This is a biography of Abe Lincoln explaining the daily life of this great man ever since he was born. It described daily chores he did that showed discipline, how he loved to read and write, and his future as a lawyer and a leader. It uses dates to display a sense of time that which this all occurred. Lastly, it describes certain symbol that children may be used to associating him with but never knew why. An example of this would be Lincoln's top hat, he wore it during the war and would keep papers stored in it.
As a teacher, I would use this to first of all, explain what a biography is versus an autobiography. Then I would bring in a penny and a $5 bill to show how important he is that his face in on our money. Then, I would give black paper for the students to cut out a top hat shaped figure and on it they will write using notebook paper, letters that they think Lincoln would have wanted to keep with him during war.
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