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Lincoln
Social
Studies
Student
Ac/vi/es
for
Grades
812:
For
Use
A;er
Viewing
En/re
Film
Overview
The
following
ac/vi/es
were
developed
as
companion
resources
for
the
Na/onal
Geographic
Channel
docudrama
Killing
Lincoln,
narrated
by
Oscar-winning
actor
Tom
Hanks.
The
lm
is
based
on
Bill
OReilly
and
Mar/n
Dugards
best-selling
book
Killing
Lincoln.
The
student
ac/vi/es
may
be
used
a;er
students
view
specic
clips
or
a;er
they
view
the
en/re
lm.
Each
ac/vity
is
labeled
as
to
whether
it
is
suitable
to
use
with
individual
streamed
clips
or
requires
students
to
view
the
en/re
lm
before
they
can
construct
their
responses.
Labels
indicate
which
program
clip
corresponds
with
the
ac/vity.
Most
of
the
clips
are
approximately
two
minutes
in
length.
The
ac/vi/es
require
students
to
engage
in
higher-order
thinking
and
construc/ve
conversa/ons.
Students
will
also
use
historical
habits
of
mind
to
analyze
perspec/ves
and
connect
historical
events
to
the
present.
Teachers
may
opt
to
have
students
use
the
resources
in
the
electronic
version
as
provided
here,
or
they
may
duplicate
the
materials
for
students
to
manually
write
their
responses.
A
separate
document
is
provided
as
an
answer
key.
About
Sheryl
A.
Jones
Creator
of
the
Educa<on
Materials
Sheryl
Jones
is
a
dedicated
educator
who
currently
serves
Detroit
Public
Schools
as
the
director
of
the
Department
of
Mul/lingual/Mul/cultural
Educa/on.
In
this
role,
she
is
the
lead
administrator
for
the
Oce
of
Social
Studies,
Oce
of
English
Language
Learners
and
the
Oce
of
Global
Language.
Ms.
Jones
states:
The
docudrama,
Killing
Lincoln,
is
a
compelling
educa5onal
lm
that
oers
a
fresh
perspec5ve
on
the
assassina5on
of
Abraham
Lincoln.
The
content
of
this
lm
readily
lends
itself
to
debate
and
substan5ve
conversa5ons
in
the
classroom.
It
also
provides
great
opportuni5es
for
students
to
make
contemporary
connec5ons
to
historical
events,
thereby
making
history
engaging
and
relevant.
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of
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