

“Assassin” The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth 

Katherine Behrens(Brown)

Chiddix Junior High

Summer 2010

Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

By reading the novel, Assassin by Anna Myers and studying primary source artifacts from The Library of Congress, students will gain a thorough understanding of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, and John Wilkes Booth.

Primary Resources from the Library of Congress 

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Rubric 

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“Assassin” Historical Artifact Writing Rubric

NAME:___________________________

HOUR:___________________________

GRADING:

Artifact addresses some aspect of Lincoln assassination.  /4

1^st or 3^rd person is used consistently throughout the writing or dialogue is clearly easy to follow.      /4

The author has included at least 5 historical facts from “Assassin” or Primary Source activity from The Library of Congress    /4

The writing is written during the 1860s and addresses assassination at Ford’s Theater.    /4

Plenty of description and interpretation is used.      /5

The author included additional ideas and fictional elements to their piece.      /5

Correct spelling and grammar is used and appearance is neat        /4                                     

TOTAL                        / 30

Primary Source Analysis Tool

In the observe column write what you notice in the picture or written artifact.  What is unusual?  Is there anything that stands out to you as being interesting?

In the reflect column write what you think is happening in the picture or discuss what you think the written artifact means?  Why was the picture or writing created?  What did it hope to accomplish?

In the question column write concerns or questions you have about the artifact.  What would you still like to know?

 http://ocic.k12.ok.us/pages/uploaded_files/assassincw.pdf - Assassin Crossword Puzzle

http://legacy.teachersfirst.com/lessons/lessonlist-lincoln.cfm - Lincoln Lessons

http://teachinghistory.org/best-practices/teaching-in-action/25032 - Lincoln Lessons

consumption - tuberculosis - attacks the lungs. Fever, night sweats, blood-tinged sputum

Chapter 4

1.  What is the big idea of chapter 4? What two major events happened?
2.  On page 32 what does the word shabbily mean?
3.  
4.  Find a complex sentence on page 35
5.  Find the serial sentence on page 36

Assassin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AKPc_X3rlg - Video Summary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIsSbHG3V94 - Assassin Commercial

This is a chifforobe. Probably similar to the one Booth locked Bella in while he carried out his diabolical plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/video/Was-Mary-Surratt-a-Lincoln-Conspirator.html - Was Mary Surratt a Conspirator in the Lincoln Assassination?

Booth's body aboard the USS Montauk.

Assassin Movie Trailer

 http://assassingroup2.pbworks.com/w/page/24956185/FrontPage - Assassin Movie Trailer Example

Movie Trailer Project (A brief preview that tries to get the audience interested in seeing the film through exciting clips & scenes)

Trailer should be approximately 2 minutes

Incorporate important & relevant story elements: plot points, characters, themes, dialogue, vocabulary, etc.

You may use any type of technology: pictures, music, sound effects, voice-overs, text, video, animation, etc.

Think of some of your favorite movie trailers for ideas.

Use foreshadowing, don't give too much away! Use humor, tag lines, etc.

Be creative! Have fun!

Reading Comprehension Activity 

http://mrnussbaum.com/lincoln/activities/lincolnassassination/ - Mr. Nussbaum - Lincoln's Assassination - Read the Passage & answer questions

Abraham Lincoln

Facts and Trivia http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/abraham-lincoln/facts.html

Abe Lincoln Fun Facts http://www.siec.k12.in.us/cannelton/abe/lincolnfunfacts.htm#funfacts  

More Fun Facts http://www.2020site.org/fun-facts/Fun-Facts-About-Abraham-Lincoln.html

Official Website of the White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln/

Overview of Life http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln77.html

Accomplishments http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln87.html

Assassination http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln75.html

Multimedia Biography http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/lincoln/#

Hero History: Abe Lincoln http://www.imahero.com/herohistory/abe_herohistory.htm

Assassination http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/lincolns-assassination/

John Wilkes Booth

JWB life http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln72.html

JWB timeline/map-- The Final Days http://www.history.com/interactives/john-wilkes-booth-timeline-and-map

Images and Role in Conspiracy http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/booth.html

Ulysses S. Grant

Biography site  http://www.biography.com/people/ulysses-s-grant-9318285  

Facts from a historian’s Point of View  http://www.empirenet.com/~ulysses/

Biography for Kids http://www.usa4kids.com/presidents/Ulysses_S_Grant.html

Robert E. Lee

Biography page http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/About%20the%20General.htm

Facts and pictures http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/B/relee/relee.htm

Timeline for kids http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/lee-timeline/

Jefferson Davis

Facts http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/people/bio.cfm?PID=24  

Detailed (challenging) http://www.civilwarhome.com/jdavisbio.htm

User-friendly facts! http://histclo.com/pres/Ind19/davis.html

Elizabeth Keckley

Facts http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/keck-eli.htm   

Source from the White House http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=60&subjectID=2

Short summary http://www.biography.com/people/elizabeth-keckley-9361611

Lucy Lambert Hale

Short bio http://civilwartalk.com/threads/lucy-lambert-hale.61336/

Informative site http://www.seacoastnh.com/History/History_Matters/The_Elusive_Trail_of_Lucy_Hale/

John T. Ford

About his theater  http://www.fordstheatre.org/home/about-fords

http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/3b/hh3b.htm

John and Mary Surratt

http://www.surratt.org/su_hist.html

Summary and photos http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/surrattm.html

Info. About John  http://www.fold3.com/page/432_mary_surratt_and_her_son_john_surratt/

Info. on crime and execution  http://www.crimemuseum.org/Mary_Surratt

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

http://www.samuelmudd.com/

Biographic Sketch http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/mudd.html

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln29.html

The Dr. Mudd House Museum http://drmudd.org/

David Herold and Samuel Arnold

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/herold.html

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln28.html

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/arnold.html

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln31.html

Important Places:

Ford’s Theater

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc38.htm

Facts and a short quiz for kids  http://www.mrgigliotti.com/Washington%20Fords%20Theater%20fun%20facts.htm  

Info. about after the assassination  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/ford.html

Escape route of John Wilkes Booth

Summary and map http://assassins-chicago.com/?p=458

http://www.civilwartraveler.com/about/maps/JWBMap.pdf

http://rogerjnorton.com/photos/assassination20.html

Fort Sumter

Civil War for Kids  http://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_fort_sumter.php

Visiting Fort Sumter http://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/battle-fort-sumter.htm

Fort Sumter in pictures http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/04/pictures/110412-fort-sumter-civil-war-nation-150-anniversary-first-battle/

Surratt Boarding House

Then and Now http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/2310/then-and-now-surratt-boarding-house/

http://dcist.com/2011/02/looking_back_mary_surratt_boarding.php#photo-1

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln26.html

http://www.surratt.org/su_hist.html

Washington, DC

Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC http://washington.org/

Washington, DC Travel Guide  http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/district-of-columbia/washington-dc/

Civil War Traveler http://www.civilwartraveler.com/EAST/DC/index.html

Richmond, VA

Encyclopedia Virginia http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Richmond_During_the_Civil_War

Civil War Traveler  http://www.civilwartraveler.com/EAST/VA/va-central/richmond.html

National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/rich/index.htm

Visit Richmond, VA http://www.visitrichmondva.com/things-to-do/attractions/civil-war/