What American ideal(s) does Abraham Lincoln embody?” To get started, think about the discussion of Lincoln’s speech and reread “O Captain! My Captain!” and “Influence of Lincoln.” Identify the American Ideals and Lincoln’s embodiment of them. Introduction – Introduce Lincoln and his Qualities Introduce Lincoln (Who is he, what did he do?) Choose characteristics that Lincoln had, for example: Lincoln has As represented in his House Divided speech Whitman believed that Lincoln was based on O Captain, my Captain Jane Addams believed in Lincoln’s ability to which she wrote about in Hull House. Body Paragraph 1 – A House Divided Who wrote this speech and why? Why is it important? How does this relate to Lincoln and the American Ideals that he embodies? Body Paragraph 2 - O Captain My Captain Who wrote this poem and why? What did Whitman see in Lincoln? How does it relate to Lincoln and the American Ideals that he embodies? Body paragraph 3 – Hull House Who wrote this, and why? What is this about? How does that relate to Lincoln and the American Ideals that he embodies? Conclusion – Restating the main idea and mic drop Remind us: what this paper is about? What conclusions do you draw? What do you think about Lincoln as president? What were those qualities that Lincoln embodies? Why?