In the first article, “Who Was John Wilkes Booth Before He Became Lincoln’s Assassin,” students are introduced to and provided background information on Abraham Lincoln’s killer. The next resource, “7 Things You Might Not Know: Abraham Lincoln,” is an infographic that provides interesting background knowledge about Abraham Lincoln. At this point students read an excerpt from, “Chasing Lincoln’s Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth,” by James Swanson which gives a lead up to the assassination. Students then begin to explore the setting for the assassination using the interactive website, Ford’s Theatre Virtual Tour. The next resource, “The Blood Relics From the Lincoln Assassination,” further exposes students to the author James Swanson and the surviving objects from Lincoln’s murder. The expert pack culminates with, “Wanted! The President’s Killer,” which ties the rest of texts together.
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