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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Last Diary Entry of John Wilkes Booth

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Last Diary Entry of John Wilkes Booth" by John Wilkes Booth, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Reward for Booth

For Students 9th - 10th
View the broadside publicizing a $100,000 reward for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his two accomplices. The text explains the use of broadsides in publicizing announcements.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: The Assassination of Abe Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery publishes a captioned portrait of John Wilkes Booth in which Booth's animosity toward Lincoln and the events of Lincoln's assassination are recounted.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Assassination of President Lincoln

For Students 3rd - 8th
Abraham Lincoln has the distinction of being the first President to be assassinated. The Library of Congress has more information about the events surrounding this historic event.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Ford's Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
From the National Park Service, this site provides details on the theatre where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Lincoln's Second Inaugural

For Students 9th - 10th
See a historical photograph taken as Lincoln stepped forward to deliver his inaugural address after being sworn into office as president for the second time. Accompanying caption explains the event?s significance in American history, and...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Abraham Lincoln Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed facts and information on John Wilkes Booth and other conspirators that were involved in the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865.
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Handout
Other

Maryland.gov: The Secretary of States Kids Pages: Famous Marylanders

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page lists famous people from Maryland, with brief biographical notes and the years they lived.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Wilkes Booth

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of Booth's flight from the scene of the assassination of Lincoln, and Booth's eventual death. Includes an eyewitness account.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Wilkes Booth:10

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery publishes a captioned portrait of John Wilkes Booth in which Booth's animosity toward Lincoln and the events of Lincoln's assassination are recounted.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Wilkes Booth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Wilkes Booth.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Wilkes Booth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Wilkes Booth.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Wilkes Booth

For Students 9th - 10th
John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.