Unit 5: Screencast #2
"Lincoln"
The following assignment is worth 25 points. There are 5 parts to this assignment. Put all work in the same document and submit on google classroom.
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1. Abraham Lincoln Today (3m 2s)
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University, is the author of numerous works on American history, including The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. This is a video clip from BigThink.com. 1a. Why does Lincoln still have modern appeal? 2a. What relevance does Lincoln have today? 2. Abraham Lincoln: Faith & Slavery (6m 10s)
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University, is the author of numerous works on American history, including The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. This is a video clip from BigThink.com. 2a. According to Foner, was Lincoln's faith a driving factor in his agenda? 2b. Was his decision to abolish slavery a moral or political decision? 2c. Could Lincoln have done more to normalize race relations? 3. Abraham Lincoln & Slavery (2m 33s)
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University, is the author of numerous works on American history, including The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. This is a video clip from BigThink.com. 3a. Where did Lincoln fall on the issue of slavery? 4. The Gettysburg Address (5m 53s)
Lincoln felt he had failed the people with his short address, and yet, those 269 words were spoken and all speeches that came thereafter were measured against it. This clip is from The Civil War (series) by Ken Burns. 4a. Why was Lincoln in Gettysburg giving a speech? Why did Lincoln think his speech was a failure? 4b. What are some of the themes of the speech? 4c. Why do you think this speech is so famous? What is it about this speech that has made it so important in US history? 5. Lincoln on Euclid (53s)
Talking to two Union soldiers, Lincoln (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) recalls Euclid's mechanical laws and mathematical truths in this clip from the film 'Lincoln' directed by Stephen Spielberg. 5a. What does Euclid's mathematical law have to do with slavery and equality? 5b. Even though it is a brief clip, what are your thoughts on the portrayal of Lincoln (how he looks, sounds)? Is it what you expected? |