Sourcing Lincoln Power Hour: Curriculum Guide
Week 1: Who is Lincoln?
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) The Standing Lincoln (Chicago) The Lincoln Bench (Bloomington) Lincoln and Davis (Mississippi) Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota) “On the Circuit” (New Salem, IL)
- Teacher Model: Letter to George Latham (Mr. Lincoln's Advice, Lewis E. Lehrman)
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Week 2: The Railsplitter
- Self-made - Self-invented - Journal Divided, Michael Burlingame
- First Campaign Statement (March 9, 1832) - Lyceum Address (January 27, 1838) - Letter to William Herndon (July 10, 1848) - Letter to John Johnston (January 12, 1851) |
Week 3: Honest Abe
- Honest - Journal Divided, Michael Burlingame
- Notes for a Law Lecture (July 1, 1850) - Letter to Richard Yates (August 18, 1854) - Letter to Norman B. Judd (October 20, 1858) - Cooper Union (February 27, 1860) |
Week 4: Father Abraham
- Contemporaries - Leadership - “The Myth of Rivals” – Journal Divided
- Letter to Grace Bedell (October 19, 1860) - Letter to Reverdy Johnson (July 26, 1862) - Letter to Joseph Hooker (January 26, 1863) - Letter to Ulysses S. Grant (January 19, 1865) |
Week 5: Great Emancipator
- Equality - Emancipation - “Lincoln’s Evolution on Race” – Adam Grant Kelley - Lost Speech
- House Divided Speech (June 16, 1858) - First Draft of Emancipation (July 22, 1862) - Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863) - Letter to Albert Hodges (April 4, 1864) |
Week 6: Savior of the Union
- Savior - Union - Lincoln’s Nationalism, Ana Kean
- Letter to Horace Greeley (August 22, 1862) - Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863) - Blind Memorandum (August 23, 1864) - Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865) |
Should Mrs. VanGorder (and history teachers in general) use the movie “Lincoln” in class?
"Lincoln" Research Sites:
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