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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: "A Word Fitly Spoken"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "Abraham Lincoln on the American Union:"A Word Fitly Spoken"" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Looking for Lincoln Through His Words

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this lesson plan, students explore how Abraham Lincoln used the power of words in speeches, letters and other documents. Students will use the PBS film Looking for Lincoln, the Gettysburg address, and Lincoln's letters as sources.
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Slavery in America

For Students 9th - 10th
People enslaved Africans for their enforced labor from before America's founding until the end of the Civil War. Learn about the history of slavery, its effects on a budding nation, and the fight to abolish it. This collection includes...