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Abraham Lincoln's Kentucky Influences
 

Lesson Plan Three

Abraham Lincoln was a very important president at a very critical time in American history. He was born in Kentucky and many of the people who influenced his life were also from Kentucky. Your product should give your readers/viewers insight into his life and any Kentucky influences you found in your research. Each student will have an opportunity to present their media pieces and we will have an opportunity to read the printed media.

Content: Social Studies
Grade Levels: 6 - 8
Length: 5-7 days

The lesson consists of the following items:

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Photo of Abraham Lincoln dated 1858
Lincoln's Kentucky Influences
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Did You Know?
Lincoln was the first president to give national status to Thanksgiving Day. His last proclamation, October 20, 1864, appointed and set “apart the last Thursday of November...to be observed by all…as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God, the beneficent Creator and Ruler of the universe.”

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