Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads
- Subject:
- Humanities, Social Sciences
- Institution Name:
- National Constitution Center
- Collection:
- National Constitution Center
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Abstract:
Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads is an educational game based on the traveling exhibition Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, which debuted at the National Constitution Center in June 2005. The online game is intended for advanced middle- and high-school students. It invites them to learn about Lincoln’s leadership by exploring the political choices he made. An animated Lincoln introduces a situation, asks for advice and prompts players to decide the issue for themselves, before learning the actual outcome. At the end of the game, players discover how frequently they predicted Lincoln’s actions. A Resources Page keyed to each chapter provides links to relevant Websites on Lincoln and the Civil War, permitting students to explore issues in more depth
- Course Type:
- Learning Module
- Languages:
- English
- Material Type:
- Games
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
- Conditions of Use:
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Comments:
Degree of Alignment to CC.9-10.R.I.8: Limited (1)
In each of these exercises, students are asked to assess each argument given by Lincoln. But instead of judging the internal logic of the argument, students are to choose "what he should do" based on each argument he's giving himself. So assessment of an argument is present here, but it is used to compare to competing arguments.