One of my favorite people I remember studying about in school was Abraham Lincoln. He was a man who had accomplished so much during his life, and presidency, and was assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Lincoln admitted to only having one year of formal education, or one year of actually going to school, and taught himself most of what he learned through reading every book he could. Lincoln was nominated for the presidency by the Republican Party in 1860. Lincoln won 40% of the popular vote and 180 of the 303 electors. Abraham Lincoln is considered by many scholars to have been the best President. He is credited with holding the Union together and leading the North to victory in the Civil War. His actions and beliefs led to the freedom of African-Americans from slavery. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Actor John Wilkes Booth shot him. Lincoln died on April 15th.
Grammar note: There are a variety of people, places and things named in this blog. There is an opportunity to point out several nouns in this blog.
Grammar activity:
Students will list at least two places, two people and two objects from the paragraph about Lincoln.
For example, they could list Hardin, Kentucky and Washington, D.C. as places, Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Boothe as people and stage and school as things.
After identifying two people, places and things/objects, students will then create their own sentences using each noun.
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