Chasing Lincoln’s Killer Bio-Sketch Project Guidelines
We discovered about Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth in this novel, but what about
the other important people that took place in the assassination?
Create a bio-sketch to learn more!
Bio-Sketch Steps
 Step One – Choose the person you wish to research
 Step Two – Use the graphic organizer to record facts discovered from research
 Step Three – Use the bio-sketch outline to organize your facts onto note cards
 Step Four – Use note cards to compile your paper
 Step Five – Create a works cited page that lists the two links you used for research
 Step Six – Proofread, submit, and turn in notes when complete!
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Mary Surratt
David Herold
George Atzerodt
Lewis Powell
Samuel Mudd
Henry Rathbone
Step Two:
Mary Surratt
 http://www.biography.com/people/mary-surratt-9499375
 http://www.surrattmuseum.org/mary-surratt
David Herold
 http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln28.html
 http://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/herold-david.htm
George Atzerodt
 http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln27.html
 http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/atzerodt.html
Lewis Powell
 http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln25.html
 http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/powell.html
Samuel Mudd
 http://www.nndb.com/people/778/000205163/
 http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln29.html
Henry Rathbone
 http://melpor.hubpages.com/hub/Major-Henry-R-Rathbone-The-Man-Who-Almost-Caught-JohnWilkes-Booth-After-He-Shot-Lincoln
 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11126233
Step Three: Use outline below to write your note cards. Each note card will be considered a paragraph in
your paper.
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Introduction – who is it about? why did you choose them?
Basic Facts – background information?
Personal Characteristics – description?
Accomplishments – what did they do and how did it shape them?
Conclusion – what can we learn from this person (quotes)?
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Four: Transfer your paragraphs on the note cards onto a word document.
Use 12pt font
Use Ariel or Times New Roman
Make sure it is double spaced
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Five: Create a works cited page.
Put it on a new page but the SAME document
Title it “Works Cited”
List both links you used in alphabetical order
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Six: Complete!
Proofread your paper for errors by reading it backwards – read from the bottom paragraph up!
Make sure the following are at the top in the header – name, date, class period
Submit to Google Classroom