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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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Picture of writer and Lincoln Farm Association Board member Samuel Clemens  

Did You Know?
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was a part of the Lincoln Farm Association Board of Trustees. There were 28 board members total. Some other prominent figures on the board included Ida Tarbell, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Richard Lloyd Jones, and Robert Collier.

Last Updated: July 29, 2008 at 13:02 EST