What Is a Primary Source?

Description

Lesson in which students learn the difference between first- and second-hand accounts.They examine documents related to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Use Rights Links

http://www.si.edu/termsofuse/

Educational Use

Discussion/Debate, Research, Visual/Spatial, Cooperative learning

Learning Resource Type

Lesson Plan

Educational Role

teacher

Time required

30 min

Interactivity Type

Active

Accessibility Feature

structuralNavigation

Accessibility Hazard

noFlashingHazard, noMotionSimulationHazard, noSoundHazard

Accessibility Control

fullMouseControl

Topic

Civil War, 1861-1865
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Typical age range 12-14
Typical age range 10-12
History
Typical age range 16-18
Typical age range 14-16
Civil War
American History

Form/Genre