“Emancipation” from Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman

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Unit 3:

1. Letter Use the information in “Emancipation” to write a letter about emancipation that one of the following people might have written to President Lincoln: Frederick Douglass, Charles Sumner, the Kentucky congressman, or William A. Seward. 2. Comparisons In “O Captain! My Captain!” Walt Whitman compares President Lincoln to a ship’s captain and to a father of a family. What comparisons would you use for a leader? Write a paragraph in which you suggest two comparisons. Give reasons to support each of your choices. 3. Critical Response In your opinion, how effective are the visuals in the photobiography of Lincoln? What other choices for illustration might have been made? Write your opinion in a paragraph and support your evaluation with examples. 4. Generalizations On the basis of “Emancipation,” what generalizations can you make about the presidential decision-making process? What facts and pressures must the President consider when a decision has to be made about a problem? Explain your answer in a paragraph. 5. Photo Essay A photo essay tells a story in a carefully chosen sequence of photographs together with brief captions. Create a photo essay about a public figure whom you admire. Use your captions to make clear why you believe that this person deserves recognition and respect. 6. Prize Research Russell Freedman’s biography of Lincoln won the Newbery Medal in 1988. Use Internet or library resources to investigate this prize. Who awards the Newbery Medal? When was the prize established? What criteria are used for judging the contest? Who are some outstanding recipients of the prize? Present your findings in a brief written report. 7. Music Research Do some research to identify the lyrics and the melodies of some popular songs sung by both sides in the Civil War. Present your research in the form of an oral report to the class as a whole.

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