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Assassin Novel - Prologue - Ch. 8.pdf

 

Assassin Novel - Ch. 9 - Epilogue.pdf

  

 

 

by Anna Meyer

 

 

Assassin, by Anna Meyer, is a wonderful piece of historical fiction about the events leading to the assassination of President Lincoln. What makes this novel so enthralling, is the perspective from which it is told - that of John Wilkes Booth, and the fictional character of young Arabella Getchel.

 The book has 207 pages. Each chapter the story switches to the viewpoint of a different character.

The story takes place in Washington City (now Washington, D.C.)  during the Civil War (1859).

The plot begins when the young  Arabella, is taken to Washington City from Richmond, Virginia to live with her grandmother after the death of her mother.  Her father is not comfortable with his parental duties and after leaving Arabella with a grandmother she doesn't know,  enlists in the Confederate Army.  She slowly becomes connected to the Union through life in  Washington City.

Arabella meets the idol of the day, a die-hard Confederate named John Wilkes Booth.  Booth is a man of considerable charm, and beguiles "Bella"  with his flattery and promises of acting advice.  He wins her over with his attention and and learns of her love for the father who abandoned her.  Through this information, he persuades her to unwittingly  become involved in his scheme of malevalent intentions.

 

 

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson112/elements.pdf. THIEVES STRATEGY

 

 

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

 

http://www.history.com/topics/underground-railroad/interactives#/home - History Channel - Civil War

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKERStM3trk - Commercial - John Wilkes Booth

 

http://www.socialstudies.com/c/product.html?record@SS43877+s@QLoS7voojnWtk - Lessons on American History

 

H:\Assassin - Anna Myers\Assassin - The Valley of the Shadow Two Communities in the American Civil War.mht

 

http://besthistorysites.net/index.php/american-history/1800/civil-war - Best Civil War Sites

 

 

http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc5/booth1.htm - John Wilkes Booth - Ford Theater Photos

 

 

 

 

 http://constitutioncenter.org/lincoln/ - Constitution Center - Put yourself in President Lincoln's shoes to make the decisions he faced

 

 

 http://www.history.com/interactives/john-wilkes-booth-timeline-and-map - John Wilkes Booth - History Channel Interactive

 

 This is the link to Anna Myers website for the book Assassin - http://reviews.mibba.com/Book/349/Assassin-Anna-Myers 

 

http://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=774 - Abraham Lincoln 

 

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/lincoln-primary-source-gallery - Lincoln - Primary Sources

 

 

 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/critical_thinking/6-8/pdfs/critical_thinking_028-download.pdf - Abraham Lincoln Vocabulary Activity

 

 

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html - The American Civil War Homepage

 

http://www.civilwarphotos.net/ - Civil War Photos

 

http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/New/Originals2/index.html - Civil War Photos

 

 

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/civil/ - Civil War Worksheets

 

 

President Lincoln Info

 

 

http://www.socialstudies.com/pdf/SHL177EX.pdf - TO TELL THE TRUTH MR. LINCOLN

 

 

 

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

 

http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/ - Valley of the Shadow - Lincoln

 

http://www.history.com/videos/civil-war#the-lincoln-assassination - Lincoln's Assassination - Dream

 

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/abrahamlincoln.htm - Lincoln Reciting the Gettysburg Address & other Information

 

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/abraham-lincoln/ - Lincoln Activities

 

^{http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/aboutinfo.html - Lincoln Net} 

 

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln2.html - Abraham Lincoln Research

 

 

http://www.neok12.com/php/devpst.php - Create a Civil War Presentation

 

http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/civilwar.html - Civil War - Mr. Donn

 

http://www.americancivilwar.com/civil.html - Civil War for Kids

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html - Civil War Photographs

 

 

 

http://www.history.com/photos/faces-of-civil-war - Faces of the Civil War - History Channel - Authenic Photos

 

 

 

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln.html - Lincoln's Assassination X

 

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln.html - Lincoln's Assassination

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln2.html - Lincoln Research Site

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln15.html - Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site  X

 

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln15.html - Mary Todd Lincoln

 

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln22.html - Mary Todd Lincoln - Asylum

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln66.html - Robert Lincoln's Research Site  X

 

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln66.html - Robert Lincoln

 

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/lincoln.html#1 - Lincoln Sites

 

http://www.socialstudies.com/c/article.html?article@SHL177 - To Tell the Truth - Lincoln

 

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/presidents/activity/5072.html - Lincoln - 2 Minds on Slavery

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/stern-lincoln/letters.html - Lincoln's Letters

 

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/failures.htm - Lincoln's "Failures"

 

http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html#Integrating Reading and Writing - Integrating Reading & Writing Activity

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln46.html - Lincoln's Prophetic Dream

 

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln74.html - Lincoln Conspiracy Theories

 

 

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ - Lincoln Quote - 2nd Inauguration Speech

 

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/soldslang.htm - Civil War Slang

 

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abraham_lincoln.html - Lincoln's Brainy Quotes

 

 

http://www.augustana.edu/library/SpecialCollections/civil1.html - 2 Civil War Diaries

 

http://millercenter.org/index.php/academic/americanpresident/lincoln - Pres. Lincoln - Reference

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html - Lincoln Papers

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/ - The Time of the Lincolns - PBS

 

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/abraham_lincoln/index.html - NY Times Lincoln Page

 

http://www.history.com/topics/lincoln-donner-party/videos#what-was-in-lincolns-pockets - Lincoln's Pockets at his Assassination

 

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civilwarpage.htm - Mr. Nussbaum - Civil War 

 

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/civil.htm - Civil War Sites

 

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/reconstruction_of_the_south/pages/resources.html - Civil War - South

 

http://americanfolklore.net/folktales/sc.html - Civil War Ghosts - Army of the Dead

 

http://www.civilwar.com/- Civil War Page 

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html - Civil War Timeline

 

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alhome.html -  Pres. Lincoln

 

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/ - Pres. Lincoln - Info & Online Quiz

 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/lincoln.html - Lincoln Memorial - Ben's Page

 

http://www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm - Lincoln Info -National Park Service - Virtual Tour

 

http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/teachers/lessons.html - Lincoln Lessons

 

http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/aboutinfo.html - Lincoln Net

 

http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/ - Lincoln's Classroom & Booth Flees DC

 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/lincoln/aa_lincoln_subj.html - Lincoln Interactive - What was in Lincoln's pocket when he was assassinated?

 

http://www.mrlincolnandthefounders.org/ - Mr. Lincoln & the Founders

 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln/ - Lincoln & Pres. White House

 

http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/cgcc/projects/bright/lincoln01.htm - Lincoln Timeline

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/lincoln/# - Interactive Lincoln Biography

 

 

 

 

http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/national-treasure/diary-of-john-wilkes-booth - John Wilkes Booth

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/lincoln/ - Lincoln Quizzes

 

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm Gettysburg - NPS

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/people/davis.html - Jefferson Davis

 

http://post182.tripod.com/id32.html - Lincoln - Kennedy Coincidences

 

http://civilwar.si.edu/ - Civil War - Smithsonian

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html - Civil War Timeline

 

http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/ - Civil War Battles by State

 

http://www.civilwar.si.edu/life_almanacs.html - Civil War Almanacs - Smithsonian

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html - Civil War Photos

 

http://www.quia.com/jg/65657.html - QUIA - Civil War Quiz

 

http://prizzowiki.pbworks.com/f/www_mrnussbaum_com+-+Interactive+United+States+History.mht - Interactive Civil War

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almintr.html - Emancipation Proclamation

 

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/jbrown/witness.html - John Brown - Raid & Capture

 

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/johnbrown/brownhome.html - John Brown's Trial

 

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0197844.html - Fact Monster - Mason Dixon Line

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/slavery/index.html - Slavery

 

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html - Born in Slavery - Accounts

 

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/slavery/ - Slave Auction

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ - Slavery - Nat'l. Geographic Interactive

 

http://www.freedomcenter.org/ - Underground Railroad Museum

 

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/underground/ - Underground RR Maps, Info - NPS

 

http://www.imahero.com/herohistory/abe_herohistory.htm - Lincoln Synopsis

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln72.html - John Wilkes Booth

 

http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/national-treasure/diary-of-john-wilkes-booth - Booth's Diaries

 

http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/national-treasure/missing-pages-of-a-diary - Booth on the run

 

http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/lincolns-assassination/ - Wanted Poster - John Wilkes Booth

 

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=38896_type=Book_typeId=1303455 - Chasing Lincoln's Killer - Book Talk

 

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/booth.htm - Life & Death of John Wilkes Booth

 

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/booth.html - Booth Photos

 

http://away.com/primedia/pol_soc/assassin_1.html - Booth - On Track of an Assassin

 

http://away.com/primedia/pol_soc/assassin_1.html - Discovery - Ghost Lab - Lincoln vs. Booth

 

http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln83.html - John Wilkes Booth autopsy

 

http://www.americanwriters.org/classroom/resources/tr_lincoln.asp - Gettysburg Address - CSpan - Video & Text

 

http://www.americanwriters.org/classroom/videolesson/vlp14_lincoln.asp - Gettsysburg Address, Civil War, Presidency CSpan Video

 

http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/teachers/lessons.html - Lincoln Lessons 

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/atwar/sf_soldier.html - Civil War Foot Soldier

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/wworld/index.html - Women in the Civil War 

 

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/quiz.htm - Lincoln Quiz

 

http://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=774 - Lincoln Book Online - Reading A-Z

 

http://constitutioncenter.org/lincoln/ - Lincoln's Crossroads 

 

http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html#Enrichment Activities - Civil War Book Activities & Assessment Questions

 

http://people.pppst.com/abraham-lincoln.html - Lincoln Powerpoints

 

http://americanhistory.pppst.com/civilwar.html - Civil Powerpoints

 

http://www_mrnussbaum_com+-+Interactive+United+States+History.mht - Mr. Nussbaum's Interactive Civil War Maps

 

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

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLXhHPKN3U - YouTube "Assassin" Commercial

 

http://www.mrgigliotti.com/Washington%20Fords%20Theater%20fun%20facts.htm - Ford's Theater Quiz & Interactive Washington, D.C. Map

 

http://www.educationalrap.com/song/the-civil-war.html - Civil War Rap Song - Lincoln

 

 

Projects Related to Assassin

 

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/linc/lincsg5.html - Dialogue Jacket/Character Map - Abraham Lincoln

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abraham Lincoln Quotes:

 

May our children and our children's children to a thousand generations, continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a united country, and have cause yet to rejoice under those glorious institutions bequeathed us by Washington and his compeers.

- October 4, 1862 Speech at Frederick, Maryland

 

 

 

 

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abraham_lincoln.html - Lincoln Quotes

 

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/quotes.htm - Lincoln Quotes

 

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Abraham_Lincoln - Lincoln Quotes

 

 

 

 

 

Name________________________________________    Date_____________________

The following terms are significant to the novel reading, please define terms by Friday.

 Reading Log - Pick five terms and read any news article making a connection to the word.

Abraham Lincoln	John Wilkes Booth	Ford’s Theater
Assassin	Mary Todd Lincoln	Assassination
abolitionist	militia	John Brown
arsenal	tyrant	President Buchanan

 

 

Lincoln Project 

 

Activity:  Identifying Main Ideas

1.  You will be making 1 power point slide to show the main ideas of part I of the reading.

2.  Use a blank template and add pictures and text boxes.

3.  You will be designing a "Concept Collage" using information from Part I of the story.

4.  You will need to find four pictures from google images that relate to what we have read today.  Each picture must have a caption explaining why you included the picture in your collage.

5.  When you have completed your slide, make sure your name is somewhere on it and drop it into the U:drive, schrooney literacy, Abe Lincoln, slide 1. 

 

Assassin Topics

 

 

 

Consumption

Harper’s Ferry, WV

John Brown

Camp songs

John Wilkes lines / quotes

Quakers’ take on slavery

Men / Women / First Ladies’ fashion

of this time period

Fort Delaware

Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth

Anna Myers

Washington D.C. Then and Now

Assassinations of Presidents

*Book Review Link with

Summaries of Each Chapter

(5 sentences or less)

*Themes

Civil War Battles

Games and Activities Related to the Book

Johnson

Gettysburg Address

Emancipation Proclamation

*Important Vocabulary Link (1st word - consumption)

Historical Fiction

*Plot Diagram

*Conflicts

Microsoft Excel Chart Wizard -

Connection Between Bella and Wilkes

Favorite Quotes

Fashions of the late 1800’s

Timeline of Events in History - Show where Lincoln’s Assassination Falls

Movie Maker

Audacity Clip

Music / Plays of the Time Period

L’Enfant, Pierre Charles

Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Theories

Civil War Battles / Sites

Ft. Sumter

 

  

 http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/curriculum/civil-war-curriculum/middle-school/final-assessment.pdf - Civil War Assessment - Middle School