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***New Lesson Plan:*Abraham Lincoln: The Face of a War**The two lessons in this issue use portraits of Abraham Lincoln as an introduction to a study of the Civil War. All of the portraits are from Lincoln’s own time: an 1860 Mathew Brady photograph, Alexander Gardner’s famous “cracked-plate” photograph from 1865, two plaster “life masks,” and an eyewitness drawing of the president’s arrival in the enemy capital of Richmond at the close of the war.View the Complete Lesson Plan
1.  The Music in Poetry2.  Every Picture has a Story3.  Tale of a Whale and Why It Can Be Told4.  Introduction to the Nature Journal5.  WWII on the Home Front: Civic Responsibility6.  Teaching with Collections7.  Winning the Vote: How Americans Elect Their President8.  A Shape-Note Singing Lesson9.  Building Up, Breaking Down10.  Tomorrow's Forecast:  Oceans and WeatherColorful, engaging student tutorials bring Smithsonian collections to life online. Send students here for self-directed fun and learning.Select an *Idea*LabRelated Publications			Tap into the latest Smithsonian resources, research, and exhibitions.  Access additional lesson plans, worksheets, and teaching materials.Begin your search now. 			 >>                  |
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