 The class that I just taught is sixth grade American history. It's the first part that goes up to the Civil War. It's the conclusion of the Civil War and it has Abraham Lincoln being assassinated. We are just entering the period of reconstruction. It's the springboard for the seventh grade teachers to pick up next year. And I ask a series of routine questions. Usually I have them write it down. Again, it's another way of learning being tactile. But simple questions like what do you see? Speak to me. What do you notice about this image up here? Anything? It's got a really good looking mustache. Ah, great looking mustache. Yes. Do we usually see a lot of mustaches like this? Not a lot today. Not a lot today. Isabelle. Ah, but there's one catch when we talked about that. What's the difference with this image compared to the images during the revolutionary period? Libby. They invented the camera before the Civil War. Yes, the camera has been invented. Is this a portrait? Is this a portrait or what is it? A photograph. A photograph. Right. This is a photograph. So we know that it's some time after the photograph was invented, which was just before the Civil War period. What do you see? Rachel. He has a cane. He has a cane. Excellent. What else do you see? His pose. He looks like he's very stiff. Maybe pose. Nice job. What else do you see? Beautiful. Look at this. Look at that material. Does it look like it would be cheap for that time period? No. No, not at all. What do you see? He's not looking directly at the camera. He's gazing off like in thought. Then we'll progress to the idea of what kind of inferences can be made. He's famous. Why do you think he might be famous? Because they kept a picture after a lot of... Very possible that if they kept this picture all these years, he might have been a famous person. I like your logic. There might be something wrong with his leg. There could be something wrong with his leg if he's got a cane with him. Good job, guys. Finally, we'll start to bring it home to what is actually happening. And I think that that's primarily my role. As a matter of fact, this guy is pretty well-to-do. This guy is pretty famous. In fact, some people will go on to say that he is the most eligible and handsome man in America for that day and age. This is a real person, obviously. He is in the Civil War period. It's a person that's going to change history. This person is going to end up touching even our lives to today. This is during the black-and-white photograph era. And this person is going to end up being known not for a good thing, but for a bad thing. Does anybody want to take a guess? Anthony? He's the gentleman that assassinated President Lincoln. Does anybody know his name from history? John Wilkes Booth. John Wilkes Booth is absolutely correct. They want to know more in this case about John Wilkes Booth. And then we will talk about Lincoln and the assassination. They want to know more. It's a step process, a building step.