Mary Todd Lincoln Printable Reading Comprehension

Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1200 | Word Count: 638
Read the passage and answer the questions

Use this Activity:

Discuss -

  1. How did Mary Todd Lincoln’s upbringing and early life differ from the life she experienced after marrying Abraham Lincoln?
  2. What challenges did Mary Todd Lincoln face during her time in the White House, and how did these experiences impact her mental and emotional health?
  3. In what ways did Mary Todd Lincoln struggle to cope with the many personal losses in her life, and how did her behavior reflect those struggles?
  4. How did the public and her family respond to Mary Todd Lincoln’s mental health issues, and what does this suggest about attitudes toward mental illness in the 19th century?
Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 30 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to circle the correct answers.