Summary of "Lincoln: a Photobiography"

Read "Lincoln: a Photobiography" from The Language of Literature on page 769.

Class discussion questions:

1. If you had two minutes to summarize "Lincoln: a Photobiography" what would you be sure to include?

2. What would you leave out?

3. How would summarize the biography in just one sentence?

Students must answer the following questions in complete sentences with examples from the text.

1. What is the main idea of "Lincoln: a Photobiography"?

2. What are the critical details in the text? Why are those details critical?

3. What are possible underlying meanings of the text?

New assignment list

22. ec
23. Vocab. Mastery Test II
24. Checklist, 10
25. Rough Draft, 50
26. Final Draft, 50

Homework: Write a summary of a page of your history textbook.