The Lincoln Assassination: Multiple Accounts of the Same Event Webquest

*FULLY UPDATED 4/30/23*

CCSS.RI.5.6, CCSS.W.5.2.A-E

Students will navigate six different online accounts related to the the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and analyze the similarities and differences between each account of the topic.

The accounts of this event are in a variety of formats, from multiple sources (videos, articles, journals, etc.).

Students will determine whether each document is a firsthand or secondhand account, the author's purpose, and analyze for important details/information.

In addition to supporting the common core informational text standards involving multiple accounts of the same event/topic, this product also supports common core informational writing standards. Included with this product is a text-based writing prompt and planning sheet, requiring students to inform about the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the effects of his assassination.

Your purchase includes:

• Teacher Directions
• The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event activity sheets
• The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Analyzing Multiple Accounts of the Same Event questions
• Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the Same Event Comparison table
• Comparing and Contrasting Multiple Accounts of the same event Venn Diagram
• The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Text-Based Informational Writing Prompt and Planning Page

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