Daniel Day-Lewis’ portrayal of Abraham Lincoln is by far the best characterization of the man recorded on film. ![]() Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is a well-researched work of historical fiction that conveys a reasonably accurate impression of the events of January 1865. The materials below present the movie as an integral part of a unit on the end of America’s nightmare dance with slavery. This Lesson Plan provides the information, discussions, and assignments to allow teachers to use the film without students retaining that misimpression. Watching this film is such a strong experience that showing the movie without proper scaffolding risks leaving students with the misimpression that Emancipation consisted of a month of rancorous debate and political logrolling in the House of Representatives. FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW).
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