Teacher Resources
On this page are the web sites and sources that were used for building this site. The House Divided Project is an incredibly valuable resource for teachers and students alike. There are links to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Stanford History Education Group, too. SHEG has many helpful ideas for teachers who want their students to actually "do history." Gilder Lehrman has many primary source documents as well as their own program, called Teaching Literacy Through History, which has helped many students to improve their reading skills while analyzing primary source documents. The close reading videos are designed to model strategies the students can use while constructing their own essays. The two videos that I created were done with iMovie on an iPad, so if students have access to these devices, they could easily create their own videos.
Depending on the level of the student, some documents can be read independently, while some may need to be done in chunks to help the students fully understand the text. Other strategies can be implemented as well. Jigsaw, think-pair-share and teacher-guided reading can also be used. Teachers should feel free to use the questions provided on each page in constructing their lessons. I attempted to write the questions in these documents in a manner that forced the students to research the questions using available technology. The strategies employed at this web site are designed to help the students engage in historical inquiry-based analysis while sharpening their literacy skills. The relevant standards for APUSH are included.
These are the websites that were consulted for this site:
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - create an account to get started. It's free, plus there are many great features to this site.
Stanford History Education Group - another great resource for teachers. There are many inquiry based lessons that cover many aspects of history.
House Divided Project - this is an incredible research engine on the people and events surrounding the Civil War. There are various links, including one to Lincoln's writings.
Library of Congress
National Archives
Other sources that were used include the following:
1. Abraham Lincoln to William Herndon, June 12, 1848, in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services, 2001), 1:493, originally published as Collected Works (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953) accessed July 5, 2016
2. Abraham Lincoln to Owen Lovejoy, August 11, 1855, in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services, 2001), 2:316-317, originally published as Collected Works (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953) accessed July 20, 2016
3. Abraham Lincoln, Speech at Peoria, October 16, 1854, in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services, 2001), 2:273-274, originally published as Collected Works (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953) accessed July 20, 2016
4. Anbinder, Tyler. Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings and the Politics of the 1850s. Oxford University Press, 1992.
5. Burlingame, Michael. Abraham Lincoln: A Life. Johns Hopkins University Press (2008), http://www.knox.edu/about-knox/lincoln-studies-center/burlingame-abraham-lincoln-a-life
6. Donald, David Herbert. Lincoln. Simon and Schuster, 1995.
7. Fehrenbacher, Don. The Slaveholding Republic: An Account of the United States Government’s Relations to Slavery. Oxford University Press, 2001.
8.Foner, Eric. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. W.W. Norton and Company, 201
9.Gienapp, William E. The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856. Oxford University Press, 1987.
10. Guelzo, Allen C. Fateful Lightning. Oxford University Press (2012)
11. Howe, Daniel W. What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Oxford University press (2007)
12. McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom. Oxford University Press (1988)
13. White, Ronald C. A. Lincoln: A Biography. Random House (2009)
14. Winkle, Kenneth J. The Young Eagle. Taylor Publishing Company, 2001.
On this page are the web sites and sources that were used for building this site. The House Divided Project is an incredibly valuable resource for teachers and students alike. There are links to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Stanford History Education Group, too. SHEG has many helpful ideas for teachers who want their students to actually "do history." Gilder Lehrman has many primary source documents as well as their own program, called Teaching Literacy Through History, which has helped many students to improve their reading skills while analyzing primary source documents. The close reading videos are designed to model strategies the students can use while constructing their own essays. The two videos that I created were done with iMovie on an iPad, so if students have access to these devices, they could easily create their own videos.
Depending on the level of the student, some documents can be read independently, while some may need to be done in chunks to help the students fully understand the text. Other strategies can be implemented as well. Jigsaw, think-pair-share and teacher-guided reading can also be used. Teachers should feel free to use the questions provided on each page in constructing their lessons. I attempted to write the questions in these documents in a manner that forced the students to research the questions using available technology. The strategies employed at this web site are designed to help the students engage in historical inquiry-based analysis while sharpening their literacy skills. The relevant standards for APUSH are included.
These are the websites that were consulted for this site:
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - create an account to get started. It's free, plus there are many great features to this site.
Stanford History Education Group - another great resource for teachers. There are many inquiry based lessons that cover many aspects of history.
House Divided Project - this is an incredible research engine on the people and events surrounding the Civil War. There are various links, including one to Lincoln's writings.
Library of Congress
National Archives
Other sources that were used include the following:
1. Abraham Lincoln to William Herndon, June 12, 1848, in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services, 2001), 1:493, originally published as Collected Works (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953) accessed July 5, 2016
2. Abraham Lincoln to Owen Lovejoy, August 11, 1855, in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services, 2001), 2:316-317, originally published as Collected Works (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953) accessed July 20, 2016
3. Abraham Lincoln, Speech at Peoria, October 16, 1854, in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services, 2001), 2:273-274, originally published as Collected Works (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953) accessed July 20, 2016
4. Anbinder, Tyler. Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings and the Politics of the 1850s. Oxford University Press, 1992.
5. Burlingame, Michael. Abraham Lincoln: A Life. Johns Hopkins University Press (2008), http://www.knox.edu/about-knox/lincoln-studies-center/burlingame-abraham-lincoln-a-life
6. Donald, David Herbert. Lincoln. Simon and Schuster, 1995.
7. Fehrenbacher, Don. The Slaveholding Republic: An Account of the United States Government’s Relations to Slavery. Oxford University Press, 2001.
8.Foner, Eric. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. W.W. Norton and Company, 201
9.Gienapp, William E. The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856. Oxford University Press, 1987.
10. Guelzo, Allen C. Fateful Lightning. Oxford University Press (2012)
11. Howe, Daniel W. What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Oxford University press (2007)
12. McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom. Oxford University Press (1988)
13. White, Ronald C. A. Lincoln: A Biography. Random House (2009)
14. Winkle, Kenneth J. The Young Eagle. Taylor Publishing Company, 2001.
This web site was created by J.B. Duncan as a part of the Gilder Lehrman Online Course "Understanding Lincoln" which was conducted by Professor Matthew Pinsker of Dickinson College. J.B. teaches U.S. History at Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas.