Section 1. Young Abe Lincoln (p.1-16)
Create a Character Sketch of Nancy Lincoln
1. Character Traits:
a. She is glad that her
children are going to have a better education than she did, pg. 3.
b. She is really family
oriented because she is extremely happy when her family comes, pg. 9.
c. She could sew and made
the cloths for Sarah and Abe to wear to school, pg. 3.
2. Problem: She is weak and thin and is growing ill from the ìmilk sickness.î
3. Character Goal: She wants to provide her children with the things she never had the chance to have.
4. Solution: Before she died she made sure her children went to school when they could, and she made new cloths for them to wear.
Character Map