What was General Bridges’ decision in 1931?.What were the reasons for that decision?.What was decided in July 1925 about displaying relics of the Lincoln assassination?.Select a student to read aloud a definition from the glossary each time an unfamiliar word or term is encountered. Now the teacher leads a close reading of the response letter from General Bridges with the entire class. Lesson Activity Three: A Close Reading of the JLetter Do you think what he is asking for makes sense? Why or why not?.Why does he want what he is asking for?.The teacher leads a close reading of the letter with the entire class. Lesson Activity Two: A Close Reading of the June 10, 1931, Letter Now show them the photo of Pitts aiming the derringer.If you had a precious artifact should you be able to sell it, or should it be in a museum?.Should the public be able to see these artifacts?.Are these artifacts being properly stored and handled?.In 1937 these artifacts were still in possession of the War Department and were stored in a trunk in Pitt’s office. Share with them that this is Edwin Pitts, Chief Clerk of the Judge Advocate General’s Office in the U.S. Call on tables to report out on what they found. They should jot down their findings on the back of the sheet. Students should work together to observe, reflect and question what they see in the photograph. Distribute the 1937 photograph of Edwin Pitts with the artifacts and the Library of Congress primary source analysis tool to each student.

Lesson Activity One: A Close Look at the 1937 PhotographsĪrrange students into small groups.

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