Abraham Lincoln Text Set

Post date: Mar 31, 2014 1:35:42 AM

Abraham Lincoln Text Set

Common Core Standard:

English Language Arts Standards » Standard 10: Range, Quality, & Complexity » Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Range of Student Reading 6-12

Informational Texts: Literary Nonfiction and Historical, Scientific, and Technical Texts

“Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln (1863)

eText

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

This link is to the download option page on the Project Gutenberg Website where the reader may chose to read the eText online or download an EPUB, Kindle or plain text of the book.

Article

President Lincoln Shot by an Assassin.; The Deed Done at Ford's Theatre Last Night. THE ACT OF A DESPERATE REBEL The President Still Alive at Last Accounts. No Hopes Entertained of His Recovery. Attempted Assassination of Secretary Seward. DETAILS OF THE DREADFUL TRAGEDY.

This link is to a copy of the original news article that was published on April 15, 1865 in The New York Times.

eBooks

The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln by Frances F. Browne

This link is to the download option page on the Project Gutenberg Website where the reader may chose to read the eBook online or download an EPUB, Kindle or plain text of the book.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Ward H. Lamon

The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln by Wayne Whipple

This link is to the download option page on the Project Gutenberg Website where the reader may chose to read the eBook online or download an EPUB, Kindle or plain text of the book.

Poem

The Death of Lincoln by Willam Cullen Bryant Poem

This is a link to a poem about the death of Abraham Lincoln.

Websites

Abraham Lincoln: The Presidential Biographies

This link is to the whitehouse.gov website about the history of Abraham Lincoln.

Biography: The Co-conspirators

This link is to a pbs.org website about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln Speeches Online

This link is to a website with additional links to Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.

NOTE: The additional resources listed below are not free.

Books

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

Killing Lincoln is a non-fiction book about the 186 assassination of U.S. President Abraham link. The link above is to the Amazon online store where the kindle edition of the book can be purchased.

An Acquaintance with Darkness (Great Episodes)

An Acquaintance with Darkness is a historical fiction book about the story of 14-year-old Emily Pigbush, who lives in Washington D.C. in 1865. She suspects her uncle is involved in body snatching and her best friend’s family is accused of plotting to kill Abraham Lincoln. The link above is to the Amazon online store where the kindle edition of the book can be purchased.

Lincoln: A Photobiography (Houghton Mifflin social studies)

Lincoln: A Photobiography is an illustrated non-fiction biography of Abraham Lincoln. The link above is to the Amazon online store where the kindle edition of the book can be purchased.

Movie

Lincoln Movie

The movie Lincoln is a drama that focuses on his final four months of life. The link above is to the Amazon online store where the movie can be purchased via instant streaming.