Directions:

1. Watch the YouTube of JFK's Speech to Congress (start at 1:02)

2. Please listen to the recording of the speech excerpt

3. Annotate the text, please do in the "show your work" (it's great practice especially with difficult material!)

4. Answer the questions about the text below

ALL QUESTIONS are graded

Glossary of Unknown/Difficult words:

affirmative (adjective): agreeing with a statement

aggravate (verb): to make something worse, more serious, or more severe

enterprise (noun): a project or activity that involves many people and that is often difficult

exploit (verb): to take advantage of something manpower (noun): the number of people who are available to work pledge (noun): a serious promise or agreement tyranny (noun): cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others