When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...

1. Ask students to tell you some facts they know about Abraham Lincoln. (Possible Answers: He was the 16th President of the United States; he signed the Emancipation Proclamation; he was ...

Photo: Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his ... Read more ...

students will discuss different reasons for writing letters and review some of Abraham Lincoln’s letters. In the Culminating Activity, students will write their own speeches or letters and then ...